Betty McGuire, an actress with a career spanning television, film, and theater, passed away Oct. 8 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills, California. She was 100 years old and died of natural causes. Her death was confirmed by Keith Gerchak, her power of attorney.
McGuire was best recognized for her role as Kate Malone, the mother character, on the ABC sitcom “Growing Pains.” She appeared on the series throughout its run, serving as a recurring character in Seasons 1-2 and again in Seasons 4-7, totaling seven years with the show. Beyond this signature role, she accumulated a substantial television resume that included guest appearances on numerous acclaimed series. Her television credits encompassed “Falcon Crest,” “The Doris Day Show,” “Columbo,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Hill Street Blues,” “ER,” “CSI: Miami,” “MacGyver,” “Moonlighting,” and “Charlie’s Angels.”
McGuire’s work extended to film and stage productions. She appeared in feature films including “Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke” and Michael Crichton’s “Coma.” Her theatrical career was marked by performances alongside major Broadway names such as Ethel Merman, Barbara Cook, Bea Arthur, and Tony Randall in original productions of “Plain and Fancy,” “Happy Hunting,” and “Oh, Captain!” She also headlined in productions of “Mame” at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and toured in “Gypsy,” “Auntie Mame,” “Oliver!,” “How to Succeed in Business,” and “The Ziegfeld Follies of 1956.”
In her later years, McGuire became involved in community service, volunteering as a receptionist and advocate at the Coalition for Economic Survival legal clinic in Los Angeles, where she supported low-income tenants facing eviction. She was an active resident at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Home and hosted her own talk show, “GabFest,” on the retirement community’s Channel 22 television station. McGuire had no survivors.
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