Biography

Angela McEwan (April 23, 1934 – December 20, 2015) was an American actress, best known for her roles in Nebraska and Getting On. She also appeared in Parks and Recreation and New Girl.

McEwan was born in Santa Monica, California on April 23, 1934. She studied acting at the Los Angeles City College for one year, then transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles, where she met and married her husband, Nicaraguan gastroenterologist Guillermo McEwan. They moved to Mexico City, where he continued his medical studies and began his career. After returning to California via Temple, Texas, where she received a bachelor's degree from the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, McEwan obtained a master's degree in Spanish from University of California, Irvine and worked as an interpreter in criminal court.