Kathleen Ankers

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1919 – 2001

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Who was Kathleen Ankers?

Kathleen Ankers was an American scenic designer. Born in Ealing, London, she moved to the US in the late 1940s. She did occasional Broadway costume design and set design but spent most of her career in television.

Her television credits include Late Night with David Letterman, ESPN's SportsCenter, the original Sale of the Century, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, He Said, She Said, and The $128,000 Question.

She appeared on Late Night as the "NBC Bookmobile Lady", "Peggy, the Foul-Mouthed Chambermaid", and on Late Show with David Letterman as various characters.

She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O'Donnell Show and one Primetime Emmy for Late Show With David Letterman.

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Born
Oct 22, 1919
Ealing
Also known as
  • Kathleen Mary Ankers
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Nationality
  • England
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Died
Oct 24, 2001
Lenox Hill Hospital

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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