Alice Nunn

Alice Nunn was an American character actress whose career spanned 31 years and more than 50 screen appearances. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she studied acting at Wesleyan University and with the American Theater Wing, did radio work, and appeared in the stage production New Faces of 1956. On television she appeared on Petticoat Junction, Ironside and The Wild Wild West, and in Camp Runamuck she was the head counselor of Camp Divine, often playing strong-willed, edgy women for laughs. Her film debut was Johnny Got His Gun (1971), followed by small roles in Mame (1974) and Airport 1975. She played Mrs. Callahan in The Fury (1978) and Helga in Mommie Dearest (1981). Nunn was best remembered as the ghostly truck driver Large Marge in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), a role that earned her a cult following. She also appeared in Trick or Treat (1986) and Who's That Girl (1987).