Alice Margaret Ghostley was an American actress and singer on stage, film and television. Ghostley was best known for her roles as bumbling witch Esmeralda (1969–72) on Bewitched, as Cousin Alice (1970–71) on Mayberry R.F.D., and as Bernice Clifton (1986–93) on Designing Women.
She also appeared in film in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Gator, the film version of Grease, in the 1985 comedy Not for Publication, and in the direct to video movie Addams Family Reunion.
Ghostley received a Tony nomination in 1963 for her roles in the comedy The Beauty Part. She also received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress for her role in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window and, in 1992, she was nominated for an Emmy for her role in Designing Women.
