Priscilla Morrill - Wikipedia Priscilla Morrill Priscilla Morrill as Lou Grant 's wife in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1974. ( 1927 - 06 - 04 ) June 4, 1927 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. November 9, 1994 ( 1994 - 11 - 09 ) ( aged 67 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Spouse ( s ) Paul Bryson ( ? -- 1994 ; her death ) Priscilla Morrill ( June 4, 1927 -- November 9, 1994 ) was an American actress best known for her television performance as Lou Grant 's wife on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External links Career Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Morrill attended the Carnegie Institute before making her stage debut opposite John Carradine in Julius Caesar. She made her Broadway debut in The Relapse with Cyril Ritchard. Morrill 's first television performance was on the Outer Limits episode `` The Man with the Power '' in 1963. She went on to guest star on numerous television series and television movies. Morrill had recurring roles on Family, Bret Maverick, Santa Barbara, and Newhart. In addition to guest - starring roles, she also co-starred in two short - lived series : In the Beginning ( TV series ) starring McLean Stevenson, and Baby Makes Five starring Peter Scolari. Morrill made a guest appearance in MacGyver, in the season two episode `` D.O.A. : MacGyver '' as Helen Wilson. She made her last onscreen appearance on an episode of Coach in 1992. Jean Stapleton stated in an interview for the Archive of American Television that Morrill was the stand - in for her in the ninth - season episode of All in the Family, `` A Girl Like Edith '', in which Stapleton had a dual role. Death On November 9, 1994, Morrill died of complications of a kidney infection at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 67. She was survived by her husband, Paul Bryson. Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1966 The F.B.I. Ann King 1 episode 1967 Felony Squad Liz McCready 1 episode 1968 The Wild Wild West Phalah Episode : `` The Night of the Undead '' 1968 Mannix Janet Paulson Episode : `` Edge of the Knife '' 1973 Breezy Dress Customer 1973 - 75 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Edie Grant 5 episodes Kolchak : The Night Stalker Griselda Episode : `` The Trevi Collection '' 1976 - 77 Family Elaine Hogan 8 episodes 1977 Three 's Company Mrs. Snow Episode : `` And Mother Makes Four '' 1977 The Jeffersons Mrs. Fletcher Episode : `` The Costume Party '' 1978 The Love Boat Ida Snead Episode : `` Taking Sides / A Friendly Little Game / Going by the Book '' 1979 Welcome Back, Kotter Mrs. Gladstone Trevors - Smythe Episode : `` The Breadwinners '' 1981 It 's a Living Dean Pressman Episode : `` Making the Grade '' 1982 One Day at a Time Grandma Cooper Episode : `` Gift Horses '' 1982 - 84 Family Ties Kate Donnelly 2 episodes The Powers of Matthew Star Mrs. Aldridge Episode : `` Starr Knight '' 1984 St. Elsewhere Sister Teresa 2 episodes 1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Margaret Brock Episode : `` Spiderweb '' 1985 Three 's a Crowd Judge Hancock Episode : `` September Song '' 1985 - 86 Santa Barbara Mother Isabel 16 episodes 1985 - 89 Newhart Marian `` Mary '' Vanderkellen 7 episodes 1986 The Golden Girls Lucille Beatty Episode : `` In a Bed of Rose 's '' MacGyver Helen Wilson Episode : `` D.O.A. : MacGyver '' CBS Summer Playhouse Miss Gordon Episode : `` Shivers '' 1989 - 92 Coach Mrs. Rizzendough 4 episodes 1991 Blossom Mrs. Whiting Episode : `` School Daze '' References ^ Jump up to : `` Priscilla Morrill, Actress, 67 ''. The New York Times. 1994 - 11 - 29. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 30. ^ Jump up to : Priscilla Morrill on IMDb External links Biography portal Priscilla Morrill at the Internet Broadway Database Priscilla Morrill at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Priscilla Morrill at Find a Grave This article about an American theatre actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about a United States film and television actor or actress born in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Priscilla_Morrill&oldid=803203662 '' Categories : 1927 births 1994 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Boston Deaths from kidney disease Infectious disease deaths in California 20th - century American actresses 20th - century American singers American theatre actor stubs American screen actor, 1920s birth stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 03 : 17. About Wikipedia

Question: who played lou grant's wife on mary tyler moore
Answer: Priscilla Morrill