Mitzi Hoag

Margaret Myrtle "Mitzi" Hoag (September 25, 1932 – February 26, 2019) was an American actress. Over the course of her career, she appeared in more than 73 different TV shows and movies. Notable among these are recurring roles in We'll Get By, Bonanza, Here Come the Brides, and The Partridge Family.

Early life and education Hoag was raised in North Olmsted, Ohio, near Cleveland, where she was born. Her father, John C. Hoag, was a supervisor for the A&P store chain. A straight-A student and head majorette of the marching band, she appeared in numerous high school stage productions, already using the nickname "Mitzi". After high school, Hoag attended Shimer College, then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, completing her degree in two years under the radically flexible University of Chicago curriculum of Robert Maynard Hutchins. She chose Shimer for its small classes and the opportunity for horseback riding. She earned a bachelor of arts in general education, and became a certified teacher, but her experiences with drama at Shimer turned her towards an acting career. After leaving Shimer, Hoag studied drama at the graduate level at Case Western Reserve University for two years. She was cast in multiple off-Broadway shows, but these were all cancelled due to funding problems. The play, which won considerable critical acclaim, was produced primarily by erstwhile actors and staffers of Case Western's Eldred Theatre.

Hoag subsequently went to Hollywood, on her mother's advice. There she married Stephen Wolfson, who had a bit part in Heloise, and later became a teacher. A family sitcom, the show was created by Alan Alda, and modeled after his own domestic life. The show ran to twelve episodes, filmed in front of a live studio audience. Originally scheduled for September 1974, the show did not air until March 1975, in a time slot facing Chico and the Man, one of NBC's most popular programs. It was not renewed.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1963 Tammy and the Doctor Pamela Burke, Nurse 1967 Devil's Angels Karen 1967 The Trip Wife 1970 Pieces of Dreams Anne Lind (Gregory's Sister) 1970 Cover Me Babe Mother 1972 Play It as It Lays Patsy Based on the novel by Joan Didion 1973 The Bait Nancy ABC Movie of the Week 1973 The Rookies Camp Counselor - Mrs. Reynolds Miss Hopkins TV Series Season 1, Episode 16, Season 2, Episode 8 1974 Doctor Dan Mrs. Wallace TV film 1974 Hit Lady Woman at Airport ABC Movie of the Week 1975 The Rookies Marge Johnson Season 4, Episode 2 1977 The Girl in the Empty Grave Gloria TV film 1977 Deadly Game Gloria TV film 1978 The Suicide The Mother Short 1979 Hometown U.S.A. Mrs. Duckworth 1980 Why Would I Lie? Mrs. Hayworth 1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Vance's Secretary 1981 All Night Long Nurse 1981 Murder in Texas Edie Kalb TV film 1981 The Five of Me Secretary TV film 1983 Heart Like a Wheel Shirley's Mother 1984 Second Sight: A Love Story Leslie McKay TV film 1988 Addicted to His Love Estelle TV film