Isabel Randolph

Isabel Randolph was an American character actress of radio, film and television, born in Chicago and active on regional stages across the Midwest until she moved into broadcasting in the mid-1930s. On Broadway she appeared in If I Was Rich and Ink, and radio brought her popularity as the pompous Mrs. Abigail Uppington on Fibber McGee and Molly, a part she played for seven years. She specialized in grand dame roles when she entered films in 1940, recreating Mrs. Uppington in Look Who's Laughing (1941) and Here We Go Again (1942) and co-starring in O, My Darling Clementine (1943) and Hoosier Holiday (1945). She also played an evil mastermind in the early 1950s western Thundering Caravans, and on television was a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show, Meet Millie and The Red Skelton Show, and later had a recurring role as Clara Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show.