Jane Dulo

Born in Baltimore, Maryland,^[3] Dulo was the elder daughter of Jewish parents Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Lurie;^[2][4] Her father was a Latvian immigrant; her mother was of Lithuanian descent.^[2]

Using Dulo as a stage name, she began her career at the age of ten performing in vaudeville. When she was older, an agent in New York had her change her name to Jane Dillon, which she used in night clubs in Baltimore and New York. However, when she appeared in Philadelphia in the musical Are You With It? a radio commentator named Jane Dillon in Bridgeport, Connecticut threatened to sue her. She then resumed using Dulo.^[5]

In 1964, Dulo joined the cast of The Jack Benny Program in a recurring role as Benny's cook.^[6] She had a recurring comedic role in the "Sha Na Na" TV series. She appeared in Hey, Jeannie!, The Phil Silvers Show, The Joey Bishop Show, McHale's Navy (in a recurring role as nurse Molly in 1962–1965), The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Man from UNCLE (The Adriatic Express Affair), I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, Get Smart (in a recurring role as agent 99's mother starting in the fourth season), Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, Emergency!, Gunsmoke, Medical Center, The Odd Couple, The Hudson Brothers, That Girl, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Golden Girls, and Gimme a Break!, among others.^[7]

Dulo died following heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on May 22, 1994, at the age of 76. She never married.^[8]