‘Parks and Recreation’ Actress Helen Slayton-Hughes Dies at 92
She was not on the list.
The Parks and Recreation community has lost one of its own as star Helen Slayton-Hughes has died. The actress who memorably portrayed Ethel Beavers was 92 years old.
Slayton-Hughes’ death was reported on December 8 by her family on her Facebook page in a message to fans. “To the friends and fans of our beloved Helen,” the statement began. “Helen passed away last night. Her pain has ended but her fierce spirit lives on. Thank you for the love and support of her and her work. Rest sweet one.”
No cause of death was revealed at this time, but a video memorializing Slayton-Hughes and her career was shared. Slayton-Hughes made an impact by portraying the rough and gruff court stenographer Ethel Beavers who worked on the fourth floor of Pawnee’s city hall in NBC‘s hit comedy Parks and Rec.
Among Slayton-Hughes’ other television credits are roles on Single Parents, Fresh Off the Boat, The Middle, New Girl, Parenthood, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Burning Love, Raising Hope, Desperate Housewives, True Blood, My Name Is Earl, Arrested Development, That’s So Raven, The West Wing, Malcolm in the Middle, NYPD Blue, and Nash Bridges among others.
She also had a role in the 2005 Oscar-nominated film Good Night, and Good Luck which featured an all-star cast including George Clooney, David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels, Patricia Clarkson, and Alex Borstein among others.
Most recently on television, Slayton-Hughes reunited with Parks and Rec‘s creator Mike Schur for an appearance on the Peacock comedy Rutherford Falls. She also featured in a number of recent Netflix movies including the Amy Poehler-directed flick Moxie as well as He’s All That and her last project The Curse of Bridge Hollow which starred Marlon Wayans, Priah Ferguson, and Kelly Rowland.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Mafia on the Bounty Selma
1982 Shoot the Moon Singer
2003 Gossip Sophie Short film
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck Mary
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Mrs. Moskowitz
2006 Being the Tooth Fairy Tooth Fairy Short film
2008 The Onion Movie 'Yarn-it-All' Employee
2008 A Pig's Ear Short film
2010 Crazy on the Outside Grandma
2010 Hesher Mrs. Rosowski
2010 Lesbian Homecoming Feminist Book Club Member Short film
2014 Veronica Mars Mrs. Barnes
2015 Homage to Erik Satie's Laundress Laundress/Narrator Short film
2016 The Gift of the Magpie Mavis Turner Short film
2017 CASH Mrs. Patterson Short film
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Woman on Bus
2018 The Invisible Mother Mona
2019 Klaus Several (voices)
2019 I Am Evelyn Rose Jan Short film
2021 Moxie Helen
2022 The Curse of Bridge Hollow Victoria
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Princess and the Cabbie Valerie Bertinelli's BART Nemesis Television film
2000 Nash Bridges Gertrude Jorgensen Episodes: "Jump Start", "Rock and a Hard Place"
2001-2002 Power Rangers Time Force Elderly Lady Episodes: "Frax's Fury", "Dawn of Destiny"
2001 The Drew Carey Show Eighty-Year-Old Woman Episode: Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour
2001 Judging Amy Coffee Shop Patron Episode: "Crime and Puzzlement"
2003 The West Wing Marion Cotesworth-Haye Episode: "Privateers"
2003 Carnivàle Scripture-Reading Lady Episode: "Milfay"
2003 NYPD Blue Grace Langford Episode: "Frickin' Fraker"
2003-2004 Malcolm in the Middle Nana/Elderly Woman Episodes: "Malcom Dates a Family", "Stereo Store"
2004 One on One Carol Episode: "Sleepless in Baltimore"
2004-2005 That's So Raven Mildred Episodes: "My Big Fat Pizza Party", "Dog Day After-Groom"
2006 Arrested Development Mrs. Van Skoyk Episode: "S.O.B.s"
2006 Four Kings Helen Episode: "Upper West Side Story"
2007 My Name is Earl Mrs. Abernathy Episode: "Buried Treasure"
2007 Out of Jimmy's Head Doris Episode: "Detention"
2007 The Minister of Divine Dorothy Vanderbosch Television film
2008 Desperate Housewives Elderly Woman Episode: "The Gun Song"
2010 Pretty Little Liars Mrs. Potter Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close"
2011-2015 Parks and Recreation Ethel Beavers 11 episodes
2012 Raising Hope Harriett Episode: "Throw Maw Maw from the House (Part II)"
2012-2013 Burning Love Virginia/Agnes 21 episodes
2013 True Blood Caroline Bellefleur Episodes: "Life Matters", "Dead Meet"
2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Ethel Musterberg Episode: "The Slump"
2013 Parenthood Edie Episode: "Election Day"
2013 Getting On Sandy Sayles Episode: "Born on the Fourth of July"
2014 Men at Work Edith Episode: "Pre-Posal"
2014 The Greatest Event in Television History Lilly Episode: "Bosom Buddies"
2014 The Night Shift Wendy Franklin Episode: "Second Chances"
2014 The Birthday Boys Helen Ainsley Episode: "Wet Dreams May Come"
2014-2015 New Girl Mrs. Raws Episodes: "Coming Out", "Landline"
2015 Kroll Show Doris Episode: "Body Bouncers"
2017 The Middle Eleanor Episode: "Swing and a Miss"
2018 Little Big Awesome Penelope Pitt-Plebop/Townsfolk Episodes: "Snow Day/Rootin' For Change", "Puppy Shower/Claude the Buff Hamster"
2018 Fresh off the Boat Dot Episode: "Where Have All the Cattlemen Gone?"
2019 Those Who Can't Agnes Butterpanny Episode: "Those Who Could've"
2019 Single Parents Diana Episode: "Big Widow Wives"
Video Games
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Guild Wars 2 Shriika/Zena Zonwoman
2014 Murdered: Soul Suspect Several (voices)
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