Beatrice Pons

Beatrice Pons Biography

Beatrice Pons (January 28, 1906 " June 1991) was an American stage, television and film actress, best known for her recurring television roles on Sgt. Bilko and Car 54, Where Are You?. She appeared as "Mother" in the independent cult horror film Mother's Day under the name Rose Ross.

Life and career

Pons' first television appearance was on the NBC anthology series Goodyear Television Playhouse. She may be best-remembered for her recurring roles as Mrs. Emma Ritzik on the television sitcom The Phil Silvers Show and as Lucille Toody on the sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?, with her husband in both series played by veteran comedic actor Joe E. Ross. She also made appearances on the long-running American radio-turned-television series The Goldbergs, The United States Steel Hour, and the CBS prime time drama The Nurses.

In her later years, Pons began appearing in films. In 1964 she made her film debut in the comedy Diary of a Bachelor. In 1980 she played her last role, that of "Mother" in the cult classic horror film Mother's Day, in which she chose to be credited as Rose Ross (her real-life husband's surname was Ross).

Later film credits include Rachel, Rachel, which starred Joanne Woodward and was directed by Woodward's husband, actor Paul Newman, and Forever, Lulu, which starred Deborah Harry and Alec Baldwin.

Personal life

Pons was married to radio personality David Ross (died November 12, 1975, Manhattan), by whom she had a son, Jonathan.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Diary of a Bachelor	Thelma
1968	Rachel, Rachel
1980	Mother's Day	Mother	credited as Rose Ross
1984	Rent Control	Leonard's mother
1987	Forever, Lulu	Fortune Teller
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Goodyear Television Playhouse		episode: "The Twenty-Third Mission"
1956	The Goldbergs	Head nurse	episode: "Nurse's Aide"
1958	The United States Steel Hour	Danka	episode: "Top Secret Mission"
1956–1959	The Phil Silvers Show	Mrs. Emma Ritzik	recurring role; 11 episodes
1959	Keep in Step	Mrs. Emma Ritzik	TV Movie
1961–1963	Car 54, Where Are You?	Lucille Toody	recurring role; 21 episodes
1964	The Nurses	Mrs. Radnitz	episode: "So Some Girls Play the Cello", other title: The Doctors and the Nurses

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