Florence Stanley

'Florence Stanley' (qv) was born Florence Schwartz on July 1, 1924 in Chicago. She enjoyed a prolific career in the theatre before achieving fame on television as Abe Vigoda's long-suffering, neglected wife, Bernice, on _Barney Miller (1975)_ (qv), and later, as Bernice Fish in the short-lived spinoff _Fish (1977)_ (qv). Other notable performances include small roles in, 'Robert Mulligan' (qv)'s _Up the Down Staircase (1967)_ (qv), 'Mike Nichols' (qv)'s _The Day of the Dolphin (1973)_ (qv), and _The Fortune (1975)_ (qv).::[email protected]/[email protected]