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Reta M. Shaw was born in South Paris, Maine, on September 13, 1912, [3] to Howard Shaw. Her father was an orchestra leader. Shaw's younger sister was actress Marguerite Shaw. [4] The daughter and granddaughter of women who believed in spiritualism, Shaw reportedly once told a newspaper interviewer that she had been "brought up on a ouija board ...
Reta Shaw is best known to television audiences as Hope Lange's housekeeper in the TV series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). Disney fans will remember her as one of the singing domestics in the Oscar-winning masterpiece Mary Poppins (1964).
- January 1, 1
- South Paris, Maine, USA
- January 1, 1
- Encino, California, USA
Reta Shaw is best known to television audiences as Hope Lange's housekeeper in the TV series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). Disney fans will remember her as one of the singing domestics in the Oscar-winning masterpiece Mary Poppins (1964).
- September 13, 1912
- January 8, 1982
A look into the character actress Reta Shaw. The great roles she played during her exceptional career!
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Reta Shaw, born on this date in 1912, is one of those consummate character actresses who seemed to turn up in almost every show at one time or another. Here are two of her guest appearances that immediately come to mind:
Sep 13, 2022 · She played housekeeper Martha Grant in the TV series The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Shaw was born September 13, 1912, so Tuesday, September 13, 2022, would have been her 110th birthday. She died January 8, 1982 at the age of 69.
Jan 18, 1982 · Reta Shaw, the chubby actress who pleased Broadway audiences in her comic role as Mabel in ''The Pajama Game'' in 1952, died in Encino Calif., on Jan. 8. She was 69 years old.
