Nancy Walker

She died as a result of lung cancer. She toured extensively on the stage throughout Europe and the United States, including opposite Vincent Price in Princess Turandot , a stage version of Giacomo Puccini’s opera. She received one final Emmy Award nomination for a guest role in the series The Golden Girls before retiring. In addition, she co-starred with Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express (1932) and with Lana Turner in Portrait in Black. She helped make the product's slogan "The Quicker Picker Upper" a common catchphrase. She has also made films in German and French. She is best known for playing "Rosie", a waitress in a series of commercials for "Bounty" paper towels from the 70's up to the early 90's. Anna May travelled throughout Europe, and was one of the leads in the British film, Piccadilly (1929).

The film was a resounding failure. Her first starring role was in The Toll of the Sea (1921). In 1980, she made her directorial debut directing disco group Village People in Can't Stop The Music. Despite this discrimination, she had a number of significant film roles. Her later efforts brought her no success. Even though Muni was to be wear heavy make up to look Asian, industry regulations prevented her from playing romantic roles opposite actors of different ethnicity. These two roles would bring her seven Emmy Award nominations. When MGM was casting for the The Good Earth (1937), she was passed up for the lead female role of O-lan because Paul Muni, an actor of European descent, was to play Wang Lung, O-lan's husband.

She was a regular on the Rock Hudson detective series McMillan and Wife, portraying Mildred the maid. Her ethnicity prevented her from getting choice parts, especially romantic ones due to the Hays code anti-miscegenation rules. She achieved her greatest success playing Ida Morgenstern, the mother of Rhoda in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Rhoda. Her first role was in the silent film, The Red Lantern (1919) with Alla Nazimova, as an uncredited extra. Nancy co-starred with Phil Silvers in the 1960 musical Do Re Mi. Born Wong Liu Tsong (黃柳霜, pinyin: Huáng Liǔshuāng) in Los Angeles, California, she began playing bit parts as a teenager. A diminutive 4 feet and 11 inches tall and not conventionally pretty, she was difficult to cast; however, she continued acting throughout the 1940s and 1950s and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1955. Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905-February 3, 1961) was the first truly notable Chinese American Hollywood actress.

Born Anna Myrtle Swoyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Walker made her Broadway debut in 1941 in Best Foot Forward, the movie version of which would also allow her to make her film debut in 1943. Portrait In Black (1960). Nancy Walker (May 10, 1922 - March 25, 1992) was an American actress. Daughter of Shanghai (1937). Dangerous to Know (1937). A Study in Scarlet (1933).

Shanghai Express (1932) as Hui Fei. Piccadilly (1929)as Shosho. Peter Pan (1924) as Tiger Lily. The Thief of Baghdad (1924).

The Toll of the Sea (1921) as Lotus Flower. The Red Lantern (1919) uncredited.