Person

Helen Slayton-Hughes

Acting · 1930–2022 · Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Helen Slayton-Hughes was an actress and writer. She was best known for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation.

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  Desperate Housewives

  Elderly Woman

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  The West Wing

  Marion Cotesworth-Haye

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  The Middle

  Eleanor

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  Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  Ethel Musterberg

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  Arrested Development

  Mrs. Van Skoyk

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  New Girl

  Mrs. Raws

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  Malcolm in the Middle

  Nana

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  True Blood

  Caroline Bellefleur

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  Parks and Recreation

  Ethel

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  Pretty Little Liars

  Mrs. Potter

• 2022The Curse of Bridge HollowVictoria Hawthorne
• 2021He's All ThatTeacher
• 2021Rutherford FallsAunt Ida
• 2021MoxieHelen
• 2018The Invisible MotherMona
• 2018Single ParentsDiana
• 2018Little Big AwesomePenelope Pitt-Plebop (voice)
• 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootWoman on Bus
• 2015Fresh Off the BoatDot
• 2014Veronica MarsMrs. Barnes
• 2013Getting OnSandy Sayles
• 2013Brooklyn Nine-NineEthel Musterberg
• 2012The Greatest Event in Television HistoryLilly
• 2012Burning LoveVirginia
• 2012Men at WorkEdith
• 2011New GirlMrs. Raws
• 2010Raising HopeHarriett
• 2010Pretty Little LiarsMrs. Potter
• 2010HesherMrs. Rosowski
• 2010Crazy on the OutsideGrandma
• 2009The MiddleEleanor
• 2009Parks and RecreationEthel
• 2008True BloodCaroline Bellefleur
• 2006I Want Someone to Eat Cheese WithMrs. Moskowitz
• 2006Four KingsHelen
• 2005My Name Is EarlMrs. Abernathy
• 2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Mary
• 2004Desperate HousewivesElderly Woman
• 2003Arrested DevelopmentMrs. Van Skoyk
• 2003CarnivàleScripture-Reading Lady (uncredited)
• 2003Oliver BeeneMrs. Carroll
• 2003That's So RavenMildred
• 2001One on OneCarol
• 2000Malcolm in the MiddleNana
• 1999The West WingMarion Cotesworth-Haye
• 1996Nash BridgesGertrude Jorgensen
• 1995The Drew Carey ShowEighty-Year-Old Woman
• 1993Power RangersElderly Lady
• 1982Shoot the MoonSinger
• 1981The Princess and the CabbieJoanna's BART Nemesis (uncredited)
• 1980Mafia on the BountySelma