Mary Grace Canfield, the character actress best known for playing Ralph Monroe on comedy series Green Acres, died on Saturday. She was 89.

Mary Grace Canfield Dies

Canfield's death at a Santa Barbara hospice was confirmed by her daughter, Phoebe Alexiades, to the Los Angeles Times. Alexiades said Canfield died after a battle with lung cancer.

On Green Acres, Canfield played one half of the Ralph and Alf, brother-sister carpenter duo opposite Sid Melton. Their work on a farm house owned by city transplants Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) never seemed to end. The humor of Canfield’s role was in the character’s rejection of feminine standards, providing a comical foil for Gabor’s character.

In addition to Green Acres, Canfield appeared on TV in The Love Boat, Bewitched and daytime soap opera General Hospital. On the big screen, Canfield appeared in Pollyanna, Half a House and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Prior to making her break in Hollywood, Canfield spent some time on the stage in both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Among her Broadway credits are The Waltz of the Toreadors and The Frogs of Spring.

Canfield is survived by Alexiades, her husband John Bischof, daughter Alison Carey and three grandsons.

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