Alice Pearce

Alice Pearce
As Gladys Kravitz in a 1966 publicity still for the Bewitched episode "Samantha, the Dressmaker"
Born(1917-10-16)October 16, 1917
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1966(1966-03-03) (aged 48)
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1966
Spouses
John Rox
(m. 1948; died 1957)
Paul Davis
(m. 1964)
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alice Pearce (October 16, 1917 – March 3, 1966) was an American actress. She was brought to Hollywood by Gene Kelly to reprise her Broadway performance in the film version of On the Town (1949). Pearce played comedic supporting roles in several films before being cast as nosy neighbour Gladys Kravitz in the television sitcom Bewitched in 1964. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series posthumously after the second season of the series. She died from ovarian cancer in 1966.