Jacqueline Sue Scott (June 25, 1931 – July 23, 2020) was an American actress who appeared on Broadway and in several films, but mostly

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red in more than 100 television programs.

Biography

The daughter of John and Maxine Scott, she settled down in

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, where she graduated from Neosho High School in 1949. She then went to New York and attended

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. Her initial experience on stage came when she traveled with a tent show in Missouri. On Broadway she portrayed Susan Dennison in ''The Wooden Dish'' (1955) and Rachel Brown in '' Inherit the Wind'' (1955–57). Scott made her motion picture debut in William Castle's . During production of ''Macabre'' in 1957, she met Gene Lesser, and they were married a few months later. She started her career in television by playing opposite such stars as

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on live television. Between 1958 and 1960, Scott made three guest appearances on ''

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'': Amelia Armitage in "The Case of the Daring Decoy" (1958), Sally Wilson in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish" (1959), and Kathi Beecher in "The Case of the Violent Village" (1960). In '' The Outer Limits'', she played the wife of the protagonist in the series' first episode, "

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" (1963). In the television series '' The Fugitive'', Scott played the sister of Dr. Richard Kimble (

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) in five episodes telecast between 1964 and 1967, including the two-part finale that at the time became the highest-rated program in television history. Among her film roles, Scott played

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's character's wife in the theatrical film ''

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'' (1968), and the ill-fated outlaw wife of

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in '' Charley Varrick'' (1973).

Death

Scott died on July 23, 2020, at her home in Los Angeles from lung cancer. Her husband of 63 years, actor Gene Lesser, had died on June 23 of the same year.

Filmography

References

Sources

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External links

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Interview with Jacqueline Scott at Classic Film & TV Cafe
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