Norma Michaels

Norma Michaels (March 13, 1924 – January 11, 2020[1]) was an American television and film character actress, with a career spanning six decades from her debut in 1954 until 2018. She was best known of the latter for her portraying of elderly woman on the small screen as "Josephine" on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, she briefly worked as counselor/therapist during the 1980s.

Norma Michaels
BornMarch 13, 1924
DiedJanuary 11, 2020 (aged 95)
Occupation(s)Television and film actress, therapist

Born and raised in Los Angeles, she got her break appearing on The Jack Benny Show. Her many television credits included Modern Family, Highway to Heaven, The George Gobel Show, Dr. Kildare, Playing House, 2 Broke Girls and Everybody Loves Raymond. Her film roles included Easy A, Wedding Crashers and Bad Arse, and she also appeared in Hello, My Name Is Doris, where she played the mother of Sally Field's character.[2][3]

Filmography

Production Year Role
The George Gobel Show (TV series)1954Patron/episode# 1.2
The Loretta Young Show (TV series)1960Nurse - episode The Long Night
Peter Gunn (TV series)19612 roles episode Murder on the Line as - Patient, Deadly Intrusion as - Waitress
The Jack Benny Program (TV series)1964Customer
The Incredible Sex Revolution1965
The Bill Cosby Show1971Episode - The Barber Shop
The Zodiac Killer1971Gloria
Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers1974U.J.A. Lady
Kojak1977Uncredited Episode - The Queen of Hearts is Wild as Mary-Anne
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (film short)1980Nurse
Highway to Heaven1987Mrs. Belker (episode Ghost Rider)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TVseries)1992Various characters
Step by Step (TV series)1992Grandma (episode "The Boos")
Land's End (TV series)1995Judge (episode's Land's End :Part 1 - Land's End Part 2)
Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV series)1997Various characters (episode'sx2 Goin on a Holiday, The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost
It's a Miracle (TV series documentary)1999Landlady (episode Football Player Recovers)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)1999Episode - Dopplegangland as Older Lady
The View from the Swing2000Woman in Park (credited as Norma Micheals)
Angel (TV series)2001as Aunt Helen
Gilmore Girls (TV series)1999Episode Educating Ethan as Elderly Woman
Big Shots2001Granny
Malcolm in the Middle (TV series)2002Ethel
Ally McBeal (TV series)1999-2002- Episode's Sex, Lies and Politics - Elderly Woman
-One Hundred Teras - Irene (credited as Norma Micheals)
The Andy Dick Show (TV series)2002Grandmother
Go for Broke2002Old Later
Grace (film short)2003Babi
Everybody Loves Raymond (TV series)2004Episode Debra at the Lodge - Mrs. Pechi
Wedding Crashers2005Old Irish woman
Medium (TV series)2006Episode Doctor's Orders as Medium
Boston Legal (TV series)2006Episode Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang as Adele Freeman
Mind of Mencia (TV series)2005-2006Grandmother
George Bush Goes to Heaven2007Ruth Dakin
The King of Queens (TV series)2004-2006Josephine (credited as Norma Micheals)
Las Vegas (TV series)2007Mrs. Finnigan
The Darkness (Video Game)2007Aunt Sarah (as voice artist)
'Side Order of Life (TV series)2007Gert
ICarly (TV series)2007Episode - ILikeJake as Jake's Grandmother
Unhitched (TV series)2008Old Lady/Older Woman
You Don't Mess with the Zohan2008Older Lady at Hair Saloon
Mad Men (TV series2008Episode For Those Who Think Young - Older Woman (credited as Norma Micheals)
Happy Hour (TV series)(2006-2008)Episode Crazy Girl's as Neighbour (uncredited), The Election as Eleanor (credited as Norma Micheals)
ER (TV series)2008Episode Life After Death - Rose Franklin
Leverage (TV series)2009Granny- episode The Juror #5 Job (credited as 'Norma Micheals)
Greek (TV series)2008-2009- Dearly Beloved - Mrs. Baker, The Popular Vote - Mrs. Baker (uncredited)
Rules of Engagement (TV series)2009Episode's Voluntary Commitment as Edie Barnett (credited as Norma Micheals), Sex Toy Shop as Old Lady
Acts of Mercy2009Rachel
Love at First Hiccup2009Upscale Class Elderly Woman
The 41-Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (Video)2010Old Woman
The Booth at the End (TV series)2010Mrs. Tyler
Easy A2010Micah's Grandmother (credited as Norma Micheals)
The Defenders2010
Modern Family2010
Days of Our Lives2010
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2011
2 Broke Girls2011
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit2011
Bad Ass2012
Melissa & Joey2012
Road Show2013
Innocent Eyes2013
Slightly Single in L.A.2013
The Crazy Ones (TV series)2014Aunt Sadie (credited as Norma Micheals)
Suburgatory (TV series)2014Harriet
Playing House (TV series)2014Mrs. Johanssen
The Listing Agent (film short)2014Mrs. Gibbs
Hello, My Name Is Doris2015Doris' mother
Life in Pieces (TV series)2015Mrs Gurney (episode Nanny Tent Earrings Cheeto)
My Land (short film)2015La Femme
Angie Tribeca (TV series)2016The Famous Ventriloquist Did It Elderly Woman (credited as Norma Micheals)
Emma's Chance2016Grandma Bailey
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV series)2016Mildred Lench - Episode The Night Shift (credited as Norma Micheals - Final small screen role)
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir2018Marlene

References

  1. "King of Queens Actress Norma Michaels Dies at 95". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. "'King of Queens' character actress Norma Michaels is dead at 95". USA Today. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  3. Haring, Bruce (January 16, 2020). "Norma Micheals [sic] Dies: Veteran Actress Who Played "Josephine" On 'King Of Queens' Was 95". Deadline. Retrieved January 17, 2020.



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