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Helen Page Camp (December 27, 1930^{[citation needed]} – August 1, 1991[1]) was an American actress.

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Helen Page Camp
Born	(1930-12-27)December 27, 1930 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	August 1, 1991(1991-08-01) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress

Early years

Born to Austin and Helen (née Landes) Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on Here Come the Brides.^{[citation needed]}

Film

In 1971, she was in the movie Cold Turkey as Mrs. Watson.^{[citation needed]}

Television

Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as The Wild Wild West, Maude (six different roles; most notably with James Coco as the swinging married couple "Channing and Hortence McGrath"), All in the Family, Cheers, Gimme a Break!, Thirtysomething and Newhart.[2]

In early 1976, the characters of Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) from Happy Days were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, Laverne & Shirley, and Camp was cast in two episodes as the girls' landlady, Mrs. Havenwurst, but the role was short-lived. In the fall of 1976, actress Betty Garrett permanently replaced her as Laverne and Shirley's new landlady, Mrs. Babish.

Camp portrayed Tanya Terwilliger on The Tony Randall Show (1976-1978),[3]^: 1095 Millie Capestro on 13 Queens Boulevard (1979),[3]^: 1073 and the title character's mother on Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978),[3]

In 1990, Camp assumed the role of Margaret Furth on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Camp died in Los Angeles, California of a stroke on August 1, 1991, at the age of 60.[1]

Filmography

A partial list of roles in both film and television follows:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Cold Turkey	Mrs. Watson
1972	The Bob Newhart Show	Mrs. Prince / Myrna Hoover	2 episodes
1972	Get to Know Your Rabbit	Mrs. Wendel
1973	Gunsmoke	Seva Ballou	"A Quiet Day in Dodge" (S18E19)
1973	Gunsmoke	Woman	"The Widow and the Rogue" (S19E7)
1977	Telefon	Emma Stark
1979	13 Queens Boulevard	Mildred Capestro
1982	Fast-Walking	Ted's Wife
1982	The Escape Artist	Neighbor
1982	Best Friends	Maid
1988	Cop	Estelle Peltz
1988	Portrait of a White Marriage	Audience Woman #2
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Margaret Furth	3 episodes
1991	MacGyver	Hope Lacey	"Faith, Hope & Charity"[4]

References

External links

• Helen Page Camp at IMDb
• Helen Page Camp at Find a Grave
• Helen Page Camp at Rotten Tomatoes

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