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Gloria Henry

Acting · 1923–2021 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Gloria Eileen McEniry (April 2, 1923 – April 3, 2021), known professionally as Gloria Henry, was an American actress, best known for her role as Alice Mitchell, Dennis’s mother, from 1959 to 1963 on the CBS family sitcom Dennis the Menace.

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Filmography

2009Parks and RecreationMary-Elizabeth Clinch
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1991Her Wicked WaysKatie
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Irene O'Brien
1988Doin' Time on Planet EarthMary Richmond
1984Calamity JaneLady
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess2nd Secretary
1981Simon & Simon
1981The Brady Brides
1959Dennis the MenaceAlice Mitchell
1958Gang WarEdie Avery
1957The Walter Winchell FileSally
1957Perry MasonHelene Chaney
1957The Thin Man
1956Broken ArrowSister Teresa
1955Navy Log
1953Hot NewsKerry Barker
1952The Abbott and Costello ShowRuby Norton
1952Mr. & Mrs. North
1952The Ford Television Theatre
1952Rancho NotoriousBeth Forbes
1951Yellow FinNina Torres
1951Al Jennings of OklahomaAlice Calhoun
1950Lightning GunsSusan Atkins
1950The Tougher They ComeRattle Rafferty
1950Rookie FiremanPeggy Walters
1950Kill the UmpireLucy Johnson
1949Riders in the SkyAnne Lawson
1949Feudin' RhythmValerie Kay
1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondHelen White
1949Air HostessRuth Jackson
1949Law of the Barbary Coast
1949Johnny AllegroAddie
1949Rusty Saves a LifeLyddy Hazard
1948Racing LuckPhyllis Warren
1948Triple Threat
1948The Strawberry RoanConnie Bailey
1948Port SaidGila Lingallo / Helena Guistano
1948Adventures in SilveradoJeannie Manning
1947Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackEllen Curtiss
1947Keeper of the BeesAlice
1947Sport of KingsDoc Richardson

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