Helen Slayton-Hughes ( Slayton; October 30, 1930 – December 7, 2022) was an American actress who was best known for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation, and appeared in over 200 stage and television roles.
Personal life Helen Slayton was born in 1930, the third of 4 children of Ralph Emil Slayton and Helen ( Peer) Slayton.Helen Slayton: 1940 US census, ancestry.com. Accessed December 10, 2022. Slayton-Hughes was married and had four children and six grandchildren.
Slayton-Hughes died in her sleep on December 7, 2022, at age 92. Her death was publicly announced by her family on Thursday, December 8, 2022, via Facebook. Her funeral was celebrated on January 21, 2023 at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, Hollywood.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1980Mafia on the BountySelma1982Shoot the MoonSinger2003GossipSophieShort film2005Good Night, and Good LuckMary2006I Want Someone to Eat Cheese WithMrs. Moskowitz2006Being the Tooth FairyTooth FairyShort film2008The Onion Movie'Yarn-it-All' Employee2008A Pig's EarShort film2010Crazy on the OutsideGrandma2010HesherMrs. Rosowski2010Lesbian HomecomingFeminist Book Club MemberShort film2014Veronica MarsMrs. Barnes2015Homage to Erik Satie's LaundressLaundress/NarratorShort film2016The Gift of the MagpieMavis TurnerShort film2017CASHMrs. PattersonShort film2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootWoman on Bus2018The Invisible MotherMona2019KlausAdditional voices2019I Am Evelyn RoseJanShort film2021MoxieHelen2022The Curse of Bridge HollowVictoria 2022 Being Mortal Abandoned film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1981The Princess and the CabbieValerie Bertinelli's BART NemesisTelevision film2000Nash BridgesGertrude JorgensenEpisodes: "Jump Start", "Rock and a Hard Place"2001–2002Power Rangers Time ForceElderly LadyEpisodes: "Frax's Fury", "Dawn of Destiny"2001The Drew Carey ShowEighty-Year-Old WomanEpisode: Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour2001Judging AmyCoffee Shop PatronEpisode: "Crime and Puzzlement"2003The West WingMarion Cotesworth-HayeEpisode: "Privateers"2003CarnivàleScripture-Reading LadyEpisode: "Milfay"2003NYPD BlueGrace LangfordEpisode: "Frickin' Fraker"2003–2004Malcolm in the MiddleNana/Elderly WomanEpisodes: "Malcom Dates a Family", "Stereo Store"2004One on OneCarolEpisode: "Sleepless in Baltimore"2004–2005That's So RavenMildredEpisodes: "My Big Fat Pizza Party", "Dog Day After-Groom"2006Arrested DevelopmentMrs. Van SkoykEpisode: "S.O.B.s"2006Four KingsHelenEpisode: "Upper West Side Story"2007My Name is EarlMrs. AbernathyEpisode: "Buried Treasure"2007Out of Jimmy's HeadDorisEpisode: "Detention"2007The Minister of DivineDorothy VanderboschTelevision film2008Desperate HousewivesElderly WomanEpisode: "The Gun Song"2010Pretty Little LiarsMrs. PotterEpisode: "Keep Your Friends Close"2011–2015Parks and RecreationEthel Beavers11 episodes2012Raising HopeHarriettEpisode: "Throw Maw Maw from the House (Part II)"2012–2013Burning LoveVirginia/Agnes21 episodes2013True BloodCaroline BellefleurEpisodes: "Life Matters", "Dead Meet"2013Brooklyn Nine-NineEthel MusterbergEpisode: "The Slump"2013ParenthoodEdieEpisode: "Election Day"2013Getting OnSandy SaylesEpisode: "Born on the Fourth of July"2014Men at WorkEdithEpisode: "Pre-Posal"2014The Greatest Event in Television HistoryLillyEpisode: "Bosom Buddies"2014The Night ShiftWendy FranklinEpisode: "Second Chances"2014The Birthday BoysHelen AinsleyEpisode: "Wet Dreams May Come"2014–2015New GirlMrs. RawsEpisodes: "Coming Out", "Landline"2015Kroll ShowDorisEpisode: "Body Bouncers"2017The MiddleEleanorEpisode: "Swing and a Miss"2018Little Big AwesomePenelope Pitt-Plebop/TownsfolkEpisodes: "Snow Day/Rootin' For Change", "Puppy Shower/Claude the Buff Hamster"2018Fresh off the BoatDotEpisode: "Where Have All the Cattlemen Gone?"2019Those Who Can'tAgnes ButterpannyEpisode: "Those Who Could've"2019Single ParentsDianaEpisode: "Big Widow Wives"
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2012Guild Wars 2Shriika/Zena Zonwoman2014Murdered: Soul SuspectSeveral (voices)
Other Activities Hughes was a songwriter and playwright who joined the BMI Music Theater Writers workshops in 1994. She wrote many novelty songs and wrote books, lyrics, and sometimes music for various projects inspired by the work of George Bernard Shaw (Androcles and the Lion) and Gene Stratton Porter (Girl of the Limberlost).
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External links
Official Site