Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian, known for her role in Grey Gardens. She is also known for her appearances on One Day at a Time.

Early life

Wilson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Work

Filmography

Television

• The Royal Family (1977) as Kitty Dean
• One Day at a Time (1976-1977) as Ginny Wroblicki
• Maude (1978) as Congresswoman Irene McIlhenny
• Lou Grant (1982)
• A Mistaken Charity (1986) as Mrs. Simmonds
• Tales from the Darkside (1986)
• The Thorns (1988)
• Blind Spot (1993) as Mrs. Deitz
• Remember WENN (1996)
• Cosby (1999)
• Frasier (2000) as Helen
• The Sopranos (2000) as Catherine Romano
• A Season for Miracles (1999) as Corinna
• The Women (2002) as Mrs. Morehead
• Louie (2010) as Louie's mother
• Nurse Jackie (2012) as Doris
• Mozart in the Jungle (2014-2018) as Bunny
• Orange is the New Black (2016) as Millie
• Modern Family (2018) as Becky Pritchett

Stage

• Hot Spot (1963) as Sue Ann (Broadway debut)
• Flora the Red Menace (1965) as Comrade Ada
• Lovers and Other Strangers (1968) as Bernice
• Noël Coward's Sweet Potato (1968) (replacement)
• Promises, Promises (1968) as Marge MacDougall
• Watercolor & Criss-Crossing (1970)
• The Women (1973) as Nancy Blake
• ' (1974) as Tessie Tura
• The Royal Family (1975) as Kitty Dean
• The Importance of Being Earnest (1977) as Miss Prism
• The Philadelphia Story (1980) as Elizabeth Imbrie
• Fools (1981) as Lenya Zubritsky
• Alice in Wonderland (1982) as the Red Queen
• The Odd Couple (1985) as Mickey
• Cabaret (1998) as Fräulein Schneider
• The Women (2001) as Mrs. Morehead
• Grey Gardens (2006) as Edith Bouvier Beale (Tony Award)
• On the Twentieth Century (2015) as Letita Peabody Primrose