| Helen Page Camp | |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1968–1991 |
Helen Page Camp (December 27, 1930 – August 1, 1991) was an American actress.
Born to Austin and Helen (née Landes) Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City.
Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on Here Come the Brides.
In 1971, she was in the movie Cold Turkey as Mrs. Watson.
Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as The Wild Wild West, Maude (six different roles; most notably with James Coco as the swinging married couple "Channing and Hortence McGrath"), All in the Family, Cheers, Gimme a Break!, Thirtysomething and Newhart.[1]
In early 1976, the characters of Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) from Happy Days were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, Laverne & Shirley, and Camp was cast in two episodes as the girls' landlady, Mrs. Havenwurst, but the role was short-lived. In the fall of 1976, actress Betty Garrett permanently replaced her as Laverne and Shirley's new landlady, Mrs. Babish.
Camp portrayed Tanya Terwilliger on The Tony Randall Show (1976-1978), Millie Capestro on 13 Queens Boulevard (1979), and the title character's mother on Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978),[2]
In 1990, Camp assumed the role of Margaret Furth on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.Ms. Camp's final television role saw her as Hope Lacey in the "Faith, Hope & Charity" episode of MacGyver (S6.E18) that aired on March 18, 1991.
Camp died in Los Angeles, California after a stroke on August 1, 1991, at the age of 60.[3]
A partial list of roles in both film and television follows:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Mrs. Watson | ||
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Mrs. Prince / Myrna Hoover | 2 episodes | |
| 1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit | Mrs. Wendel | ||
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Seva Ballou | "A Quiet Day in Dodge" (S18E19) | |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Woman | "The Widow and the Rogue" (S19E7) | |
| 1977 | Telefon | Emma Stark | ||
| 1977 | Season 6 Episode 12 Maude's New Client | Maude Findlay | ||
| 1979 | 13 Queens Boulevard | Mildred Capestro | ||
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place | Miss Gucci | "Murray and the Liquor Board" (S1E9) | |
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Ted's Wife | ||
| 1982 | The Escape Artist | Neighbor | ||
| 1982 | Best Friends | Maid | ||
| 1988 | Cop | Estelle Peltz | ||
| 1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage | Audience Woman #2 | ||
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Margaret Furth | 3 episodes | |
| 1991 | MacGyver | Hope Lacey | "Faith, Hope & Charity"[4] |