Sandra Gould

 Sandra Gould (July 23, 1916 – July 20, 1999)

She best known for her role as Gladys Kravitz on the sitcom Bewitched. Gould was the second actress to portray the role, debuting in the third season. She began acting in films with an uncredited role in T-Men (1947), and was the Phone Operator in Romance on the High Seas (1948), Doris Day's debut film. She appeared in several uncredited roles for the remainder of the decade, and received her first screen credit with The Story of Molly X (1949). In 1953, Gould appeared as a guest in an episode of Letter to Loretta with Loretta Young. In 1959 she played a secretary in the Academy Award Winning Movie Imitation of Life with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore.

She continued to guest star in the 1950s and 1960s in such television series as I Love Lucy, I Married Joan, December Bride, Maverick, The Flintstones, The Twilight Zone, and The Lucy Show, among others. When Alice Pearce, who played Gladys Kravitz on Bewitched, died from ovarian cancer, she was replaced by Gould. In the role of Gladys, Gould's over-the-top performance and shrill voice were popular with viewers, and she succeeded ultimately in making the character her own. She remained with the series through its 7th season. Gould also made appearances on Columbo, The Brady Bunch, Adam-12, Punky Brewster, Friends, and Veronica's Closet. Gould died on July 20, 1999 in Burbank, California of a stroke following heart surgery, three days before her 83rd birthday.