Helen Page Camp

Helen Page Camp was an American actress.

Early years

Born to Austin and Helen Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City.

Career

Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on Here Come the Brides.

Film

In 1971, she was in the movie Cold Turkey as Mrs. Watson.

Television

Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as The Wild Wild West, Maude, All in the Family, Cheers, Gimme a Break!, Thirtysomething and Newhart.
In early 1976, the characters of Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney from Happy Days were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, Laverne & Shirley, and Camp was cast in two episodes as the girls' landlady, Mrs. Havenwurst, but the role was short-lived. In the fall of 1976, actress Betty Garrett permanently replaced her as Laverne and Shirley's new landlady, Mrs. Babish.
Camp portrayed Tanya Terwilliger on The Tony Randall Show, Millie Capestro on 13 Queens Boulevard, and the title character's mother on Richie Brockelman, Private Eye,
In 1990, Camp assumed the role of Margaret Furth on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Ms. Camp's final television role saw her as Hope Lacey in the "Faith, Hope & Charity" episode of MacGyver that aired on March 18, 1991.

Death

Camp died in Los Angeles, California after a stroke on August 1, 1991, at the age of 60.

Filmography

A partial list of roles in both film and television follows:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Cold Turkey	Mrs. Watson
1972	The Bob Newhart Show	Mrs. Prince / Myrna Hoover	2 episodes
1972	Get to Know Your Rabbit	Mrs. Wendel
1973	Gunsmoke	Seva Ballou	"A Quiet Day in Dodge"
1973	Gunsmoke	Woman	"The Widow and the Rogue"
1973	The Girls of Huntington House	Nurse Caulfield	ABC Movie of the Week
1975	Happy Days	Miss Wheaton	"Goin' To Chicago"
1977	Telefon	Emma Stark
1978	The Incredible Hulk	Sarah	S1.E12 - "The Waterfront Story"
1978	Maude	Nurse/Mother Mary Keaton/Hortence McGrath	6 episodes
1978	The Waltons	Allie	S6.E20 -"The Return"
1979	13 Queens Boulevard	Mildred Capestro	9 episodes
1979	Archie Bunker's Place	Miss Gucci	"Murray and the Liquor Board"
1982	Hart to Hart	Mrs. Essen	S3.E18 - "Deep in the Hart of Dixieland"
1982	Fast-Walking	Ted's Wife
1982	The Escape Artist	Neighbor
1982	Best Friends	Maid
1983	Knots Landing	Mrs. Grace	S4.E15 - "To Have and to Hold"
1986	Newhart	Alma Sproat	S4.E23 - "Replaceable You"
1986	St. Elsewhere	Mrs. Deangelis	S5.E3 - "A Room with a View"
1987	Mama's Family	Pearl	S3.E15 - "Porn Again"
1988	Cop	Estelle Peltz
1988	Family Ties	Vera	S7.E4 - "Beyond Therapy"
1988	Portrait of a White Marriage	Audience Woman #2
1988	Scandal in a Small Town	Mrs. Bengston	TV film
1990	Life Goes On	Selma	S1.E19 - "Becca and the Underground Newspaper"
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Margaret Furth	3 episodes
1990	Thirtysomething	Mrs. Lerner	S3.E16 - "Her Cup Runneth Over"
1991	MacGyver	Hope Lacey	"Faith, Hope & Charity"
1991	The Wonder Years	Opal Arnold	S4.E13 - "Who's Aunt Rose?"