Actress. She is best remembered for her reoccurring portrayal of the man-hungry Nurse Molly Turner in the television show "McHale's Navy." Born Bernice Dewlow, she was raised in a prominent theatrical family, the eldest daughter of vaudeville performers Lawrence and Nettie Dewlow. Following years of stage work, after being discovered by a talent scout while appearing in a leading role in the musical "Are You With It?" she was given several screen and voice tests. Upon being reviewed by director Charles S. Dubin, he was so impressed by her blonde good looks, distinctive voice, and sharp humor, he took notice of her potential and arranged for her to begin a career in the film and television industry beginning with her appearing in a supporting role per his supervision on an episode of "Two Girls Named Smith". From there, she would go on to flourish as a notable character actress appearing in over 75 features; often typecast as wives, widows, mothers, grandmothers, old maids, cougars, nurses, retail clerks, businesswomen, landladies, curmudgeons, city slickers, eccentrics, white-collared workers, snobs, housekeepers, waitresses, receptionists, secretaries, librarians, educators, authority figures, battle-axe neighbors, busybodies, con-artists, and, in her later years, matriarchs. She appeared in such feature films as "Roustabout" (1964), "Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?" (1968), "Pufnstuf" (1970), "Soylent Green" (1973), "Hearts of the West" (1975), "Oh, God! You Devil" (1984), and "Beaches" (1988). On television, she flourished as a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Colonel Humphrey Flack," "The Life of Riley," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Ann Sothern Show," "Pete and Gladys," "Hennessey," "Holiday Lounge," "The Tom Ewell Show," "I'm Dickens, He's Fester," "Leave It to Beaver," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Dr. Kildare," "Ben Casey," "The Red Skelton Hour," "The Farmer's Daughter," "The Jack Benny Program," "The Joey Bishop Show," "Hey, Jeannie!," "Gunsmoke," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Run for Your Life," "The Carol Channing Show," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "That Girl," "Gomer Pyle: USMC," "Get Smart," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Daniel Boone," "The Phil Silvers Show," "My Three Sons," "Room 222," "Barefoot in the Park," "Love, American Style," "Getting Together," "Medical Center," "All in the Family," "The Odd Couple," "Emergency!," "Blansky's Beauties," "Welcome Back, Kotter," "The Ropers," "Quincy, M.E.," "Barney Miller," "Three's Company," "Alice," "Too Close for Comfort," "Diff'rent Strokes," "Gimme a Break!," "Santa Barbara," "She's the Sheriff," "Night Court," "The Facts of Life," "The Golden Girls," and "The Wonder Years". During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Temple Israel of Hollywood, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairwoman for her local charters of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, and was a magazine model for the Forbes Agency.