Reta Shaw
American actress (1912-1982)
Reta Marguerite Shaw was an American character actress known for playing strong, hard-edged, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States. She may be best remembered as the housekeeper, Martha Grant, on the television series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and as the cook, Mrs. Brill, in the 1964 film Mary Poppins.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1955–1975) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Picnic | Joshua Logan | 115 min | Color | ||
| 1955 | Picnic ▶ | Joshua Logan | 115 min | Color | ||
| 1957 | The Lady Takes A Flyer. | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 94 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | POLLYANNA. | Walt Disney Productions. | 6 reels | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1961 | Bachelor In Paradise. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Ted Richmond Productions Inc. | 108 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | SWANK | 140 mi | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | That Funny Feeling. | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. | 93 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain | John Hough | 97 min | Color |