Helen Page Camp
Biography
Helen Page Camp was an American actress who began her career onstage, appearing Off Broadway in New York City. Born in Washington, D.C., she was 37 when her first credited screen role came in 1968, as Lucy on Here Come the Brides. She played Mrs. Watson in the film Cold Turkey (1971) and made guest appearances on The Wild Wild West, Maude, All in the Family, Cheers, Gimme a Break!, Thirtysomething and Newhart. Cast as the landlady Mrs. Havenwurst in two episodes of Laverne & Shirley, she was replaced by Betty Garrett, and she went on to parts on The Tony Randall Show from 1976 to 1978, 13 Queens Boulevard and Richie Brockelman, Private Eye. In 1990 she played Margaret Furth on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and her final television role came in a 1991 episode of MacGyver.
60years old at death
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 17 years1971 to 1988
Every film, newest first
- 1988CopIMDb rating 6.4
- 1982Best FriendsIMDb rating 5.5
- 1982The Escape ArtistIMDb rating 6.1
- 1977TelefonIMDb rating 6.5
- 1971Cold TurkeyIMDb rating 6.6
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A role that slipped away
Camp was cast as the girls' landlady Mrs. Havenwurst in two episodes of Laverne & Shirley, but the role was short-lived and Betty Garrett permanently replaced her as the new landlady Mrs. Babish in the fall of 1976.
First role
In 1968, at age 37, Helen Page Camp made her first known screen appearance, playing Lucy on Here Come the Brides.
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Worked with
Helen Page Camp shares two films with Barnard Hughes, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James B. Harris
All films by Don Siegel
All films by Norman Jewison
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