Anita Gillette

 Anita   Gillette  ( b . 1 9 3 6  ) is an actress who has worked frequently in  B road way  musical s & on television. She appeared in  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 22 6 9  i n 1 9 8 7 , as an unflappable lady splashed by  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s pet whale. ‎

Gillette made her New York  debut in the  1 9 6 0  off -  B road way  revue  Russell   Patterson ’ s   Sketch book . Although the show closed after 3 performance s, Gillette gained critical notice & was cast as a replace men t in  Gypsy . When '' Carnival ! '' opened, Gillette played a gypsy & was stand by for Lili ( which she took over during the run ). Ingenue role s in shorter - live d musical s followed, including  All   Ame ri can  ( book by Mel Brook s  ) & '' Mr. President '' ( song s by Irving Berlin  ). She played Sarah Brown in the 1 9 6 5  revival of  Guy s & Doll s  & was a replace men t Sally Bowles in  Cabaret . Straight play s include Woody Allen  ’ s  Do n ’ t   Drink   the   Water  &  Neil Simon  ’ s  Brighton   Beach   Memoir s .

On television, Gillette was a frequent game show panel ist starting in the six tie s  with stint s on  What ’ s M y Line  , various version s of  Match   Game  &  Pass word  , & different dollar denomination s of  Pyramid . She co - starred on a string of 1| 1 - season  seven tie s  sitcom s (  Me   &   the   Chimp ,  Bob   &   Carol   &   Ted   &   Alice  ,  All   That   Glitter s  , &  The   Baxter s  ). On  Quincy   ME , she played Quincy ’ s late wife in a flash back & then recurred as Dr. Emily Hanover ( who he married ). Guest spot s include '' St. Elsewhere ,  Mad About You  ,  Frasier  , the  Law & Order  franchise ,  3 0 Rock  ( twice as Liz Lemon ’ s mother ) ,  C S I : Crime Scene Investigation  ( 4| 4 time s as Catherine Willow s ' mother ) ,  Elementary  , &  Modern Family ''.

In film, Gillette took character role s in  Moon s truck  ( with  CHER  ) ,  Bob   Robert s  ( with Tim Rob b in s  ) ,  Boy s   on   the   Side  ( with  Whoopi Goldberg  ) , &  Shall   We   Dance  ( with  Susan Sarandon  ).