Jane Dulo (born Bernice Dewlow;Francis, Robert (December 16, 1945). "Candid Close-Ups: Bernice Dewlow, Now Jane Dulo, Likes Beer, Hamburgers, Wise Cracks", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 28. Retrieved August 22, 2023. See also: Walker, Danton (August 1, 1945). "Broadway". New York Daily News. p. 40. Gaver, Jack (December 8, 1945). "Broadway". Dunkirk Evening Observer. p. 12. "Comedienne Jane Dulo". Playbill. 1946. p. 15. Krug, Karl (March 26, 1951). "Krug: 'Peter Pan' to Open Tuesday, April 24, On Nixon Stage", Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 10. Hyder, William (August 9, 1964). "Jack Benny's New Cook". The Baltimore Sun. "Wardman Park: Dinner, Dance". The Washington Post. March 31, 1934."United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3W2-2HZ : Thu Aug 03 06:29:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Dewlow, 1930. See also: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M63K-2S1 : Fri Jul 21 23:32:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Laurence Demlow and Nettie Demlow, 1920. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XC-W3M : Sat Jul 22 04:31:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawrence Delow and Neddie Delow, 1940. October 13, 1917 – May 22, 1994) was an American actress and comedian.
Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland,Leszczak, Bob (2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 46. . Dulo was the elder daughter of Jewish parents Lawrence Dewlow and Nettie Lurie."United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3X-JWMS : February 13, 2023), Bernice Dewlow. Her father was a Latvian immigrant; her mother was of Lithuanian descent.
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.
In 1964, Dulo joined the cast of The Jack Benny Program in a recurring role as Benny's cook. 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.
Death Dulo died following heart surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, on May 22, 1994, at the age of 76. She never married and was survived by her sister, Shirley Gordon.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Jocelyn Barnhardt Season 4 Episode 22 "The Right Price"1962 Leave It To Beaver Mrs. Rickover 1962–1964 McHale's Navy Nurse Molly Turner 1964 Roustabout Hazel 1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show Opal Levinger Season 4 Episode 32 "There's No Sale Like Wholesale"1968 Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? Clara Buxton 1970 Pufnstuf Miss Flick 1972 The Odd Couple Oscar Madison's Mother Season 3 Episode 7 "The Odd Couples"1973 Soylent Green Mrs. Santini 1975 Hearts of the West Mrs. Stern 1984 Oh, God! You Devil Widow 1988 Beaches Hillary's Neighbor
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