Naomi Stevens
Naomi Ruth Stevens was an American character actress of film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s. She appeared in almost 100 roles over the years, usually depicting mothers, landladies, gossips, or neighbors.
Stevens began entertaining in vaudeville at age 2. She had expanded into radio, film, and theater by age 5. She appeared on a radio program on KNX in Los Angeles and was featured in Paramount Pictorials. Stevens attended the Grace Waugh Bowman School of Theatricals.
Her most frequent characterizations were Italian, Jewish, Latin, or East European, and usually with a comic touch. She appeared in many television series and in such feature films as Valley of the Dolls; Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell; and The Apartment. She portrayed Sgt. Bella Archer in the ABC crime drama Vegas. She made guest appearances on numerous television series. Her last role was on Days of Our Lives as Mrs. Nazareo in 1989. On old-time radio, Stevens portrayed Daphne Royce on Brenthouse and Irene Barbour on One Man's Family.
Stevens died on January 13, 2018, in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, aged 92.
Have Gun-Will Travel as Marga / Ma Kafka / MariaThe Black Orchid as Guilia GalloRescue 8 as AngelaThe Apartment as Mrs. Mildred DreyfussThe Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) as Washroom AttendantThe Lawless Years as RosePerry Mason as Agnes / Fanny Werbler / Mrs. KransdorfDr. Kildare as Mrs. Gast / Aunt Kasia / Mrs. Mendoza / Mrs. GitlinConvicts 4 as Resko's MotherMcHale's Navy as Mrs. GruberThe Farmer's Daughter as Mrs. GoldenThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mrs. Goldy Honeymoon Hotel as Woman at Garbage Dump Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Aunt Clara / Maria PiaJoy in the Morning as Mrs. Ridinski The Art of Love as Mrs. Sarah FromkisFrankie and Johnny as Princess Zolita Hogan's Heroes as NadyaValley of the Dolls as Miss SteinbergThe Flying Nun as Sister Teresa / Mrs. Emanuel / Señora RosalesThe Shakiest Gun in the West as Squaw To Die in Paris as Mama DendierBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as RosaThe Doris Day Show as Juanita My Three Sons as Mama RossiniLove, American Style as Hazel / Mildred / Rosa / Mrs. Straub aka Mother / Annie Ellsworth The Hawaiians as Queen LiliuokalaniRoom 222 as RoseFly Me as Toby's MotherSuperdad as Mrs. Levin Hard Times as MadamThe Montefuscos as Rose MontefuscoHustle as Woman HostageThe Practice as Mrs. FriedmanOpening Night as Crying Mourner Vega$ as Sgt. Bella ArcherThe Triangle Factory Fire Scandal as Mrs. GoldsteinHotel as Mrs. TomasinoTaxi as Aunt Lucia