Diminutive, blond character comedienne whose strident voice and nervy manner made her the perfect foil to Lucille Ball's madcap antics on TV, at first, occasionally, on I Love Lucy (1951) (as "Betty Ramsay" and "Evelyn Bigsby"), then on a regular basis on The Lucy Show (1962) and Here's Lucy (1968) (as "Mary Jane Lewis"). Mary Jane started her ...
Husband Elliott Lewis was a producer of "The Lucy Show".
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First appeared with Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy (1951) in 1954 with an appearance as haughty society type Cynthia Harcourt. She appeared a couple years later in a scene sitting next to Lucy on a return plane trip from Europe. On the last season of the popular series in 1957, Mary Jane came aboard up in a regular role as Connecticut neighbor Betty Ramsey.
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Known for often appearing with Lucille Ball in her TV shows and projects.
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One Son, Eric Zoller, who, sadly, died in the Vietnam War.
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The name of her The Lucy Show (1962) and Here's Lucy (1968) character Mary Jane Lewis was derived from her own married name -- she was married to Elliott Lewis at the time.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lucy Calls the President
1977
TV Movie
Midge Bowser
Here's Lucy
1969-1974
TV Series
Mary Jane / Mary Jane Lewis
The Mothers-In-Law
1969
TV Series
Carol Yates
The Lucy Show
1962-1968
TV Series
Mary Jane Lewis / Audrey Simmons / Audrey
The Two of Us
1966
TV Movie
Helen
Vacation Playhouse
1966
TV Series
Helen
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1955-1966
TV Series
Clara Randolph / Clara / Woman / ...
Dante
1960
TV Series
Alma Jenks
Dog Tales
1958
Short
Various (voice, uncredited)
Kathy O'
1958
Harriet Burton
The People's Choice
1955-1958
TV Series
Cleo
Cleo the Basset Hound
Cleo (voice)
The Court of Last Resort
1958
TV Series
Mrs. Craig
The Eve Arden Show
1957
TV Series
Secretary
Date with the Angels
1957
TV Series
I Love Lucy
1954-1957
TV Series
Betty Ramsey / Evelyn Bigsby / Cynthia Harcourt
Dragnet
1956
TV Series
Our Miss Brooks
1953-1955
TV Series
Miss Daisy Enright
The Life of Riley
1955
TV Series
Cissy
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1958
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Here's Harry: Remembering Gale Gordon
2011
Video documentary short
Outtake clip from 'Here's Lucy'
Working with Lucy: A Conversation with James E. Brodhead
2010
Video documentary short
Clips from 'Here's Lucy'
Working with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino Conforti
2009
Video documentary short
Clips from 'Here's Lucy'
Pioneers of Television
2008
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
The Our Gang Story
1994
Video documentary
Cleo
Known for movies
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1955-1966) as Clara Randolph / Clara / Marian Burnett / Woman
The Lucy Show (1962-1968) as Mary Jane Lewis / Audrey Simmons / Audrey
Here's Lucy (1969-1974) as Mary Jane / Mary Jane Lewis
$1.1 Million
