<P> In England, Varden was a protege of actress Kate Rorke . She acted in repertory theatre and made her West End debut in The Wandering Jew in 1920 . From Shakespeare to farce, she established herself as a regular member of the Aldwych Theatre company where she appeared in plays from 1929 to 1933 . She began to appear in British films, usually in haughty upper - class roles . </P> <P> Varden's English film roles led to offers from Hollywood, and she moved there at the start of World War II, beginning a long career of playing character and supporting roles . Notable films Varden appeared in include Casablanca (1942), The Major and the Minor (1942), The White Cliffs of Dover (1944), National Velvet (1944), The Green Years (1946), Forever Amber (1947), Strangers on a Train (1951), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Jupiter's Darling (1955), and Witness for the Prosecution (1957). She played the housekeeper Frau Schmidt in The Sound of Music (1965). Two years later, she had a minor part as Lady Petherington in Doctor Dolittle (1967). </P> <P> She had a recurring role in the 1960s NBC sitcom Hazel as Harriet Johnson . She appeared on CBS's I Love Lucy as "Mrs. Benson", the neighbour with whom the Ricardos switch apartments after the birth of Little Ricky in 1953 . She was cast as Mrs. Murdock in the 1961 episode "The Swedish Girl" on ABC's The Real McCoys . She appeared on CBS's Perry Mason as Winifred Wileen in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Illicit Illusion ." She also appeared on the 7th season episode of The Beverly Hillbillies "Problem Bear" as the snobby socialite, Mrs. Vanransenhoff, who went home with Granny to get gossip on Mrs. Drysdale . Varden played Mrs. Dumont in a 1966 (Season 3, Ep. 11) episode of Bewitched entitled "Oedipus Hex", sitting on a "Ways & Means" charity committee with Samantha Stevens to raise funds for a children's playground . Varden played Mrs. Hermione Monteagle in episode 13 of the Batman series of the 1960s . </P> <P> She became a naturalised United States citizen on 28 January 1949 . </P>

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