Beverly Sanders (born September 2, 1940) is an American actress, comedian, and voice artist. She was born in

Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with i ...

Career

Sanders studied acting in New York with

Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 193 ...

's Actor Studio. She is married and has an adopted daughter. On television, Sanders often played the stereotypical blonde, the nice mom, or the star's girlfriend. She played supporting roles to both

Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1961–1966) and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), which ...

and

Valerie Harper Valerie Kathryn Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut as a replacement in the musical ''Li'l Abner''. She is best remembered for her role as Rh ...

in their respective sitcoms and in several TV movies with Moore. She also starred in her own one-woman show on stage entitled ''Yes Sir, That's My Baby'' in the late 90s. She began writing the play after taking a UCLA writing class. The show details her failure to conceive a baby at 40+ years of age, and then the later frustrations of the adoption process. Sanders has appeared in over 300 commercials. She played the Arm & Hammer Baking Soda spokesperson Louise for nearly a decade.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

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