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Paulene Myers

{{Short description|American actress (1913–1996)}}

{{for|the American historian|Pauline Maier}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Paulene Myers

| image = Paulene Myers in Executive Suite (1976).jpg

| caption = Myers in 1976

| birth_name = Paulene Elenora Myers

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|11|09|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ocilla, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|12|08|1913|11|09|mf=y}}

| death_place = Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| resting_place = Chester Rural Cemetery

| other_names = Pauline Myers
Pauline Meyers

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1938–1992

}}

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.[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/pauline-myers-96287 Pauline Myers] at Internet Broadway Database 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.

Biography

=Early life and career=

Myers made her Broadway debut in 1933 in Growing Pains. She was also featured in Broadway and national companies of major productions such as A Member of the Wedding, Anna Lucasta, and The Blacks.

Myers also worked as a model for sculptors and painters.{{cite news |title=Paulene Myers Slated at OWJC Arts Festival |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64076657/paulene-myers/ |access-date=November 26, 2020 |work=Pensacola News Journal |date=April 9, 1971 |page=3|via = Newspapers.com}}

=Television roles=

Among the many roles she played, some of her most notable were Mrs. Ward on the NBC-TV daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, and Judge Pittman, the star of a TV special, "I'll See You in Court;" Judge Morrisey from the ABC-TV soap General Hospital, and a guest appearance as Judge Frances Mackenzie in an episode of All in the Family titled "Archie's Civil Rights", and Grandma Jane on the CBS variety/comedy series The Tony Orlando & Dawn Show. Myers also appeared with fellow veteran black actor Richard Ward as Grandpa Evans's new ladyfriend, Lena, on the CBS sitcom series Good Times, as well as roles on Sanford and Son, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Mannix, The San Pedro Beach Bums, The Cosby Show, The Jeffersons, and Gunsmoke.

Personal life and death

Myers lived in both Southern California for 23 years, and then in New York City for 12 years, and eventually settled in Chester, Pennsylvania, for the final two years of her life. She was interred in Chester Rural Cemetery.{{Citation needed |date=August 2022}}

Partial filmography

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  • {{IMDb name|nm0583314}}
  • {{IBDB name|96287}}

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Category:1913 births

Category:1996 deaths

Category:People from Ocilla, Georgia

Category:Actresses from East Orange, New Jersey

Category:American film actresses

Category:American stage actresses

Category:American television actresses

Category:20th-century American actresses

Category:Actors Studio alumni

Category:20th-century African-American actresses