Elizabeth Welter Wilson (April 4, 1921 – May 9, 2015) was an American actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years, including memorable roles in film and television.
Her stage credits include Desk Set (1955), The Good Woman of Szechuan (1970), Sticks and Bones (1972), Uncle Vanya (1973), Threepenny Opera (1976), The Importance of Being Earnest (1977), Morning's at Seven (1980), You Can't Take It with You (1983), Ah, Wilderness!
[8] Wilson made her screen debut reprising her stage role in the 1955 film adaptation of Picnic as Christine Schoenwalder.
[9] Additional films include Patterns (1956), The Goddess (1958),[10] The Tunnel of Love (1958),[11] A Child Is Waiting (1963,[12] The Birds (1963),[13] The Graduate (1967),[14] Jenny (1970), Catch-22 (1970)[15] Little Murders (1971), The Day of the Dolphin (1973),[16] Man on a Swing (1974), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975),[17] 9 to 5 (1980),[18] Grace Quigley (1984),[19] Regarding Henry (1991),[20] The Addams Family (1991),[21] and Quiz Show (1994).
She was a regular on the primetime drama East Side/West Side and the sitcom Doc, and appeared in Dark Shadows, The Secret Storm, Another World, All in the Family, Murder, She Wrote, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.