Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker | |
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Trailer for Best Foot Forward (1943) | |
| Born | Anna Myrtle Swoyer May 10, 1922 |
| Died | March 25, 1992 (aged 69) Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Nan Barto |
| Occupations | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1937–1992 |
| Spouses | Gar Moore
(m. 1948; div. 1949)David Craig (m. 1951) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Dewey Barto |
Nancy Walker (born Anna Myrtle Swoyer; May 10, 1922 – March 25, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also an occasional film and television director (lending her talents to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she also made several guest appearances). During her five-decade-long career, she had long-running roles as Mildred on McMillan & Wife and as Ida Morgenstern on several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and on the spinoff series Rhoda as a prominent recurring character.