Carol Locatell (December 13, 1940 – April 11, 2023) was an American actress. She was best known for her role in the 1985 slasher film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning as the mean and foul-mouthed Ethel Hubbard.
Career Carol Locatell's first movie role was in the 1973 film Coffy. She also appeared in the Burt Reynolds films Paternity, Best Friends and Sharky's Machine. She also has made guest appearances on many television shows, including Bonanza, M*A*S*H, ER, The Practice, 7th Heaven, Touched by an Angel, Without a Trace, and Grey's Anatomy. In 2014, she appeared in "An Innocent Man", season four, episode six of Shonda Rhimes' political drama series, Scandal as former First Lady Bitsy Cooper. Locatell was a prolific theater actress as well, and it was her preferred type of acting. Her most notable theater appearances include The Gin Game in its Los Angeles production in 1976, as well as appearing on Broadway in Broadway Bound in 1986, The Shadow Box in 1994, and The Rose Tattoo in 1995.
Personal life and death Locatell was born in Atlanta and raised in San Mateo, California. She attended San Francisco State University but dropped out after getting hired for a touring production of The Odd Couple. She was married to musician/songwriter composer Gregory Prestopino. They divided time between in New York City and Thousand Oaks, California.
Locatell died of cancer at her Sherman Oaks home on April 11, 2023, at the age of 82. She was survived by her husband Prestopino, her only immediate survivor.
Filmography Films Films Year Title Role Notes 1973 Coffy Priscilla credited as Carol Lawson This Is a Hijack Jennifer Pierce credited as Carol Lawson The No Mercy Man Sally Hendricks credited as Carol Lawson1974 Thunder County credited as Carol Lawson1977 Sammy Marilyn Redding 1981 Paternity Ms. Werner Sharky's Machine Mabel1982 Best Friends Nellie Ballou 1985 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Ethel Hubbard1996 The Daytrippers Doris 2002 Bug Supervisor 2003 BachelorMan Mrs. Davis2005 The Family Stone Jeweler2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th HerselfDocumentary film2014 Reality Lucienne2016 Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent Widow Smythe2019The Way You Look TonightMawMaw202113 FanboyCarolina Locatelli
Television Television roles Year Title Character Note(s)1967The Flying Nun Wife 1 episode, "Polly Wants a Cracked Head" (as Carol Lawson) 1969It Takes a Thief Girl 1 episode, "The Great Chess Gambit" (as Carol Lawson)Medical Center Kim 1 episode, "The Last Ten Yards" (as Carol Lawson)1970McCloud Receptionist 1 episode, "Walk in the Dark" (as Carol Lawson)1970–1972 Bonanza Mrs. Holcombe/Etta/Alice 3 episodes 1971Sarge Anita Roselli 1 episode, "The Silent Target" (as Carol Lawson)The Smith Family Mrs. Grey1 episode, "Family Man" (as Carol Lawson)1972The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsMarcia Wells 1 episode, "Is This Operation Necessary?" (as Carol Lawson) 1973 The Streets of San Francisco Cassandra 'Cassey' Lauritsen 1 episode, "A Trout in the Milk" (as Carol Lawson) Cry Rape Susan Hadley TV movie (as Carol Lawson) Mannix Mrs. Slocum 1 episode, "Desert Run" (as Carol Lawson) 1974 Barnaby Jones Mrs. Nelson 1 episode, "Venus in a Flytrap" (as Carol Lawson)Emergency! Mrs. Wheeler 1 episode, "" (as Carol Lawson)Lucas TannerAnn Glazer 1 episode, "Thirteen Going on Twenty" (as Carol Lawson)1975Bronk Laura 1 episode, "Short Fuse" (as Carol Lawson) 1976–1978M*A*S*H Nurse Gaynor 2 episodes, "The Nurses", "Our Finest Hour" 1977Police Woman Cathy Leonard1 episode, "Do You Still Beat Your Wife?" (as Carol Lawson Locatell) This Is the Life Muriel Bates 1 episode, "So Far from Home" (as Carol Lawson) Yesterday's Child Marie Henley TV movie The Death of Richie The Nurse TV movie (as Carol Lawson Locatell)1982Games Mother Never Taught You Kitty TV movie1983Happy Sandy Hanover TV movie1984–1985BrothersFlo Waters2 episodes1985 The Bad Seed Rita Daigler TV movie1986Dynasty Peters 1 episode, "Focus"1989The Flamingo KidRuth WillisTelevision short 1991Growing Pains Lynette Castille-Flechman 1 episode, "The Young and the Homeless"Mathnet Sylvia Sherwood 1 episode, "The Case of the Calpurnian Kugel Caper"1992Life Goes On Ms. Blakeney 1 episode, "The Wall"1995ERLandlady 1 episode, "Do One, Teach One, Kill One"1996–1997The Pretender Jacob's nurse 2 episodes 19977th Heaven Mrs. Penn 1 episode, "America's Most Wanted"Saved by the Bell: The New Class Wanda 1 episode, "Desperately Seeking Work"Ally McBeal Judge Henrietta Fullem 1 episode, "One Hundred Tears Away"1997–2003NYPD Blue Jackie Shaughnessy/Iris Clacken 2 episodes1998 Caroline in the City Frieda 1 episode, "Caroline and the Bar Mitzvah" 2000The Practice Erica Mathers 1 episode, "Liberty Bells"Family Law Judge Sydney Miller 1 episode, "One Mistake"Unauthorized: The Mary Kay Letourneau StoryTV movie2001Touched by an AngelEva Silverstein 1 episode, "Chutzpah" 2003The Division Real Estate Agent 1 episode, "Cradle Will Rock"2004Without a Trace Mrs. Reese 1 episode, "Nickel and Dimed"2005NUMB3RSElsie Korfelt 1 episode, "Assassin"2008Grey's Anatomy Mai 1 episode, "Lay Your Hands on Me"2009Bound by a Secret Madam Wozak TV movieMad Men Miss Wakeman 1 episode, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"2010Sonny with a Chance Edith 1 episode, "Random Acts of Disrespect"2013Parole Officers Mrs. Monroe Television short2014Scandal Bitsy Cooper 1 episode, "An Innocent Man" 2015I Didn't Do It Carol 1 episode, "Dog Date Afternoon"Battle Creek Veronica 1 episode, "Stockholm" 2016Jo Jo Head Grandma 1 episode, "Grandma, Mom & Me" 2017NCIS Renee Prewdome 1 episode, "Keep Going" 2018 Station 19 Evelyn 1 episode, "Home to Hold Onto" 2019Shameless Eleanor 1 episode, "We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!"
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