Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio

Made stage acting debut in "The Man Who Ate the Popomack"

Taught kindergarten at the Rye (New York) County Day School in the early 1930s

Helping a friend audition, she won a part for herself in the Broadway play, "Another Language"

Reprised stage role in film version of "Another Language"

Played the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz"

Reprised Broadway role in "The Farmer Takes a Wife", directed by Victor Fleming

Played the dual roles of Elvira Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz"; reprised role in numerous stage versions

Appeared in support of W C Fields and Mae West in "My Little Chickadee"

Co-starred with Harold Lloyd in Preston Sturges' "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock/Mad Wednesday"

Acted in "State of the Union"

TV debut as guest on anthology series, "Silver Theater" in episode titled "Papa Romani"

Last film for nearly a decade "People Will Talk"

TV-movie debut, "The Devil's Disciple"

Played Dolly Tate in a tour of Irving Berlin's stage musical "Annie Get Your Gun"

Returned to featured in "13 Ghosts"

Voiced character of Auntie Em in the animated "Journey Back to Oz", with Liza Minnelli voicing Dorothy; film released on video in 1974

Had recurring role in the ABC sitcom, "The Patty Duke Show"

Played recurring role of Hester Frump in the TV sitcom, "The Addams Family" (ABC)

Portrayed Aunt Eller in the revival of "Oklahoma!" staged at the New York State Theater in NYC

Had last acting role in feature film, "The Anderson Tapes"

Recurring role on a children's series, "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters"

Portrayed the freindly shopkeeper Cora in a popular series of TV commercials for Maxwell House coffee

Played an occult specialist in the ABC TV-movie "The Night Strangler"

Had a recurring role on the NBC children's series, "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters"

Played Madame Armfeldt in the national tour of "A Little Night Music"

Appeared on stage in "The Devil's Disciple" in NYC

Last TV-movie "Letters from Frank" (CBS)