Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, best known today for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964–1967).
Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films. She appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1927 and 1959, often playing supporting roles. Most of those appearances were in short-run plays, with the exceptions of Lady in t...
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Secret Beyond the Door...
As Edith Potter
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
As Lovey Wentworth Howell
Forever, Darling
As Millie Opdyke
Repeat Performance
As Eloise Shaw
Caught
As Dorothy Dale
The Snake Pit
As Mrs. Stuart
Anastasia
As Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Female on the Beach
As Queenie Sorenson
Callaway Went Thataway
As Martha Lorrison
Payment on Demand
As Mrs. Edna Blanton
Susan Slade
As Marian Corbett
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
As Lovey Howell
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
As Mrs. Day
Take Care of My Little Girl
As Mother Cookie Clark
Keep Your Powder Dry
As Harriet Corwin
The Law and the Lady
As Pamela Pemberson
The Time of Your Life
As Society Lady
Back Street
As Mrs. Evans
Casanova's Big Night
As Signora Foressi
I'm Dangerous Tonight
As Grandmother
Wonder Man
As Mrs. Hume
Masquerade in Mexico
As Irene Denny
The Other Love
As Dora Shelton
The Girl Next Door
As Evelyn the maid
Molly and Me
As Kitty Goode-Burroughs
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
As Lovey Wentworth Howell
The Body Disappears
As Mrs. Lunceford
Beverly Hills Brats
As Lillian
The Poor Fish
As Daisy
Dishonored Lady
As Ethel Royce
40 Carats
As Mrs. Adams
Marriage Is a Private Affair
As Irene Selworth
The Day of the Locust
As Audrey Jennings
Bernardine
As Madge Beaumont
Reunion in France
As Frau Amy Schröder (uncredited)
Just Across the Street
As Gertrude Medford
The Petrified Forest
As Mrs. Chisholm
CHiPs
Gilligan's Planet
As Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell (voice)
Trapper John, M.D.
Simon & Simon
The Brady Bunch
Gilligan's Island
As Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell
The Beverly Hillbillies
As Madame Renee
Route 66
I Love Lucy
As Phoebe Emerson
The New Adventures of Gilligan
As Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell (voice)
Three's Company
Sherlock Holmes
Crazy like a Fox
As Leonna Felspar
Vega$
Thriller
As Beatrice Graves
Lux Video Theatre
As Blanche
Here's Boomer
Matt Houston
Climax!
As Lucrece Durhurst
The Philco Television Playhouse
Guestward, Ho!
ABC Stage 67
As Mrs. Otis
Flying High
Letter to Loretta
As Mary
Mr. & Mrs. North
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
Topper
As Mrs. Vance
Mayberry R.F.D.
As Cornelia Willoughby
Mannix
As Bunny Mason
77 Sunset Strip
As Ellie Fraser
The Love Boat
As Mrs. Hartnett
The Ford Television Theatre
As Beatrice Trent