Priscilla Morrill

Priscilla Morrill
Morrill in 1974
Born	Priscilla Alden Morrill (1927-06-04)June 4, 1927 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1994(1994-11-09) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Institute
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Paul Hendley Bryson ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 1994)​

Priscilla Alden Morrill (June 4, 1927 – November 9, 1994) was an American actress. She is best known for playing Edie Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1973 and 1975.

Career

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Morrill attended the Carnegie Institute before making her stage debut opposite John Carradine in Julius Caesar. She made her Broadway debut in The Relapse with Cyril Ritchard.

Morrill's first television performance was on the Outer Limits episode "The Man with the Power" in 1963. She went on to guest star on numerous television series, such as Barnaby Jones in the episode titled, “ The Last Contract”(12/31/1974); and television movies. Morrill had recurring roles on Family, Bret Maverick, Santa Barbara, and Newhart.

In addition to guest-starring roles, she also co-starred in two short-lived series: In the Beginning starring McLean Stevenson, and Baby Makes Five starring Peter Scolari. Morrill made a guest appearance in MacGyver, in the season two episode "D.O.A.: MacGyver" as Helen Wilson. She made her last onscreen appearance on an episode of Coach in 1992. Jean Stapleton stated in an interview for the Archive of American Television that Morrill was the stand-in for her in the ninth-season episode of All in the Family, "A Girl Like Edith", in which Stapleton had a dual role.

Death

On November 9, 1994, Morrill died of complications of a kidney infection at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 67. At the time of her death she was married to Paul Bryson. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	The Outer Limits	Vera Finley	Episode: "The Man With the Power"
1966	The F.B.I.	Ann King	1 episode
1967	Felony Squad	Liz McCready	1 episode
1968	The Wild Wild West	Phalah	Episode: "The Night of the Undead"
1968	Mannix	Janet Paulson	Season 2 Episode 07: "Edge of the Knife"
1973	Breezy	Dress Customer
1973-75	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Edie Grant	5 episodes
1975	Kolchak: The Night Stalker	Griselda	Episode: "The Trevi Collection"
1976-77	Family	Elaine Hogan	8 episodes
1977	Father Knows Best (reunion)	Louise	Episode: "Home for Christmas"
1977	Three's Company	Mrs. Snow	Episode: "And Mother Makes Four"
1977	The Jeffersons	Mrs. Fletcher	Episode: "The Costume Party"
1978	The Love Boat	Ida Snead	Episode: "Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book"
1979	Welcome Back, Kotter	Mrs. Gladstone Trevors-Smythe	Episode: "The Breadwinners"
1981	It's a Living	Dean Pressman	Episode: "Making the Grade"
1982	One Day at a Time	Grandma Cooper	Episode: "Gift Horses"
1982-84	Family Ties	Kate Donnelly	2 episodes
1983	The Powers of Matthew Star	Mrs. Aldridge	Episode: "Starr Knight"
1984	St. Elsewhere	Sister Teresa	2 episodes
1985	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Margaret Brock	Episode: "Spiderweb"
1985	Three's a Crowd	Judge Hancock	Episode: "September Song"
1985-86	Santa Barbara	Mother Isabel	16 episodes
1985-89	Newhart	Marian "Mary" Vanderkellen	7 episodes
1986	The Golden Girls	Lucille Beatty	Episode: "In a Bed of Rose's"
1987	MacGyver	Helen Wilson	Episode: "D. O. A.: MacGyver"
1989	CBS Summer Playhouse	Miss Gordon	Episode: "Shivers"
1989-92	Coach	Mrs. Rizzendough	4 episodes
1991	Blossom	Mrs. Whiting	Episode: "School Daze"

References

Demetria Fulton previewed Doris Dowling in Barnaby Jones; episode titled "The Last Contract'(12/31/1974).

External links

• Priscilla Morrill at the Internet Broadway Database
• Priscilla Morrill at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Priscilla Morrill at Find a Grave