Actress. Born Elvia Beatrice Allman in Enochville, North Carolina, she began her career in Los Angeles, as a radio program arranger, children's story reader and later as a singer in the 1920s. In the 1930s, she did voice over performances for Warner Brothers cartoons and made her film debut in "A Night at Earl Carroll's" (1940). Although she made quite a few screen appearances in the 1940s, she is best remembered for her television work. She appeared on many episodes of "The Jack Benny Show," "Blondie," "I Love Lucy," "The Odd Couple," "The Munsters," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Petticoat Junction," and "The Beverly Hillbillies."
Actress. Born Elvia Beatrice Allman in Enochville, North Carolina, she began her career in Los Angeles, as a radio program arranger, children's story reader and later as a singer in the 1920s. In the 1930s, she did voice over performances for Warner Brothers cartoons and made her film debut in "A Night at Earl Carroll's" (1940). Although she made quite a few screen appearances in the 1940s, she is best remembered for her television work. She appeared on many episodes of "The Jack Benny Show," "Blondie," "I Love Lucy," "The Odd Couple," "The Munsters," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Petticoat Junction," and "The Beverly Hillbillies."
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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