Nancy Walker

Nancy Walker
Born
Anna Myrtle Swoyer

(1922-05-10)May 10, 1922
DiedMarch 25, 1992(1992-03-25) (aged 69)
Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesNan Barto
OccupationsActress, director
Years active1937–1992
Spouses
Gar Moore
(m. 1948; div. 1949)
David Craig
(m. 1951)
Children1
FatherDewey 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.