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My Take
Reta Shaw is exactly the sort of character actress I love to champion. She specialized in tough, capable working women, and that niche made her indispensable across the most popular TV of the 1960s and 70s. Most people will recognize her as Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins or the housekeeper on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, even if they never learned her name, and that quiet ubiquity is its own kind of mastery. The ability to walk on and instantly anchor a scene takes craft that rarely gets headlines. I have deep respect for performers who built whole careers on reliability and presence.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Reta Shaw
- Name (Japanese)
- リタ・ショウ
- Reading
- りた・しょう
- Born
- September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rat
- Origin
- South Paris, Maine, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reta%20Shaw
Frequently asked questions
When was Reta Shaw born?
September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982.
Where is Reta Shaw from?
Reta Shaw is from South Paris, Maine, United States.
What does Reta Shaw do?
Reta Shaw works as television actor, stage actor, film actor, actor.
Television actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.