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Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Actor · Died February 20, 2001, aged 90 · Prescott, Arizona, USA

Rosemary DeCamp was an American radio, film, and television actress. DeCamp first came to fame in November 1937, when she took the role of Judy Price, the secretary/nurse of Dr. Christian in the long-running radio series of the same name. She also played in The Career of Alice Blair, a transcribed syndicated soap opera that ran in 1939–1940. She made her film debut in Cheers for Miss Bishop and appeared in many Warner Bros. films, including Eyes in the Night, Yankee Doodle Dandy playing Nellie Cohan opposite James Cagney, This Is The Army playing the wife of George Murphy and the mother of Ronald Reagan, Rhapsody in Blue, and Nora Prentiss. She played the mother of the character played by Sabu Dastagir in Jungle Book. In 1951 and 1953, respectively, she starred in the nostalgic musical films On Moonlight Bay and its sequel, By The Light Of The Silvery Moon, as Alice Winfield, Doris Day's mother, opposite Leon Ames. DeCamp played Peg Riley in the first television version of The Life of Riley opposite Jackie Gleason in the 1949–1950 season, then reprised the role on radio with original star William Bendix for an episode of Lux Radio Theater in 1950. From 1955–1959, she was a regular on the popular NBC television comedy The Bob Cummings Show, playing Margaret MacDonald, widowed sister of Cummings's character, the lothario photographer and former World War II pilot Bob Collins. Dwayne Hickman (future star of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) portrayed her son, Chuck. She appeared in the 1961 Rawhide episode, "Incident Near Gloomy River". In 1962, she played a dishonest Southern belle in the NBC sitcom Ensign O'Toole with Dean Jones. She appeared in the role of Gertrude Komack on ABC's medical drama Breaking Point in the episode entitled "A Little Anger is a Good Thing". DeCamp had a recurring role as Helen Marie, the mother of Marlo Thomas's character on the ABC sitcom That Girl from 1966–1970. She appeared in several 1968 episodes of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction as Kate Bradley's sister, Helen, filling in as a temporary replacement for the ailing Bea Benaderet as the mother figure to Bradley's three daughters. DeCamp made several appearances as the mother of Shirley Partridge in The Partridge Family from 1970–1973. She also played The Fairy Godmother in the 1980s TV show, The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmother. DeCamp played Buck Rogers' mother in flashback scenes of the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "The Guardians". On July 7, 1946, her Beverly Hills home was damaged when struck by a wing after the experimental XF-11 piloted by Howard Hughes (re-created in the 2004 movie, The Aviator) crashed nearby. Although a piece of the wing and a part of the neighbor's roof landed in DeCamp's bedroom (where she and her husband were sleeping) they sustained no injuries.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 14, 1910
Died
February 20, 2001 (aged 90)
From
Prescott, Arizona, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Rosemary DeCamp's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
21%
Self
14%
Survival
10%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Romantic
8
Tense
8
Joyful
6
Hopeful
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rosemary DeCamp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rosemary DeCamp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amy Jeffries

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Tyson

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saturday the 14th(1981)

    as Aunt Lucille

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Buck's Mother

  • Blind Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Maureen Dean's Mother

  • B. J. and the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Agnes

  • We've Got Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Cynthia Loudon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Drew

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Beaulah

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Chase

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 4 episodes · as Grandma Amanda Renfrew

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Kearn · as Old Martha Pomerantz

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Henry

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The Baileys of Balboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 6 episodes · as Aunt Helen · as Emily Mapes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Franklin

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · as Priscilla Smith-Standish

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Ensign O'Toole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Leona

  • Hazel(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Sybil

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Faring

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Phelps

  • 13 Ghosts(1960)

    as Hilda Zorba

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tom, Dick and Harriet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mother

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Fletcher · as Mrs. Armstrong

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Man on a Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Miriam

  • Strategic Air Command(1955)

    as Mrs. Thorne

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Many Rivers to Cross(1955)

    as Lucy Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Bob Cummings Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 173 episodes · as Margaret MacDonald

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Eleanor Farrington

  • Main Street to Broadway(1953)

    as Mrs. Harry Craig

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • So This Is Love(1953)

    as Aunt Laura Stokley

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon(1953)

    as Alice Winfield

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxine

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mildred Ledbetter

  • The Treasure of Lost Canyon(1952)

    as Samuella

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Charlotte Grant

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Baetz

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Abigail Van Clive

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • On Moonlight Bay(1951)

    as Alice Winfield

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Night Into Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mrs. Annie Ainley

  • The Big Hangover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Claire Bellcap

  • The Story of Seabiscuit(1949)

    as Mrs. Charles S. Howard

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Life of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 26 episodes · as Peg Riley

  • Look for the Silver Lining (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mom Miller

  • Night Unto Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Thalia Shawn

  • The Life of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Peg Riley

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Cora Thompson · as Laura Weber

  • Nora Prentiss(1947)

    as Lucy Talbot

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Two Guys from Milwaukee(1946)

    as Nan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • From This Day Forward(1946)

    as Martha Beesley

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Enright

  • Danger Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Dr. Jane Silla

  • Week-End at the Waldorf(1945)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pride of the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Virginia Pfeiffer

  • Rhapsody in Blue(1945)

    as Rose Gershwin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Blood on the Sun(1945)

    as Edith Miller

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Practically Yours(1944)

    as Ellen Macy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bowery to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bessie Kirby

  • The Merry Monahans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lillian DeRoyce

  • This Is the Army(1943)

    as Ethel Jones

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • City Without Men(1943)

    as Mrs. Slade

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Commandos Strike at Dawn(1942)

    as Hilma Arnesen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Eyes in the Night(1942)

    as Vera Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Smith of Minnesota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Smith (uncredited)

  • Yankee Doodle Dandy(1942)

    as Nellie Cohan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(1942)

    as Messua

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hold Back the Dawn(1941)

    as Berta Kurz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop(1941)

    as Minna Fields

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wayward Pups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lady of the house (voice) (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles from 1937 to 1984; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

The Jungle Book (1942)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

13 Ghosts (1960)

Film career

19371984

Peak 1960 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 80: 80 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1930s1 · acting1940s27 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s6 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
4146

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rosemary DeCamp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Main Street to Broadway (1953)

59th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rosemary DeCamp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rosemary DeCamp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joan Leslie shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers