The Resume

(March 5, 1920-July 24, 1996)
Born in Stanton, Iowa
Birth name was Virginia Christine Kraft
Best known for portraying Mrs. Olsen in commercials for Folger's Coffee (1965-86)
Appeared in the films 'The Old Texas Trail' (1944), 'The Mummy's Curse' (1944), 'Murder Is My Business' (1946), 'The Killers' (1946), 'Women in the Night' (1948), 'Cyrano de Bergerac' (1950), 'The Woman They Almost Lynched' (1953), 'The Cobweb' (1955), 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1956), 'The Killer Is Losse' (1956), 'Johnny Tremain' (1957), 'Judgment at Nuremberg' (1961), 'The Killers' (1964), 'Billy the Kid vs. Dracula' (1966) and 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' (1967)

Why she might be annoying:

Despite a long career, she is remembered mainly as a coffee pitchman.
Ironically, in her movie debut, she portrayed a 'Miss Olson.'
Although she described her hometown as 'all Swedes,' her Swedish accent as Mrs. Olsen was not very convincing.
Her hometown honored her by transforming their water tower to look like a giant coffee pot. (Yeah, this tidbit was already included in the Mrs. Olsen profile, but it was too good not to repeat.)

Why she might not be annoying:

She was married to Fritz Feld for 53 years until his death.
She was a favorite of producer/director Stanley Kramer who cast her in a half dozen of his films.
She served as an honorary mayor of Brentwood, California.
The 'TV Times' described her as 'one of the small but select band of character actresses who are indispensable to any casting director.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents [A-K]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 38]
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• I am an Iowan
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 76)
• I'm Buried at Mount Sinai Jewish Cemetery [Hollywood, Ca]
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, Oh!
• Names that are States
• Profiles 31751-32000 (Ranked: 31909)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 55 Votes: 47.27% Annoying