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JamesG · 11-23-2020, 08:35 PM

Dena Dietrich, Actress who Played Mother Nature in Margarine Commercials, Dies at 91
by Mike Barnes
11/23/20

Dena Dietrich, the veteran actress who gained pop-culture renown for her turn as a hoodwinked Mother Nature in a decade-long series of margarine commercials, has died. She was 91.

Dietrich died Saturday of natural causes at a health care facility in Los Angeles, her friend of more than 40 years, actress, composer and author Freddie Weber, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Dietrich also starred opposite Peter Falk and Lee Grant in the original 1971-73 Broadway production of The Prisoner of Second Avenue and played the sister of Bea Arthur's Dorothy on a 1991 episode of NBC's "The Golden Girls".

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...als-dies-at-91

TVLegend · 11-23-2020, 08:47 PM

There were rumors that she died previously in the past. I preferred the first Gloria a lot better but R.I.P. Dena Dietrich.

TV Guy · 11-24-2020, 12:03 AM

It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.

She was also Helen Roper’s snotty sister.

TVShowAddict · 11-24-2020, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TVLegend

There were rumors that she died previously in the past. I preferred the first Gloria a lot better but R.I.P. Dena Dietrich.

They had different Gloria's? Who was the first Gloria?

TVShowAddict · 11-24-2020, 06:33 PM

She lived a long blessed life, she is a decent actress, rest in peace

TVShowAddict · 11-24-2020, 08:20 PM

Never mind, I looked her up, now I remember her, yeah, I liked the first Gloria better but I do not know why they did not ask her to return in season 7....

JR1 · 01-22-2021, 11:11 PM

Dena said she tried out for the role of Gloria first time around. Perhaps Doris Belack (the first Gloria) wasn't available to return?

11-23-2020, 08:35 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,120	Dena Dietrich, Dorothy's Sister Gloria, Dies at 91 Dena Dietrich, Actress who Played Mother Nature in Margarine Commercials, Dies at 91 by Mike Barnes 11/23/20 Dena Dietrich, the veteran actress who gained pop-culture renown for her turn as a hoodwinked Mother Nature in a decade-long series of margarine commercials, has died. She was 91. Dietrich died Saturday of natural causes at a health care facility in Los Angeles, her friend of more than 40 years, actress, composer and author Freddie Weber, told The Hollywood Reporter. Dietrich also starred opposite Peter Falk and Lee Grant in the original 1971-73 Broadway production of The Prisoner of Second Avenue and played the sister of Bea Arthur's Dorothy on a 1991 episode of NBC's "The Golden Girls". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...als-dies-at-91 Attached Images

11-23-2020, 08:47 PM	#2
TVLegend Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2020 Location: United States Posts: 4,306	There were rumors that she died previously in the past. I preferred the first Gloria a lot better but R.I.P. Dena Dietrich.

11-24-2020, 12:03 AM	#3
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature. She was also Helen Roper’s snotty sister.

11-24-2020, 06:33 PM	#5
TVShowAddict Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 12, 2018 Posts: 298	She lived a long blessed life, she is a decent actress, rest in peace

11-24-2020, 08:20 PM	#6
TVShowAddict Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 12, 2018 Posts: 298	Never mind, I looked her up, now I remember her, yeah, I liked the first Gloria better but I do not know why they did not ask her to return in season 7....

01-22-2021, 11:11 PM	#7
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	Dena said she tried out for the role of Gloria first time around. Perhaps Doris Belack (the first Gloria) wasn't available to return?