Ann B. Davis made her debut in show business at age 6 earning $2.00 in a puppet show. At the University of Michigan, Anne planned to study medicine but got the acting bug from her brother who was the lead dancer in the national company of "Oklahoma" for over a year. Anne then spent six years in little theaters, stock companies, touring musicals, and such until she got her break as "Schultzie", the secretary on the "Bob Cummings Show." Before Hollywood, Anne spent a summer at the Cain Park Theater and a year at the Erie Playhouse in Erie, Pa. She studied everything about show production and played dozens of roles ranging from teenagers to characters over 60. In 1949, she arrived at Porterville, Ca. and spent three years at the Barn theater. She then moved down the coast to Monterey, where she appeared at the Wharf theater. From there she decided to try Hollywood. Anne has also played many parts on stage including "The Women", "Twelfth Night", "Dark Of The Moon", and others. Her mother, Marguerite Scott Davis, appeared with professional stock companies for over thirty years.
Has a twin sister named Harriet and an older brother named Evans.
She won two Emmy Awards in the 1950s for "The Bob Cummings Show" . Some have nicknamed it, "Love that Bob", as a substitute and shorter title.
Attended and graduated from Strong Vincent High School in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1944.
Received her Bachelors degree in Theatre from the University of Michigan in 1948.
Her first motion picture role was in Strategic Air Command with James Stewart , as a waitress who sets a cake in front of Stewart. The scene was later cut out of the film.
To many, she is best remembered as a constantly humorous maid, Alice Nelson, on ABCs weekly situation comedy "The Brady Bunch" .
Is portrayed by Suanne Spoke in Growing Up Brady .
The daughter of an electrical engineer father and an amateur actress mother.
Has appeared in a play called "The Nearlyweds", which was written expressly for her by Lloyd J. Schwartz , producer of "The Brady Bunch" .
Grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Originally wanted to be a doctor and studied pre-med at the University of Michigan.
Toured Vietnam, Thailand and Korea with the USO.
Joined an Episcopalian religious community in Denver, Colorado in 1974.
Lived with fellow parishioners near San Antonio, Texas, where she was involved in prayer, Bible study, and occasional charity works.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7048 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
Was one of the three actors to appear in every episode of "The Brady Bunch" .
Best friends with "The Brady Bunch" co-star Florence Henderson.
Davis fell in her bathroom early one morning hitting her head and never regained consciousness. She was in excellent health for an 88-year-old woman and her death was a complete shock.
On a 1973 episode of All Star Baffle, she and her identical twin, wearing roller skates, skated behind a tall cardboard wall. when one skated out the far end and around the front entering the near end, the other waited a few seconds then emerged from the far end. it took the panel a few seconds to realize they were not watching one skater, but the two sisters taking turns.
She played the same character (Alice Nelson) in six different series: "The Brady Bunch" , "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" , "The Brady Brides" , "Day by Day" , "The Bradys" and "Hi Honey, Im Home" .
She said that of the six child actors on "The Brady Bunch" , Eve Plumb was the best actor and that she felt bad for her that she couldnt find the same kind of success as an adult actor, as she did when she was a child actor.
[on her character Alice Nelson on "The Brady Bunch" (1969) ] All,of us wish we had an Alice. I wish I had an Alice. .
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