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Clara Edwards (originally Bertha Edwards, Bertha Johnson and then Clara Johnson) is a fictional character on the American
television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...
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The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. Th ...
'' (1960 – 1968). Clara was portrayed by
actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
Hope Summers Sarah Hope Summers (June 7, 1902 – June 22, 1979) was an American character actress known for her work on CBS's '' The Andy Griffith Show'' and '' Mayberry RFD'', portraying Clara Edwards. Early life Hope Summers was born in Mattoon, Il ...
. Summers appeared as Bertha/Clara in 32 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and was one of only a few characters (the others being Andy Taylor,
Aunt Bee Aunt Bee is a fictional character from the 1960 American television sitcom '' The Andy Griffith Show''. Played by Frances Bavier, the character migrated to the spinoff '' Mayberry R.F.D.'' (1968–1971) when ''The Andy Griffith Show'' ended its r ...
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Opie Taylor Opie Taylor is a fictional character played by Ron Howard in the American television program ''The Andy Griffith Show'', which was televised on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968. Opie Taylor appeared in 209 of the 249 episodes of ''T ...
) who appeared in all eight seasons of the show's run. The character migrated to the show's spin-off series '' Mayberry R.F.D.''