Alice Pearce 1964, Pearce was originally approached to play the part of Grandmama in the ABC television comedy series "The Addams Family". She turned down the part, which went to veteran actress Blossom Rock. In 1964, Pearce joined the cast of "Bewitched" as the nagging and nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz. Pearce's scenes were almost entirely reactions to the witchcraft she had witnessed at the house across the street. Her hysterical accusations against Samantha, played by Elizabeth Montgomery, and the disbelief of her husband Abner (George Tobias), provided a common thread through many of the series' early episodes. She played the role until
Samantha Hill (actress) Samantha Hill (actress) Samantha Hill (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actress and singer who is most known for having starred in the Broadway shows "Les Misérables" and "The Phantom of the Opera". Samantha began her career early by participating in musical and theatrical projects at her church. As a teenager, she was trained in ballet, jazz, theatre, and musical theatre. She trained as an actor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, where she graduated from the Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting program with distinction, and at the University of Winnipeg, where she earned her Bachelor of