Helen Kleeb

Biography

Born in South Bend, Washington, Helen Kleeb was an American film and television actress who began her career on the stage in Portland, Oregon, in the late 1920s after studying at the Ellison-White Conservatory of Music. She gained early radio experience there and acted with the Duffy Players before joining the Alcazar stock company in 1935, by which time she already had a reputation for playing mothers, eccentric aunts and other older women. She provided voices for the radio series Candy Matson from 1949 to 1951 and later guest-starred on shows including Hey, Jeannie!, Dennis the Menace, I Love Lucy, Get Smart, Green Acres, Gunsmoke and The Golden Girls, with small film roles in The Manchurian Candidate and Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Her best known role came on The Waltons, where she played Miss Mamie Baldwin from 1972 to 1981.

96years old at death

Born January 6, 1907South Bend
Died December 28, 2003Los Angeles
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 17 years1954 to 1971

Genres

Comedy46%, 6 films
Drama38%, 5 films
Romance38%, 5 films
Western23%, 3 films
Crime15%, 2 films

First and latest

Helen Kleeb movies on Netflix

They Call It Murder1971IMDb rating 5.6as Ellen Saxe
Blue1968IMDb rating 6.1as Elizabeth Parker
Fitzwilly1967IMDb rating 6.7as Mrs. Mortimer
Munster, Go Home!1966IMDb rating 6.4as Emily
The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4as Henrietta
Seven Days in May1964IMDb rating 7.8as Esther Townsend
Sex and the Single Girl1964IMDb rating 6.4as Hilda
Curse of the Undead1959IMDb rating 6.0as Dora
The Gazebo1959IMDb rating 6.8as Miss Spence
The Invisible Boy1957IMDb rating 5.3as Miss Vandergrift
There's Always Tomorrow1956IMDb rating 7.4as Miss Walker
The Desperate Hours1955IMDb rating 7.5as Miss Wells
Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0as Mrs. Eden

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Seven Days in May1964 Drama, Thrilleras Esther Townsend
IMDb rating 7.818K votes
Magnificent Obsession1954 Drama, Romanceas Mrs. Eden
IMDb rating 7.08.8K votes
Curse of the Undead1959as Dora
IMDb rating 6.01.8K votes
There's Always Tomorrow1956as Miss Walker
IMDb rating 7.44.2K votes
The Hallelujah Trail1965as Henrietta
IMDb rating 6.45.0K votes
Fitzwilly1967as Mrs. Mortimer
IMDb rating 6.72.4K votes
Sex and the Single Girl1964as Hilda
IMDb rating 6.45.2K votes
The Desperate Hours1955as Miss Wells
IMDb rating 7.512K votes

Most often with

Douglas Sirk directed two of these films. Whit Bissell appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Whit Bissell

Burt Lancaster

Martin Landau

Fredric March

Robert J. Wilke

John McGiver

Douglas SirkDirector, 2 films

Films together

Whit Bissell3 films together, 1955 to 1965
Whit Bissell's page
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Kleeb as HenriettaBissell as Hobbs
- Seven Days in May1964IMDb rating 7.8Kleeb as Esther TownsendBissell as Sen. Frederick Prentice
- The Desperate Hours1955IMDb rating 7.5Kleeb as Miss WellsBissell as FBI Agent Carson
Burt Lancaster2 films together, 1964 to 1965
Burt Lancaster's page
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Kleeb as HenriettaLancaster as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
- Seven Days in May1964IMDb rating 7.8Kleeb as Esther TownsendLancaster as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Martin Landau2 films together, 1959 to 1965
Martin Landau's page
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Kleeb as HenriettaLandau as Chief Walks-Stooped-Over
- The Gazebo1959IMDb rating 6.8Kleeb as Miss SpenceLandau as The Duke
Fredric March2 films together, 1955 to 1964
Fredric March's page
- Seven Days in May1964IMDb rating 7.8Kleeb as Esther TownsendMarch as President Jordan Lyman
- The Desperate Hours1955IMDb rating 7.5Kleeb as Miss WellsMarch as Dan C. Hilliard
Robert J. Wilke2 films together, 1965 to 1971
Robert J. Wilke's page
- They Call It Murder1971IMDb rating 5.6Kleeb as Ellen SaxeWilke as Sheriff Rex Brandon
- The Hallelujah Trail1965IMDb rating 6.4Kleeb as HenriettaWilke as Chief Five Barrels
John McGiver2 films together, 1959 to 1967
John McGiver's page
- Fitzwilly1967IMDb rating 6.7Kleeb as Mrs. MortimerMcGiver as Albert
- The Gazebo1959IMDb rating 6.8Kleeb as Miss SpenceMcGiver as Sam Thorpe
Douglas SirkDirector, 2 films, 1954 to 1956
All films by Douglas Sirk
- There's Always Tomorrow1956IMDb rating 7.4Kleeb as Miss Walker
- Magnificent Obsession1954IMDb rating 7.0Kleeb as Mrs. Eden
Also two films together8 more actors
- Walter BaconMunster, Go Home! (1966) and Seven Days in May (1964)
- Bert FreedThe Gazebo (1959) and The Desperate Hours (1955)
- Otto KrugerSex and the Single Girl (1964) and Magnificent Obsession (1954)
- Jim HuttonThey Call It Murder (1971) and The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
- John AlbanSeven Days in May (1964) and Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
- Richard EyerThe Invisible Boy (1957) and The Desperate Hours (1955)
- Judy NugentThere's Always Tomorrow (1956) and Magnificent Obsession (1954)
- Noam PitlikFitzwilly (1967) and The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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