Background
Seegar was born to Frank and Carrie (née Wall) Seegar in Greentown, Indiana, the youngest of five daughters.
Seegar was born to Frank and Carrie (née Wall) Seegar in Greentown, Indiana, the youngest of five daughters.
She was schooled in London and Paris but ultimately graduated from Hollywood High School.
A performer on stage, film, radio, and television, she may best be remembered for her role as "Mistress Wilson" in the 1962-1963 season of Dennis the Menace. She received a degree in drama from Los Angeles City College.
Her older sisters were Doctor Helen Seegar Stone (1895–1976), an educator.
Dorothy Seegar (1897-1999), actress and singer. Mildred (1905-1913), and Miriam Seegar (1907-2011), also an actress.
Following school, Seegar performed on stage in London, starting her career with Three Men on a Horse. She continued performing in London until the start of World World War II, at which point she returned to the United States.
Starting in 1940, Seegar performed in plays, in film, on radio and on television
She was a regular character actor on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s, with roles on Suspense, Perry Mason, and The Donna Reed Show. She played several different roles on Bewitched over the course of the series. In the 1962-1963 season of Dennis the Menace, Seegar played Eloise Wilson, the wife of John Wilson.
She effectively replaced Sylvia Field, who portrayed Martha Wilson - the original "Mistress
Wilson" - from 1959-1962. Field left the series after the death of Joseph Kearns (George Wilson), due to George and Martha Wilson being written out of the series.
John Wilson (Gale Gordon) began playing John Wilson, George"s brother, after Kearns" death.