Biografia

13 de setembro de 1912 · South Paris, Maine, EUA

8 de janeiro de 1982 · Encino, Califórnia, EUA (enfisema)

Strong New England accent

Heavyset.

In The Odd Couple episode, "Maid for Each Other," Oscar, upset with Claire Frost, the nanny Felix hired, says that he imagined a nanny being "a nice, sweet little lady, with red cheeks, and an umbrella," a reference to Julie Andrew's character, Mary Poppins. Oscar then sings his own version of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," another allusion to the film Mary Poppins. Interestingly, Reta Shaw, who plays Frost, also plays cook Mrs. Brill in the movie Mary Poppins.

Father: Howard Walker Shaw; Mother: Edna May Easson.

She appeared with Elizabeth Montgomery in several episodes of the popular television series A Feiticeira (1964).

She made her Broadway debut in the 1947 production of It Takes Two and went on to appear in her first television series, Mister Peepers (1952), in 1952.