# Norma Michaels

Norma Michaels (March 13, 1924 – January 11, 2020) was an American television and film character actress, with a career spanning six decades from her debut in 1954 until 2018. She was best known of the latter for her portraying of elderly woman on the small screen as "Josephine" on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, she briefly worked as counselor/therapist during the 1980s.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, she got her break appearing on The Jack Benny Show. Her many television credits included Modern Family, Highway to Heaven, The George Gobel Show, Dr. Kildare, Playing House, 2 Broke Girls and Everybody Loves Raymond. Her film roles included Easy A, Wedding Crashers and Bad Arse, and she also appeared in Hello, My Name Is Doris, where she played the mother of Sally Field's character.

## Filmography

| Production | Year | Role |
| The George Gobel Show (TV series) | 1954 | Patron/episode# 1.2 |
| The Loretta Young Show (TV series) | 1960 | Nurse - episode The Long Night |
| Peter Gunn (TV series) | 1961 | 2 roles episode Murder on the Line as - Patient, Deadly Intrusion as - Waitress |
| The Jack Benny Program (TV series) | 1964 | Customer |
| The Incredible Sex Revolution | 1965 | |
| The Bill Cosby Show | 1971 | Episode - The Barber Shop |
| The Zodiac Killer | 1971 | Gloria |
| Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers | 1974 | U.J.A. Lady |
| Kojak | 1977 | Uncredited Episode - The Queen of Hearts is Wild as Mary-Anne |
| Pale Horse, Pale Rider (film short) | 1980 | Nurse |
| Highway to Heaven | 1987 | Mrs. Belker (episode Ghost Rider) |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TVseries) | 1992 | Various characters |
| Step by Step (TV series) | 1992 | Grandma (episode "The Boos") |
| Land's End (TV series) | 1995 | Judge (episode's Land's End :Part 1 - Land's End Part 2) |
| Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV series) | 1997 | Various characters (episode'sx2 Goin on a Holiday, The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost |
| It's a Miracle (TV series documentary) | 1999 | Landlady (episode Football Player Recovers) |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) | 1999 | Episode - Dopplegangland as Older Lady |
| The View from the Swing | 2000 | Woman in Park (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| Angel (TV series) | 2001 | as Aunt Helen |
| Gilmore Girls (TV series) | 1999 | Episode Educating Ethan as Elderly Woman |
| Big Shots | 2001 | Granny |
| Malcolm in the Middle (TV series) | 2002 | Ethel |
| Ally McBeal (TV series) | 1999-2002 | - Episode's Sex, Lies and Politics - Elderly Woman -One Hundred Teras - Irene (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| The Andy Dick Show (TV series) | 2002 | Grandmother |
| Go for Broke | 2002 | Old Later |
| Grace (film short) | 2003 | Babi |
| Everybody Loves Raymond (TV series) | 2004 | Episode Debra at the Lodge - Mrs. Pechi |
| Wedding Crashers | 2005 | Old Irish woman |
| Medium (TV series) | 2006 | Episode Doctor's Orders as Medium |
| Boston Legal (TV series) | 2006 | Episode Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang as Adele Freeman |
| Mind of Mencia (TV series) | 2005-2006 | Grandmother |
| George Bush Goes to Heaven | 2007 | Ruth Dakin |
| The King of Queens (TV series) | 2004-2006 | Josephine (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| Las Vegas (TV series) | 2007 | Mrs. Finnigan |
| The Darkness (Video Game) | 2007 | Aunt Sarah (as voice artist) |
| 'Side Order of Life (TV series) | 2007 | Gert |
| ICarly (TV series) | 2007 | Episode - ILikeJake as Jake's Grandmother |
| Unhitched (TV series) | 2008 | Old Lady/Older Woman |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | 2008 | Older Lady at Hair Saloon |
| Mad Men (TV series | 2008 | Episode For Those Who Think Young - Older Woman (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| Happy Hour (TV series) | (2006-2008) | Episode Crazy Girl's as Neighbour (uncredited), The Election as Eleanor (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| ER (TV series) | 2008 | Episode Life After Death - Rose Franklin |
| Leverage (TV series) | 2009 | Granny- episode The Juror #5 Job (credited as 'Norma Micheals) |
| Greek (TV series) | 2008-2009 | - Dearly Beloved - Mrs. Baker, The Popular Vote - Mrs. Baker (uncredited) |
| Rules of Engagement (TV series) | 2009 | Episode's Voluntary Commitment as Edie Barnett (credited as Norma Micheals), Sex Toy Shop as Old Lady |
| Acts of Mercy | 2009 | Rachel |
| Love at First Hiccup | 2009 | Upscale Class Elderly Woman |
| The 41-Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (Video) | 2010 | Old Woman |
| The Booth at the End (TV series) | 2010 | Mrs. Tyler |
| Easy A | 2010 | Micah's Grandmother (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| The Defenders | 2010 | |
| Modern Family | 2010 | Episode - Manny Get Your Gun |
| Days of Our Lives | 2010 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2011 |
| 2 Broke Girls | 2011 |
| FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | 2011 |
| Bad Ass | 2012 |
| Melissa & Joey | 2012 |
| Road Show | 2013 |
| Innocent Eyes | 2013 |
| Slightly Single in L.A. | 2013 |
| The Crazy Ones (TV series) | 2014 | Aunt Sadie (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| Suburgatory (TV series) | 2014 | Harriet |
| Playing House (TV series) | 2014 | Mrs. Johanssen |
| The Listing Agent (film short) | 2014 | Mrs. Gibbs |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | 2015 | Doris' mother |
| Life in Pieces (TV series) | 2015 | Mrs Gurney (episode Nanny Tent Earrings Cheeto) |
| My Land (short film) | 2015 | La Femme |
| Angie Tribeca (TV series) | 2016 | The Famous Ventriloquist Did It Elderly Woman (credited as Norma Micheals) |
| Emma's Chance | 2016 | Grandma Bailey |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV series) | 2016 | Mildred Lench - Episode The Night Shift (credited as Norma Micheals - Final small screen role) |
| High & Outside: A Baseball Noir | 2018 | Marlene |