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Bradford Davis was born May 5, 1926 in Schenectady, New York
along with her twin sister, Harriet. The daughter of an electrical
engineer father and an amateur actress mother, Ann originally
wanted to be a doctor. She studied pre-Med at the University
of Michigan while her twin sister simultaneously took acting
courses there. After seeing her older brother perform in the
play "Oklahoma!," Ann was bitten by the acting bug too, and
switched her majors.
Ann ended up performing at theaters around the country before
heading to Los Angeles in 1954. A casting director discovered
her acting at a non-paying coffeehouse on Sunset Boulevard
and suggested she audition for the role of Schultzy on The
Bob Cummings Show. She got the part, which she kept for
five years, earning her two Emmy Awards (and four nominations).
With her theatrical roots firmly planted in years of stage
work, Ann appeared on the Dinner Theater circuit in many plays
including "The Matchmaker," "Three On A Honeymoon" and "Everybody
Loves Opal." She was also in a play called "The Nearlyweds."
written expressly for her by Lloyd Schwartz, producer of The
Brady Bunch. Ann thrilled troops when she toured Vietnam,
Thailand and Korea with the USO.
Since 1969, she has been known to the world as Alice, the
loveable housekeeper from The Brady Bunch.
Ann continues to return to the various Brady reunions, including
"The Brady Bunch Movie" she also been seen in touring companies
of "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Crazy For You." She currently
lives in semi-retirement in Pennsylvania.
