Beatrice Pons

Beatrice Pons (née Posner; January 28, 1906 – June 17, 1991)[1][3][4] was an American stage, radio,[5] television and film character actress.

Trained as a teacher, Pons began working in chorus and minor roles on Broadway in 1934.

[5] In the mid-1930s, she found work on radio, including the Dick Tracy series starting in January 1938.

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.