Ann Weldon

Biography

Ann Weldon (February 28, 1933 - January 14, 2024) was an American singer and actress. She appeared in guest roles in numerous television series and starred in the short-lived 1980 sitcom One in a Million as Edna Simmons. Some of her best-known films are Shampoo (1975), Bird (1988), and What's Cooking? (2000). Her siblings Charles Weldon and Maxine Weldon were also performers.

Known For

Columbo

Judge

ER

Grandma

MacGyver

Mrs. Caswell

Six Feet Under

Aunt Jeanie

A Different World

Velma Gaines

Martin

Amanda

Starsky & Hutch

Hunter

Motel Maid

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2007	I'm Through with White Girls	Julie Evans
2004	Death and Texas	Calpurnia Briggs
2000	What's Cooking?	Grace Williams
1995	Panther	Mrs. Dowell
1994	Out of Darkness	Virginia Cooper
1992	The Importance of Being Earnest	Lady Bracknell
1991	Lookwell	Hyacinth
1991	Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story	Mrs. Donald
1988	Bird	Violet Wells
1983	Confessions of a Married Man	Secretary
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Nurse
1981	Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend	Judge
1980	Serial	Rachel
1978	Youngblood	Mrs. Gordon
1978	The Comedy Company	Reporter
1977	Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1976	The Big Bus	Bus Passenger
1975	Shampoo	Mary
1973	Alabama's Ghost	Mama-bama

Year	TV Show	Role
2001	Six Feet Under	Aunt Jeanie
1995	In the House
1994	ER	Grandma
1994	Sister, Sister	Betty
1992	Martin	Amanda
1991	Lookwell
1991	Roc	Charlaine
1991	Roc
1987	A Different World	Velma Gaines
1985	MacGyver	Mrs. Caswell
1984	Hunter	Motel Maid
1982	9 to 5
1980	One in a Million
1980	One in a Million	Edna Simmons
1978	A Woman Called Moses	Mama Ritt Ross
1977	Roots	Mary
1975	Starsky & Hutch
1975	Doc
1975	Bronk
1974	Good Times
1972	The Bob Newhart Show
1971	Columbo	Judge