Ann Morgan Guilbert, an actress best known for her role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," has died at age 87.
An individual with knowledge of the situation said that Guilbert died at her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, with both of her children by her side, after battling cancer.
In the 1960s, Guilbert played Millie Helper, the Petries' neighbor and Laura's best friend, on the show for its entire five-season run. Three decades later, she gained fame with a new generation, playing the grandmother on 'The Nanny."
Guilbert's onscreen career began in the '60s, when she appeared on popular shows like "My Three Sons" and "The
Alfred Hitchcock Hour."
Following the end of "The Dick Van Dyke Show," she went on to numerous TV guest roles, on shows like "I Dream of Jeannie," "Dragnet 1967," "The Partridge Family" and "Love, American Style." She also played Nora in "The New Andy Griffith Show" in 1971.
Guilbert also made multiple appearances on "Seinfeld" as a resident of the same retirement community as Jerry's parents. She would also go on to star in the hit HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
More recently, Guilbert appeared on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Modern Family," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Life in Pieces."
She is survived by her two children, acting coach and writer Nora Eckstein and actress Hallie Todd.
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