Nora Denney (September 3, 1927 – November 20, 2005), also credited as Dodo Denney, was an American actress.

Career

Her show business career began in Kansas City when she was hired by the local television station Channel 5 (KCMO TV) to play "Marilyn the Witch", an onscreen host for horror movies. She performed in many television series, including ''

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, '' Hart to Hart'', '' Get Smart'', '' Room 222'' and '' That Girl''. Her film credits include ''

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'' (1967), '' I Walk the Line'' (1970), ''

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'' (1971), ''

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'' (1975), '' American Hot Wax'' (1978) and '' Truman'' (1995). She made her final film appearance in 1999 in Ang Lee's '' Ride with the Devil''. She played school teacher " Mrs. Teavee" in '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), and appeared in ''

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'' (1984).

Personal life and later years

She was married to Alan Denney, an art director and illustrator for Hallmark Greeting Cards. While the couple raised their two sons, Dix and John, founders of the Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Weirdos, she became a film and television character actress. Denney died of cancer on November 20, 2005, aged 78.

Filmography

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* * * 1927 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Deaths from cancer in California 21st-century American women {{US-theat-actor-1920s-stub