Engel was no smoker, but she sold the bit. “The way she handled her lighter was like a Mafia boss,” he said. “It's not everybody who can get up there and get a laugh,” he added.

Is Georgia Engels voice real?

Even if the characters Engel crafted were fictional, Engel's girlish voice, at least, wasn't part of the act: “What you see is what you get,” said White in a 2012 interview. “That's not a character voice — that's our girl.”

Who played Ted Baxters girlfriend?

Actress Georgia Engel, whose winning role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show led to a long career on-screen, has died at age 70. From 1972 to 1977, Engel played sweet, artless Georgette, the girlfriend and then wife of arrogant news anchor Ted Baxter.