Margot Stevenson

Margaret Helen Stevenson

Early life Stevenson was born in Manhattan on February 8, 1912, She also acted in a West End production of The Seven Year Itch in London in the 1950s in addition to performing frequently in summer stock theatre and regional theater in the United States.

In addition to her work on The Shadow, Stevenson acted on Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories on old-time radio. She also acted on television and for more than a decade did TV commercials.

Personal life Her second husband, Val Avery, whom she married in 1953, died on December 12, 2009, at age 85.

By the late 1990s, Stevenson was blind as a result of macular degeneration. She died at her home in Manhattan on January 2, 2011, at the age of 98.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1934 Come to Dinner Miss Jurgen - Oliver's Daughter Short film 1939 Smashing the Money Ring Peggy 1939 Invisible Stripes Sue 1940 Calling Philo Vance Hilda Lake 1940 Granny Get Your Gun Julie Westcott 1940 Castle on the Hudson Ann Rockford 1940 Saturday's Children Mrs. MacReady (voice) Uncredited 1940 Flight Angels Rita 1967 Valley of the Dolls Anne's Mother Uncredited 1968 The Brotherhood Uncredited 1970 Rabbit, Run Mrs. Tothero 1979 Going in Style Store Cashier

Television Year Title Role Notes 1954 Douglas Fairbanks Presents Myra Episode: "Myra and the Moneyman" 1954 Macbeth Lady Macduff Television film 1954–1955 The Philco Television Playhouse Mary Venner 2 episodes 1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Betty Episode: "Escape from Venice" 1983 How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days Old Lady Television film