Sawyer, Connie 1918–

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Sawyer, Connie 1918–

PERSONAL

Born in the United States.

Career:

Actress.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Herself, Cavalcade of Broadway: Blue Angel (short), Columbia, 1950.

Miss Wexler, A Hole in the Head, United Artists, 1959.

Alice Sweet, Ada, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961.

(Uncredited) Florence, The Last of the Secret Agents?, Paramount, 1966.

Mrs. McBee, The Way West, United Artists, 1967.

For Pete's Sake, WorldWide Pictures, 1968.

(Uncredited) Talkative woman at hanging, True Grit, Paramount, 1969.

Mrs. Levi, The Man in the Glass Booth, American Film Theatre, 1975.

Mrs. Green (store customer), Oh, God!, Warner Bros., 1977.

Screaming lady, Foul Play, Paramount, 1978.

Gitel, … And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979.

Mom, Fast Break, Columbia, 1979.

Carlotta, The Rosebud Beach Hotel (also known as Big Lobby and The No-Tell Hotel), Almi Pictures, 1984.

Mrs. Houston, Hot Chili, Cannon, 1985.

Martha, Nights in White Satin, 1987.

Viney Hunt, Far From Home, Vestron, 1989.

Documentary couple number one, When Harry Met Sally … (also known as When Harry Met Sally), Columbia, 1989.

Grandma, The End of Innocence, Skouras Pictures, 1990.

Ruskin family member, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990.

Elderly lady number one, Blue Desert (also known as Silent Victim), Academy Entertainment, 1991.

Waitress from hell, The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1993.

Elderly woman, Dumb & Dumber (also known as Dumb Happens and Dumb and Dumber), New Line Cinema, 1994.

Diner waitress, Scorpion Spring, New Line Home Video, 1996.

Old elevator lady, Out of Sight, Universal, 1998.

Skip's mom, Where's Marlowe?, Paramount Classics, 1998.

Barbara Baxter, The Trip, 2002.

Grace, Staring at the Sun (short), 2002.

Grandma Stewart, View from the Top, Miramax, 2003.

Lady in market, Something's Gotta Give, Columbia, 2003.

Hazel, Promised Land, Adriana Chiesa Enterprises, 2004.

Old wife, Complete Guide to Guys (also known as Dave Barry's "Complete Guide to Guys"), Labrador Releasing, 2006.

Aunt Minnie, Kiss the Bride, Regent Releasing, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Hilda, McGhee, 1965.

Mrs. Brown, Five Desperate Women, ABC, 1971.

Mrs. Layton, Strangers in 7A, CBS, 1972.

The Bait, ABC, 1973.

(Uncredited) Female guard, Little Ladies of the Night (also known as Diamond Alley), ABC, 1977.

Cleaning lady, The President's Mistress, CBS, 1978.

Josie Keefer, Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (also known as Flight 90, Flight No. 90, and Florida Flight 90), NBC, 1984.

Joan, Do You Remember Love, CBS, 1985.

Elderly woman, Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story (also known as Fatal Love), ABC, 1992.

Mary, Majority Rule (also known as Majority City), Lifetime, 1992.

Motel clerk, Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes, NBC, 1994.

Rose, Abandoned and Deceived, ABC, 1995.

Mrs. Otis, It Came from Outer Space II, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Franny, Allan, NBC, 1971.

Aggie Potter, Evil Roy Slade (movie), NBC, 1972.

Mags Brimble, Benjamin's landlady, Doc Elliot, ABC, 1973.

Second wife, Pros and Cons, ABC, 1986.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Miss Hughes, "The Joke's on Mr. Little," ABC Weekend Specials, ABC, 1982.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Actress, The Arrow Show (also known as Arrow Comedy Theatre and The Phil Silvers Arrow Show), NBC, 1948.

Actress, The Colgate Comedy Hour (also known as Colgate Summer Comedy Hour, Colgate Variety Hour, and Michael Todd Revue), NBC, 1950.

Mrs. McCall, "Let Me Go, Lover," Studio One (also known as Studio One Summer Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Summer Theatre, Westinghouse Studio One, and Westinghouse Summer Theatre), CBS, 1954.

Mrs. Brady, "Witness for the Prosecution," Peter Loves Mary, NBC, 1961.

Gladys, "The Glory Hunter," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1962.

Mabel, "Look Who's Talking," Please Don't Eat the Daisies, NBC, 1965.

LaVerne, "The Hijackers," The F.B.I., ABC, 1965.

Coat seller, "List for a Firing Squad," The F.B.I., ABC, 1966.

Mrs. Ball, "The Chinese Sunset," The Fugitive, ABC, 1966.

Smoker woman, "The Final War of Olly Winter," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1967.

"Musical Apartments," Love on a Rooftop, ABC, 1967.

Miss Blanchard, "Helen's Past," The Andy Griffith Show (also known as Andy of Mayberry), CBS, 1968.

Landlady, "A Life in the Balance," The F.B.I., ABC, 1969.

Mrs. Lewis, "The Clarion," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), NBC, 1969.

Mrs. McNab, "The Saga of Cousin Oscar," All in the Family, CBS, 1971.

Mrs. Alpert, "A Deadly Velocity," The Rookies, ABC, 1972.

Personnel employee, "J. J. Becomes a Man: Part 2," Good Times, CBS, 1974.

Mrs. Goodbody, "Buried Alive," McMillan & Wife (also known as McMillan), NBC, 1974.

Mrs. Gower, Landlady, "Therapy in Dynamite," Kojak, CBS, 1974.

Sylvia Heller, "One Born Every Minute," Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1974.

The neighbor, "Ted's Tax Refund," Mary Tyler Moore (also known as The Mary Tyler Moore Show), CBS, 1975.

Mrs. Rubens, "Requiem for Murder," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976.

Woman driver, "The Drop," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976.

Mary Benson, "The Queen of Hearts Is Wild," Kojak, CBS, 1977.

"Graduation Eve," Big Hawaii, NBC, 1977.

Nurse, "The Set-Up: Part 1," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1977.

Woman, "A Tale Out of Season," Family, ABC, 1977.

Manager, "Class in Crime," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978.

Aunt Josephine, "The Sweatmobile," Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1978.

Mrs. Fornechefsky, "The Gang at Don's Drive-In," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1978.

Woman number two, "The Competition," Family, ABC, 1979.

Dr. Whitewood, "A Very Personal Matter," Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1979.

Rose "Mama" Klein, "Archie's New Partner: Part 2," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1979.

Rose "Mama" Klein, "The Shabbat Dinner," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1979.

Manger, "Run to Death," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1980.

Apartment manager, "The Roof," Dynasty, ABC, 1982.

Bag lady, Just Our Luck, ABC, 1983.

Mrs. Yehudi, Legmen, NBC, 1984.

Mrs. Bushmill, "Beauties and the Beast," Silver Spoons, NBC, 1984.

Old woman, "Reflections in Terror," V (also known as V: The Series), NBC, 1984.

Bag lady, "Ratman and Bobbin," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

Louise, "The Sidewalk Sale," 227, NBC, 1985.

Tessie, "A Case of Klapp," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1986.

Ethel, the housekeeper, "Unfinished Business," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Mrs. Kowalski, "The Annihilator," Matlock, NBC, 1987.

Rita, "One of the Girls," True Colors, Fox, 1990.

Hannah, "Brotherly Love: Parts 1 & 2," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1990.

Elderly lady, "A Killing in Vegas," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Aunt Ruth, "Theory of Relativity," Dream On, HBO, 1992.

Mrs. DeAngelis, "Illicit Transfers," Nurses, NBC, 1992.

Court clerk, Second Chances, CBS, 1993.

Fan, Love & War, CBS, 1993.

Woman on elevator, "It's Just Like Riding a Bike," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1994.

Nun, "Jeff's Life 101," The Jeff Foxworthy Show (also known as Somewhere in America), ABC, 1995.

Old lady, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," Home Improvement, ABC, 1995.

Mrs. Landy, The George Wendt Show, CBS, 1995.

Agent O and old woman, Get Smart, Fox, 1995.

Mrs. Bondurant, "A Very Barry Pumpkin Show," Dave's World, CBS, 1996.

Old woman, "The Butter Shave," Seinfeld, NBC, 1997.

Margaret, "Veronica's Mole," Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1998.

Winifred, "Just Say Yes," Sliders, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Elderly woman, "Terry, We Harley Knew Ye," Style and Substance, CBS, 1998.

Foofie, "His Answer: Parts 1 & 2," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1998.

Mrs. Connor, "Nate Expectations," L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998.

Mrs. Yudelson, "Partial Law," Becker, CBS, 1999.

Mrs. Yudelson, "Drive, They Said," Becker, CBS, 1999.

Mrs. Yudelson, "Imm-Oral Fixations," Becker, CBS, 1999.

Kathy Brennan, "Point of Origin," ER, NBC, 1999.

Old woman, "Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy," Will & Grace, ABC, 2000.

Aunt Pearl, "Kelso's Serenade," That '70s Show, Fox, 2000.

Old woman, "The Identity Loan," The Michael Richards Show, NBC, 2000.

Tati Cohen, "The Damage Done," The Beast, ABC, 2001.

Martha, "Snoop, There It Is," Girlfriends, UPN, 2003.

JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experience, The WB, 2003.

Louise's mother, "Merry Christmas: The Story of Anne Frank and Skeevy," 8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter (also known as 8 Simple Rules), ABC, 2003.

Neighbor of Ethan and Eleanor, "A Date, Fate and Jail Bate," Significant Others, Bravo, 2004.

Second old lady, "21 Guns," ER, NBC, 2006.

June, "Volunteering & the Library," Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Nickelodeon, 2007.

Old lady, "Lucky Penny," How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 2007.

Also appeared as Sadie, "Book of the Dead," Bram and Alice, CBS.

Stage Appearances:

Hilarities, Adelphi Theatre, New York City, 1948.

Understudy Leona Samish, The Time of the Cuckoo, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1952-53.

Mrs. Fessler, A Hole in the Head, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1957.