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 Barks Samantha Barks Samantha Jane Barks (born 2 October 1990) is a Manx actress and singer who has performed on stage and screen as well as television. She rose to fame after coming in third in the BBC talent show–themed television series "I'd Do Anything" in 2008. In 2012, she starred alongside Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel series "Groove High", and made her film debut as Éponine in the film version of the musical "Les Misérables". Her performance in "Les Misérables" was widely acclaimed, and earned nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in