Alice Ghostley

Ghostley is the kind of character actress I cherish, the scene-stealer who makes the leads look better. I admire that she dropped out of university to chase the stage and then validated that gamble with a Tony for Best Featured Actress in 1965. Most people remember her as the bumbling witch Esmeralda on Bewitched, and rightly so, but her gift was making bit parts unforgettable. Carrying a film or show from the wings is a craft only true professionals possess. Across a long life she sang and acted with warmth and wit, and I think such reliable supporting players deserve far more remembrance than they get.

Name (English)

Alice Ghostley

Name (Japanese)

アリス・ゴーストリー

Reading

ありす・ごーすとりー

Born

August 14, 1923 – September 21, 2007

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Eve, Missouri, United States

Occupation

singer / stage actor / film actor / television actor

University

University of Oklahoma

Awards & achievements

• 1965 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20Ghostley
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272719

Tags

• Missouri
• singer
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.