Personal Info
Birth date
1913-11-09 (111 Years)
Day of death
1996-12-08
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ocilla, Georgia, USA
Also known as
Pauline Myers
Pauline Meyers
Paulene Myers
Biography
Paulene Elenora Myers (November 9, 1913 – December 8, 1996) was an American actress. Variations on the spelling of her name include Pauline Myers and Pauline Meyers.[1] She was a pioneer among African–American actors who performed on Broadway stage and appeared on many television series throughout her long career. Myers' career spanned over six decades. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.The Waltons
7.1
Overview:
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.Police Woman
6.2
Overview:
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.Quincy, M.E.
7.482
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.The Cosby Show
6.992
Overview:
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.Mannix
6.7
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Overview:
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Overview:
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.The Incredible Hulk
7.253
Overview:
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.Gunsmoke
6.59
Overview:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.The Jeffersons
7.341
Overview:
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.All in the Family
7.8
Overview:
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.Harry O
4.6
Overview:
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.Good Times
8
Overview:
Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.Then Came Bronson
4.8
Overview:
Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series produced by MGM Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1970. Created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, the series began with a feature-length pilot on March 24, 1969. It was greenlit for one year and began first run on September 17, 1969. Disillusioned reporter Jim Bronson quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters; some he helps, others he educates.Bourbon Street Beat
5
Overview:
"Bourbon Street Beat" is a private detective series produced by Warner Brothers Television which aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960. It featured Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Van Williams as Kenny Madison, and Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer, the secretary at the New Orleans detective agency in which they worked. The show is set in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and revolves around the lives of Rex Randolph (Long) and Cal Calhoun (Duggan), who run a detective agency called Randolph and Calhoun — Special Services. The agency is based in the Absinthe House, a French Quarter nightclub on Bourbon Street.Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.6
Overview:
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5
Overview:
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.My Cousin Vinny
7.492
Overview:
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!Police Story
6.9
Overview:
Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.Tarzan's Fight for Life
4.6
Overview:
Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. His efforts are strongly opposed by Futa, the witch doctor, and Ramo, a native warrior.The Sting
8
Overview:
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.Lady Sings the Blues
6.966
Overview:
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.To Kill a Mockingbird
7.994
Overview:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.Acting
1992My Cousin Vinny as Constance Riley
1985Brass as Lucy Ward
1984The Cosby Show (1 Episode) as Pauline
1982Benny's Place as Miss Atty Carter
1980Angel City as Bertha
1978Bloodbrothers as Mrs. Pitt
1977Freeman as Teresa
1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977The San Pedro Beach Bums (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976Quincy, M.E. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan as Mrs. Gilmore
1975The Jeffersons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1 Episode) as Marie Juliette 'Mamalois' Edmonds
1974Police Woman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Harry O (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974That's My Mama (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Lost in the Stars as Grace
1974Good Times (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973The Sting as Alva Coleman
1973Maurie as Rosie
1973Toma as Mrs. Bernard
1973Police Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Lady Sings the Blues as Mrs. Edson
1972The Waltons (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Sanford and Son (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971All in the Family (1 Episode) as Judge Frances MacKenzie
1971Black Chariot as The drifter's mother
1970Tick... Tick... Tick... as Mrs. Harley
1969The Comic as Phoebe
1969Then Came Bronson (1 Episode) as Mrs. Taylor
1969Room 222 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Lost Man as Grandma
1969Winning as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
1968Shadow on the Land as Webber
1967Fitzwilly as Oberblatz's secretary (uncredited)
1967Mannix (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Ironside (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966CBS Playhouse (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1965I'll Take Sweden as Eloise
1965Dear Heart as Florist
1964Fate Is the Hunter as Mother (uncredited)
1964Shock Treatment as Dr. Walden (as Pauline Myers)
1964Honeymoon Hotel as Hogan (Uncredited)
1962To Kill a Mockingbird as Jesse (uncredited)
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 Episode) as Celeste
1961Dr. Kildare (1, 1, 1 Episode) as X-Ray Technician, Dr. Jean Sackley, Technician
1960All the Fine Young Cannibals as Nurse (uncredited)
1959Take a Giant Step as Violet
1959Bourbon Street Beat (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Donna Reed Show (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1958Tarzan's Fight for Life as Native Mother
1958How to Make a Monster as Millie - the Pedestrian
1957Homeward Borne as Louise
1957Something of Value as Kikuyu Woman
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Gunsmoke (1 Episode) as Mama Olabelle
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Jessica
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Unknown
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Louise
1938Cupid Takes a Holiday as Dianna, the Maid (as Pauline Myers)