Doris Packer
Doris Packer | |
|---|---|
Packer in the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies, episode The Clampett Look, 1963 | |
| Born | May 30, 1904 Menominee, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1979 (aged 74) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–1975 |
| Spouse |
Rowland G. Edwards
(m. 1928; died 1953) |
Doris Packer (May 30, 1904 – March 31, 1979) was an American actress, possibly best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Cornelia Rayburn, Theodore Cleaver's elementary school principal in the television series, Leave It to Beaver.
Packer portrayed the mother of millionaire playboy Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. on CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Earlier, she played Clarice Armitage, mother of Milton Armitage, whose character on the series Osborne replaced. In most of her screen roles, she was known for her aristocratic and intellectual bearing and precise use of the English language.