Nedra Volz (June 18, 1908 – January 20, 2003) was an American actress born in Montrose, Iowa.
Born Nedra Gordonier, she began her career in the family tent show, and appeared in vaudeville as a toddler (called "Baby Nedra"). She ended up in the 1970s as a well-recognized supporting actress primarily on television and also in feature films. She often played grandmothers or feisty little old ladies.
In the early 1930s Nedra Gordonier was featured v...
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Nedra Volz (June 18, 1908 – January 20, 2003) was an American actress born in Montrose, Iowa.
Born Nedra Gordonier, she began her career in the family tent show, and appeared in vaudeville as a toddler (called "Baby Nedra"). She ended up in the 1970s as a well-recognized supporting actress primarily on television and also in feature films. She often played grandmothers or feisty little old ladies.
In the early 1930s Nedra Gordonier was featured vocalist with Cato's Vagabonds, a Des Moines, Iowa, big band that briefly enjoyed national popularity. Cato never made records, but Nedra managed to appear on exactly one 78 side, with the orchestra of Will Osborne in 1933.
Her most notable appearances include:
Aside from these regular parts, she also appeared in a great many guest roles, including 'Mission of Peace', a 1986 episode of The A-Team, as one of a group of senior citizens forced into asking the team for help. In 1978 Nedra appeared as a protester Mrs Burstyn on the TV series WKRP in...
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