Ethel Owen was born on March 30, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Robert Montgomery Presents (1950), Inner Sanctum (1954) and Kraft Theatre (1947). She was married to John Hale Almy and Dr. Raymond Gilbert Owens. She died on February 16, 1997 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Most comments focused on the comic timing she displayed in the show's Honeymooners sketches as Alice Kramden's insult-dispensing mother who specialized in acid-tinged putdowns of her son-in-law Ralph, especially when referring to his weight and low-paying job.
Owen was a regular on the popular 1930s radio series
"Gangbusters" that featured weekly episodes based actual crime
incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted
criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener
participation.
In her early sixties, during the mid-1950s, she had a memorable recurring TV role on The Honeymooners, playing Mrs. Gibson, Ralph Kramden's sharp-tongued, interfering mother-in-law.