Maxine Stuart

Maxine Stuart (June 28, 1918 – June 6, 2013) was an American actress. Stuart was born in Deal, New Jersey as Maxine Shlivek, and raised in Manhattan and Lawrence, Nassau County, New York.Stuart was a life member of The Actors Studio., Her Broadway credits include At War With the Army (1949), A Goose for the Gander (1945), Nine Girls (1943), Ring Two (1939), Sunup to Sundown (1938), and Western Waters (1937).On television, she portrayed B.J. Clawson in Slattery's People,:980 Amanda Earp in The Rousters,:912 Ruth Burton in Room for One More,:908-909 Steve's grandmother in The Pursuit of Happiness,:865 Maureen in Norby,:771 Mrs. Jackson in Margie,:655 and Lenore in Hail to the Chief.She also appeared in numerous other television series, including The Donna Reed Show, The Asphalt Jungle, Stoney Burke, Mr. Novak, The Wonder Years, Chicago Hope, Judging Amy NYPD Blue, The Twilight Zone, and Trapper John, MD, as well as the daytime dramas The Edge of Night, and The Young and the Restless.She appeared in TV movies such as Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971) and The Suicide Club (1974). She appeared in feature films such as The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Private Benjamin (1980), Coast to Coast (1980), and Time Share (2000). 2Personal life Stuart was married to actor Frank Maxwell and married David Shaw later. She was a friend of writer Helene Hanff and is mentioned in several of Hanff's books. 2Death Maxine Stuart died June 6, 2013, at her Beverly Hills, California home of natural causes, 22 days away from her 95th birthday. 2Recognition For her role in The Wonder Years in 1989, Stuart was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Serie