Ann Morgan Guilbert (October 16, 1928- June 14, 2016), sometimes credited as Ann Guilbert, was an American television and film actress, who portrayed a number of roles, from the 1950s on, most notably spirited neighbor Millie Helper in 61 episodes of the early 1960s sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, and later Yetta Rosenberg, Fran Fine's doddering grandmother, in 56 episodes of the 1990s sitcom The Nanny. She began her career as a featured performer and singer in the Billy Barnes Revues of the 1950s and 1960s.

Guilbert was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Dr. Gerald Guilbert, a physician, and his wife, Cornelia. She attended Solomon Juneau High School, and after moving to San Francisco, she studied theater arts at Stanford University. After The Dick Van Dyke Show, she made guest appearances in many other television shows, including Adam-12 (the premiere episode), as well as The Andy Griffith Show, Love, American Style, That Girl, Dragnet, Picket Fences, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

She appeared in such feature films as A Guide for the Married Man, Viva Max!, Grumpier Old Men (as the mother of Sophia Loren's character), and Please Give, for which she received the CFA for Best Supporting Actress. In December 2004, she appeared in the reunion of The Nanny titled The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember with Fran Drescher, Lauren Lane, Rachel Chagall and other cast members of The Nanny.

Personal life

Guilbert was married to writer and producer George Eckstein from 1953 until their divorce in 1966. They had two children together, actress Hallie Todd and acting coach Nora Eckstein.

Death

Guilbert died of cancer in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, her daughter Nora Eckstein said. She was 87. [5]

Filmography

Film

• Please Give (2010)
• Sour Grapes (1998)
• Grumpier Old Men (1995)
• Amelia Earhart (1976) (TV)
• The Rangers (1974) (TV)
• Chase (1973) (TV)
• Second Chance (1972) (TV)
• D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (1971) (TV)
• Viva Max (1969)
• How Sweet It Is! (1968)
• A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
• One Man's Way (1964)
• The Man from the Diner's Club (1963)
• Two for the Seesaw (1962)
• You're Only Young Once (1962) (TV)

Television

• Life in Pieces (2 episodes, 2016)
• Getting On (6 episodes, 2013)
• Modern Family ("ClosetCon '13", 2013)
• Happily Divorced (1 episode, 2012)
• The Fran Drescher Show (1 episode, 2010)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2007)
• State of Mind (1 episode, 2007)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 episode, 2005)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004) (TV)
• The Nanny (56 episodes, 1993–1999)
• Seinfeld (2 episodes, 1991–1996)
• Picket Fences (5 episodes, 1992–1994)
• Empty Nest (2 episodes, 1991–1993)
• Herman's Head (1 episode, 1993)
• Room for Two (1 episode, 1993)
• Home Improvement (1 episode, 1993)
• Blossom (1 episode, 1991)
• The Fanelli Boys (19 episodes, 1990–1991)
• Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1990)
• Newhart (1 episode, 1989)
• Cheers (1 episode, 1989)
• Barney Miller (1 episode, 1981)
• Maude (1 episode, 1976)
• Emergency! (5 episodes, 1972–1976)
• On the Rocks (1 episode, 1975)
• The Ghost Busters The Witch (1 episode, 1975)
• Love, American Style (2 episodes, 1970–1971)
• The Partridge Family (1 episode, 1971)
• The New Andy Griffith Show (10 episodes, 1971)
• Dragnet 1967 (2 episodes, 1967–1970)
• Room 222 (1 episode, 1969)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1 episode, 1969)
• Adam-12 (1 episode, 1968)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1 episode, 1967)
• Good Morning, World (1 episode, 1967)
• Hey, Landlord (unknown episodes, 1966–1967)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (62 episodes, 1961–1966)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 episode, 1963)
• Hennesey (1 episode, 1961)
• My Three Sons (1 episode, 1961)