Scotty Bloch

Scotty Bloch (born Barbara Belle Scott;^{[citation needed]} January 28, 1925 – September 15, 2018) was an American stage and television actress.

Bloch worked as an actress since the 1940s. Her television work included playing Lucille O'Brien in the dramatic series Kay O'Brien and a recurring role on Kate and Allie as the mother of Jane Curtin's character. In 1980, she appeared on Broadway in Mark Medoff's Children of a Lesser God, at the Longacre Theatre in New York. She also starred in the Oscar and Palme d'Or-winning 1989 short film The Lunch Date, written and directed by Adam Davidson.

Bloch married Daniel Bloch in 1948. They remained wed until his death in 2013. They had two sons, Andrew and Anthony.

Bloch died in Niantic, Connecticut at age 93 from Alzheimer's disease.