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Ann B. Davis, Brady Bunch

Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Ann B. Davis, Brady Bunch
RIP Alice. A picture of Ann B Davis and Allan Melvin - Alice and Sam the butcher on "The Brady Bunch."

Ann Bradford Davis was born Schenectady, New York on May 5, 1926. She first became well-known as the character "Schultzy" on the Bob Cummings show. Remember that? But her most well-known character was Alice the housekeeper on the Brady Bunch. .

Ann died June 1, 2014 after complications from a fall at her home in San Antonio Texas. She never married and had no children.
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Over the weekend we lost Ann B. Davis. I always loved her character on the Brady Bunch - but do you remember her as "Schultzy" on the Bob Cummings show?
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06/03/2014
Yes, I do.
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06/03/2014
I do not remember that. To me,she'll always be "Alice". Rest in peace...
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06/03/2014
I remember her on both shows! She will be missed.
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06/03/2014
I remember that. Also quite a few years ago, Bob Cummings said she had become a nun in an interview.
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06/03/2014
She was never a nun.
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06/03/2014
Not necessarily a Catholic nun.
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06/03/2014
She was devout and volunteered a lot for the Episcopal church...
That's what I read, Marybeth - she worked a lot for the Episcopal church but they don't have nuns and she wasn't cloistered.
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06/03/2014
I loved her on the Bob Cummings show!
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06/03/2014
It's how I remember her best.
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06/03/2014
Yes. From "Brady Bunch" too. Liked her in both.
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06/03/2014
Love that Bob was the name of the show as I recall.
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06/03/2014
That show was before my time but I knew she was on it.
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06/03/2014
Yes, I do!!
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06/03/2014
She (and her twin sister). spent many of their young years I. Erie Pa where I am from. Always admired her and her given talent. RIP
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06/03/2014
...Shultzy's the only way i remember her..
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06/03/2014
Yes
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06/03/2014
Yes, I do.
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06/03/2014
I have always remembered her as Schultzy!!
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06/03/2014
That was her name in the Brady Bunch movie
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06/03/2014
yes, the Bob Cummings Show is what I remember
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06/03/2014
Yes
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06/03/2014
Yes ..I do too
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06/03/2014
Showing my age but I do remember her on Bob Cummings :)
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06/03/2014
I loved Schultzy! That's the way I remember her best, too!
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06/03/2014
Yes I do, I used to watch reruns of that show. Trivia: In the Brady Bunch movie, she made a cameo as a truck driver and used the name Shultzy
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06/03/2014
Blessed with a long life though..
Is her twin still with us?
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06/03/2014
I remember Schultzy well.
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06/03/2014
Yes, I loved that show.
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06/03/2014
Wasn't she on the Dobie Gillis Show too?
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06/03/2014
THAT'S how I will remember her. The Brady Bunch was far too juvenile for me.
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06/03/2014
😊❤️😊❤️😊❤️
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06/03/2014
Of course.
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06/04/2014
Schultzy had moxy!
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06/04/2014
I wasn't a fan of The Brady Bunch, but I did love her as Schultzy.
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06/04/2014
R.I.P.
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06/04/2014
I remember Ann's bit part in the 1955 film "A Man Called Peter", on the life of Dr. Peter Marshall, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington DC.
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06/04/2014
Great Pic!.. A very funny lady!
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06/04/2014
Loved me some Alice
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06/04/2014
My best rememberance of her was from the "BRADY BUNCH"!
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06/04/2014
Schultzy i remember, best B-)
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06/06/2014
OH, yes, that was it. I was trying to remember what else she played it. That was it. Thanks for posting that. I liked her in both too.
Bob Cummings show was my favorite. Ann was an important cog.
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06/16/2014
Wow! Its the same for me too!
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07/02/2014
I love that alice from the brady show.
I remember the Brady Bunch, but not her character.
Who was she?
She was the housekeeper, etc. So they say. I didn't watch the show much.
She was the maid...Watch her on You Tube
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Ann Bradford Davis
Ann Bradford Davis is the daughter of Cassius Miles Davis and Marguerite Stott. She was born on May 3, 1926 in New York and had siblings Elizabeth Davis (1917-1974), Evans Hamilton Davis (1921-2005), and Harriet Davis (1926-). Harriet was her twin sister. She attended Strong Vincent High School in Erie, Pennsylvania and after high school, she initially enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, pursuing a pre-med degree, but soon switched her major to drama. Ann Bradford Davis began her acting career and gained widespread recognition for her role as Charmaine "Schultzy" Schultz, the secretary to Bob Cummings' character, from 1955 to 1959. This role earned her two Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best known for her portrayal of Alice Nelson, the lovable housekeeper on "The Brady Bunch," a role she played from 1969 to 1974, becoming a beloved television icon. Her character, Alice, was known for her humor, warmth, and the integral role she played in the Brady family dynamic. See Ann B. Davis dies at 88; actress best known for ‘Brady Bunch’ role. After "The Brady Bunch," Davis continued to appear in various television shows and Brady Bunch spin-offs, including "The Brady Bunch Hour," "The Brady Brides," and "The Bradys." Later in life, she relocated to San Antonio, Texas, and became involved in her local Episcopal community. In her final years, Davis opted to live in a religious community setting affiliated with the Episcopal Church. On June 1, 2014 she passed away in her home in San Antonio, Texas United States as the result of a subdural hematoma caused by a fall in her bathroom.
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Allan John Melvin
Allan John Melvin of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on February 18, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri United States, and died at age 84 years old on January 17, 2008 in Brentwood, CA.
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