Mabel Albertson

Acting

Mabel Albertson

Born 1901-07-24 · Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Mabel Ida Albertson was an American actress of television, stage, radio and film who portrayed Phyllis Stephens in the TV sitcom Bewitched. She also appeared in TV's The Time Tunnel.

Acting credits

What's Up, Doc? poster
7.4

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

What's Up, Doc?

1972

The Long, Hot Summer poster
7.0

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

The Long, Hot Summer

1958

The Cobweb poster
5.7

Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.

The Cobweb

1955

Barefoot in the Park poster
7.1

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

Barefoot in the Park

1967

The Gazebo poster
6.9

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

The Gazebo

1959

Black Widow poster
6.4

When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway producer.

Black Widow

1954

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever poster
6.7

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

The Hangman poster
6.5

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

The Hangman

1959

A Fine Madness poster
5.0

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

A Fine Madness

1966

So This Is Love poster
4.3

Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953.

So This Is Love

1953

All in a Night's Work poster
6.0

After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony gets a call from a detective surrounding his uncle's death. It turns out Colonel Ryder died in his hotel room with a smile on his face and a young woman was seen fleeing his room wearing only a towel. Suspicious of this woman and afraid the magazine's wholesome image may be tarnished and their loan denied, Tony asks the detective to stick around and find her.

All in a Night's Work

1961

The Female Animal poster
6.0

Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her beach house. Vanessa's sexy, alcoholic adult daughter Penny accidentally meets Chris, who rescues her from an 'octopus' boyfriend. Before you know it, Chris is involved with both mother and daughter, and his only way out is to take a job in a Mexican picture about man-eating orchids...

The Female Animal

1958

Period of Adjustment poster
6.0

A newlywed couple on their honeymoon visit friends who are having marital problems of their own.

Period of Adjustment

1962

Don't Give Up the Ship poster
6.4

The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959

Ransom! poster
7.2

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Ransom!

1956

About Mrs. Leslie poster
7.4

A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.

About Mrs. Leslie

1954

Forever, Darling poster
6.9

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems. Lorenzo is developing insecticide #383 at Finlay Vega Chemical Co. and plans to test it on a camping trip that he takes with Susan, but the trip becomes an obstacle course for him.

Forever, Darling

1956

All the Fine Young Cannibals poster
5.9

An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the process.

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

Man Afraid poster
6.0

A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.

Man Afraid

1957

Home Before Dark poster
7.0

A young woman returns home after being institutionalized in a mental hospital.

Home Before Dark

1958

The House That Would Not Die poster
5.8

A tale of witchcraft, black magic and a haunted house in the Amish country.

The House That Would Not Die

1970

Gang War poster
6.5

Saxophone player Clyde meets a woman named Flowers, and teaches her to dance. He later discovers that gangster boss "Blackjack" is also in love with her. "Blackjack" is also battling gang boss Mike Luego in a violent turf war.

Gang War

1928

Four Girls in Town poster
2.8

Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by the director, composer, playboy, and actor. Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?

Four Girls in Town

1957

She's Back on Broadway poster
6.0

When Catherine Terris's career in Hollywood hits the skids, she heads back to the site of her first great triumphs...Broadway! She takes the lead in a play which is being directed by Gordon Evans, the man who was both her Svengali and her lover. Evans is still bitter that she walked out on him to become the toast of Hollywood years earlier. Can Terris and Evans put aside their mutual animosity long enough to make a go of this production. The way things start off, it doesn't seem likely.

She's Back on Broadway

1953