elizabeth played aunt bee on the andy griffith show.
elizabeth played aunt bee on the andy griffith show.
who plays aunt bee on the andy griffith show?
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frances bavier









































frances elizabeth bavier (december 14, 1902 – december 6, 1989) was an american stage and television actress. originally from new york theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. she is best known for her role of aunt bee on "the andy griffith show" and "mayberry r.f.d." from 1960 to 1970. aunt bee logged more mayberry years (ten) than any other character. she won an emmy award for outstanding supporting comedy actress for the role in 1967.









































section::::early life and career.
frances bavier
aunt bee, full name beatrice taylor, is the paternal aunt of widower sheriff andy taylor and great-aunt to his son opie taylor. in the premiere episode of "the andy griffith show", "the new housekeeper," aunt bee returns to mayberry after a five-year sojourn in morgantown, west virginia, when andy's housekeeper rose marries and leaves his house. aunt bee thereafter manages andy's household and becomes opie's surrogate mother and grandmother. andy explains to opie that he was raised by aunt bee, and bee later mentions, without elaboration, having raised other taylors. bee is well known in mayberry for her cooking skills. in the first episode, she serves a platter of fried chicken with all the trimmings, and thereafter her character is associated with wholesome, home-cooked meals. she frequently contributes meals to community or church events and brings picnic baskets of food to mayberry's tiny jail for its lawmen and inmates. while aunt bee is celebrated for her cuisine, she falls short as a pickler and marmalade maker. andy and barney refer to her pickles as "kerosene cucumbers" and her marmalade as "ammonia". andy is fond of her pork chops and cornbread biscuits, while opie's favorite dish is her butterscotch pecan pie. bee has several one-episode flirtations in the early seasons with men who prove to be cads.
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