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Elmarie Wendel
Born
Elmarie Louise Wendel

(1928-11-23) November 23, 1928 (age 95)
Howard County, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1956–present
RelativesJ.C. Wendel (actress, daughter)

Elmarie Louise Wendel (born November 23, 1928)[1][2][3] is an American actress and singer.


Life and career

Born on a farm in Howard County, Iowa, one of five siblings, Wendel spent her childhood traveling with her musical parents and dancing with her sisters in and around the Midwest in club and concert hall venues, including the Grand Ole Opry. She eventually made her way to New York City where she enjoyed success in both Broadway and off-Broadway productions.

A national touring company of Annie took her to Los Angeles, where she made a successful transition into film and television. She garnered the role of the eccentric Mrs. Dubcek on 3rd Rock from the Sun. She made appearances on such shows as Seinfeld, Love & War, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote, and Empty Nest. She appeared in And the Band Played On and Far from Home. Most recently, she played Gina, an assembly line worker at the aviation factory on The George Lopez Show.[4]

Her musical theater credits include Wonderful Town, Cole Porter Revisited, Little Mary Sunshine and Gigi. [citation needed]

Personal life

Wendel is the mother of Jennifer "J.C." Wendel, who is also an actress (Dave's World).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1961 A Bowl of Cherries Daphne Short Comedy film written and directed by William Kronick [5]
1990 The Immortalizer Agnes
[6]
1991 Going Under Sonar Comedy film directed by Mark W. Travis [7]
1995 Rumpelstiltskin Gypsy Woman Comedy fantasy horror film directed by Mark Jones [8]
2000 Attraction Beehive Waitress Drama romantic thriller film directed by Russell DeGrazier [9]
2011 A Bag of Hammers The Mark Comedy-drama film directed by Brian Crano and written by Crano and Jake Sandvig [10][11]
2012 The Lorax Aunt Grizelda (voice)
[12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1982 Crisis Counselor Guest Episode: "Aging Woman" (S 1:Ep 80)
1982 Knight Rider Woman Episode: "No Big Thing" (S 1:Ep 8)
1985 The Jeffersons Mrs. Pardella Episode: "State of Mind" (S 11:Ep 19)
1987 The Facts of Life Jackie Episode: "Sweet Charity" (S 9:Ep 5)
1990 Sugar and Spice Bag Lady Episode: "Breaking in Is Hard to Do" (S 1:Ep 6)
She Said No Guest Made-for-TV Movie directed by John Patterson concerning acquaintance rape [13][14]
1991 Babes Sister Katherine Episode: "All Bummed Out" (S 1:Ep 13)
Murphy Brown Mrs. Beale Episode: "Everytime It Rains... You Get Wet" (S 3:Ep 21)
Major Dad Mona Episode: "On the Line" (S 3:Ep 11)
1992 Empty Nest Vivian Episode: "Charley for President" (S 4:Ep 21)
1992 Seinfeld Helene Episodes:
Santa Barbara Landlady Episode: "Ep 2,053"
1993 Murder, She Wrote Nurse Receptionist Episode: "The Petrified Florist" (S 9:Ep 15)
Love & War Maude Episode: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (S 2:Ep 8)
The Pink Panther Guest Episode: "Pilgrim Panther/That Old Pink Magic" (S 1:Ep 10)
1994 Empty Nest Agnes Episode: "The Ballad of Shady Pines" (S 6:Ep 18)
Weird Science Mrs. Wilder Episode: "She's Alive" – (Pilot)
1996–2001 3rd Rock from the Sun Mrs. Dubcek
  • Recurring role: Seasons 1–2 (1996–97)
  • Contract role: Seasons 3–6 (1997–2001)
1998 Jenny Doris Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Merger" (S 1:Ep 9)
2000 The Angry Beavers Doris Rabbit Episode: "Driving Misses Daggett/Big" (S 4:Ep 4)
2001–2002 NYPD Blue Susan Hornby Recurring
2003–2007 George Lopez Gina Sorenstam Recurring
2008 General Hospital Peg
2011 American Dad! Voice Episode: "Stanny Boy and Frantastic" (S 7:Ep 10)
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Paula Episode: "Devotion" (S 1:Ep 6)
2014 The Exes Ruthie Episode: "The Old Man and the Holly" (S 3:Ep 20)

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Fallout 4 Mandy Stiles / Cathy / Pulowski Voice Action role-playing game video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One [15]

References

Citations

  1. ^ On April 11, 1930 in New Ogen Township, Howard County, Iowa, Elmarie L. Wendel's age is given for the census as "1 3/12" (i.e. 1 year and 3 months = 15 months); in the 1940 census in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa on April 10, 1940, her age is given as 11. Given her November birthdate this means she was born in 1928, not 1932.
  2. ^ Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: New Oregon, Howard, Iowa; Roll: 659; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 159.0; FHL microfilm: 2340394. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
  3. ^ Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Cresco, Howard, Iowa; Roll: T627_1167; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 45-19. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
  4. ^ Elmarie Wendel at IMDb
  5. ^ Kronick 2011, p. 215.
  6. ^ "The Immortalizer". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Going Under". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Rumpelstiltskin". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Attraction". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "A Bag of Hammers". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "A Bag of Hammers". Fandango. Los Angeles: NBCUniversal (Comcast) (70%) Warner Bros. (Time Warner) (30%). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "The Lorax". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "She Said No". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  14. ^ Strasburger, Victor C.; Wilson, Barbara J.; Jordan, Amy B. (2013). Children, Adolescents, and the Media (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1412999267.
  15. ^ Hilliard, Kyle (September 5, 2015). "Bethesda Completes Recording Of Fallout 4's 111,000 Lines Of Dialogue". Game Informer. Minneapolis: GameStop. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

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