Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson
Born	(1931-11-12) November 12, 1931 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1963–present
Spouse	Alfred Cibelli (m. 1965; div. 1968)

Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian.

In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in a number of plays, films and television shows. Wilson's most notable work includes a Tony Award-winning role on Broadway in Grey Gardens. She is also known for her appearances on One Day at a Time.

Early life

She was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She married fellow actor Alfred “Chibbie” Cibelli on April 6, 1965 in New Haven. They were married for three years before the union ended in divorce.

Work

Stage

Broadway

• Hot Spot (1963) as Sue Ann
• Flora, The Red Menace (1965) as Comrade Ada
• Lovers and Other Strangers (1968) as Bernice
• Noël Coward's Sweet Potato (1968)
• Promises, Promises (1968) as Marge MacDougall
• Watercolor & Criss-Crossing (1970)
• The Women (1973) as Nancy Blake
• Gypsy: A Musical Fable (1974) as Tessie Tura
• The Royal Family (1975) as Kitty Dean
• The Importance of Being Earnest (1977) as Miss Prism
• The Philadelphia Story (1980) as Elizabeth Imbrie
• Fools (1981) as Lenya Zubritsky
• Alice in Wonderland (1982) as the Red Queen
• The Odd Couple (1985) as Mickey
• Cabaret (1998) as Fräulein Schneider
• The Women (2001) as Mrs. Morehead
• Grey Gardens (2006) as Edith Bouvier Beale (Tony Award)
• On the Twentieth Century (2015) as Letita Peabody Primrose

Off-Broadway

• Dime a Dozen (1962)
• Full Gallop (1996) (co-author, winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show)
• The Beard of Avon
• Bosoms and Neglect (1998)
• Flaubert's Latest
• Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You
• Grey Gardens (2006)

4,000 MILES, play (2012) off-broadway

Filmography

• Klute (1971) as an ad agency secretary
• Going Home (1971) as Mrs. Green the real estate lady
• Up the Sandbox (1972) as Betty
• King of the Gypsies (1978) as Ivy
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) as Miss Mo-dene
• Zelig (1983) as Ruth, Zelig's half-sister
• Teachers (1984) as teacher
• The Money Pit (1986) as Benny's mom
• Cheap Shots (1989) as Dotty
• Pet Sematary (1989) as Dory Goldman
• She-Devil (1989) as Mrs. Trumper
• Everybody Wins (1990) as Jean
• Green Card (1990) as Mrs. Sheehan
• The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) as Miss Watson
• Mr. Wonderful (1993) as Muriel Manners
• Stepmom (1998) as Mrs. Franklin
• 24 Nights (1999) as Lillian
• Searching for Paradise (2002) as Evelyn Greenslate
• The Third Date (2003) as Lulu
• Psychoanalysis Changed My Life (2003) as Dr. Anya Zurmer
• Nebraska (2013) as Aunt Martha
• Ocean's 8 (2018) as Marlene

Television

• All My Children (1970) as Millicent Greenlee (1999-2000)
• The Royal Family (1977) as Kitty Dean
• One Day at a Time (1976-1977) as Ginny Wroblicki
• Maude (1978) as Congresswoman Irene McIlhenny
• Lou Grant (1982)
• A Mistaken Charity (1986) as Mrs. Simmonds
• Tales from the Darkside (1986)
• The Thorns (1988)
• Blind Spot (1993) as Mrs. Deitz
• Remember WENN (1996)
• Cosby (1999)
• Frasier (2000)
• The Sopranos (2000) as Catherine Romano
• A Season for Miracles (1999) as Corinna
• The Women (2002) as Mrs. Morehead
• Louie (2010) as Louie's mother
• Nurse Jackie (2012) as Doris
• Mozart in the Jungle (2014-2018) as Bunny
• Orange is the New Black (2016) as Millie
• Modern Family (2018) as Becky Pritchett

External links

• Mary Louise Wilson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Mary Louise Wilson at IMDb
• Mary Louise Wilson at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Grey Gardens, "Working in the Theatre" video from the American Theatre Wing (November 2006)