Carol Arthur
Carol Arthur DeLuise, known professionally as Carol Arthur, was an American actress, mainly recognizable in supporting roles in films directed by Mel Brooks.
Early life
Arthur was born in Hackensack, New Jersey and raised in nearby East Rutherford, the daughter of Mildred and Peter Arata, a police officer. She graduated from East Rutherford High School, where she edited the school paper and performed on stage.Career
Arthur appeared in minor roles in four films directed by Mel Brooks and in other works with her husband, Dom DeLuise, including Brooks' Blazing Saddles as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson.One of her more notable credits was as the daughter of George Burns' character in The Sunshine Boys. She also guest-starred on many television shows from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s, including The Dom DeLuise Show, Emergency!, Sanford and Son, Rhoda, Alice, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, St. Elsewhere, and 7th Heaven.
During the late-1970s and early-1980s, Arthur appeared as "Safety Sadie", the spokeswoman for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission in several television and radio public service announcements.
Arthur also appeared in various stage productions, including the role of Mrs. Paroo in the short-lived 1980 Broadway revival of The Music Man starring Dick Van Dyke.