Hattie Winston

Hattie Winston (b. 1945) is an actress who appeared on The Electric Company from 1973 to 1977, notably as Valerie the Librarian, and co-starred with Ted Danson on the sitcom Becker (1998-2004), as wry office manager Margaret Wyborn. Winston appeared with her Electric Company co-stars and the Muppets in the 1974 special Out to Lunch. In 1991, she played Nurse Flowers in the video Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (with fellow Electric Company alumnus Judy Graubart).

Winston's other TV work includes regular roles in the soap operas Edge of Night (as Veronique) and Port Charles (as teh first Alice Burgess), the medical drama Nurse, Ryan's Hope, and Homefront (as Gloria Davis). Guest roles include Turk's mother on Scrubs and appearances on '"ER, Girlfriends, and Step by Step. As a voice actress, Winston has been heard in rugrats (as Lucy Carmichael), The Proud Family, and Duckman''.