Sheree North (born Dawn Shirley Crang; January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for being one of

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's intended successors to

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Early life

North was born Dawn Shirley Crang in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1932, the daughter of June (née Shoard) and Richard Crang. Following her mother's remarriage to Edward Bethel, she was known as Dawn Shirley Bethel.

Career

Beginnings

North made her film début as an uncredited extra in '' Excuse My Dust'' (1951). She was then spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in

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, and was cast as a chorus girl in the film '' Here Come the Girls'' (1953), starring

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. Around that time, she adopted the stage name Sheree North. She made her Broadway début in the musical '' Hazel Flagg'', for which she won a Theatre World Award. She reprised her role in the film version, '' Living It Up'' (1954), starring

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and

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. In early 1954, at age 22, she appeared in a live TV version of

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's '' Anything Goes'' on ''

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'', with

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, and

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20th Century-Fox

In 1954, North signed a four-year contract with

. The studio had big plans for her, hoping to groom her as a replacement for the studio's leading—and increasingly uncontrollable—female star

. Fox tested North for leading roles in two of their upcoming productions, ''The Girl in Pink Tights'' and '' There's No Business Like Show Business''—two films that had been offered to Monroe—while North was wearing Monroe's own studio wardrobe. After her screen tests, though, North was not cast in either film. In March 1954, North had a brush with scandal when she was revealed to have once danced in a

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in an 8 mm erotic film. Fox capitalized on the publicity, as the studio previously had with Monroe's nude calendar posing in 1952. In 1955, she was assigned the lead role opposite

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in '' How to Be Very, Very Popular'' (1955), a role that Marilyn Monroe had refused. Media attention surrounding Monroe's suspension, and North's hiring resulted in North appearing on the cover of ''

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'' with the cover line "Sheree North Takes Over from Marilyn Monroe". ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' did not live up to the hype Fox had generated, though North had appeared on ''

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'' to publicize the film and had been asked point-blank by one of the panelists if she has been associated with Monroe. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box-office success. Despite this, film historians, then and now, cite North's electrically charged dancing to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" as the film's most memorable scene. In an attempt to promote North, Fox studio executives lobbied to cast her in films surrounded with popular stars. The studio had campaigned to cast her in a film with comedian Tom Ewell, hoping to repeat the success he had with Monroe in ''

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'' (1955). Soon thereafter, the studio assigned North and Ewell to appear together in the romantic comedy '' The Lieutenant Wore Skirts'', plotting the story of an army lieutenant whose husband tries to get her discharged. To promote the film, North posed for several publicity shots showing her legs. When the majority of the shots were released, only her legs appeared, with the tagline "Believe it or not, these legs belong to an army lieutenant." The film premiered with much fanfare in January 1956, and became a box-office success, grossing over $4 million in the United States. North's follow-up was '' The Best Things in Life Are Free'' (1956), a lavish

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in which her singing voice was dubbed by Eileen Wilson. She received fourth billing under Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, and

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. It was an attempt by the studio to broaden North's audience appeal, and while it earned favorable reviews from critics, it did not become the success for which Fox had hoped. In 1956, Fox signed another blonde bombshell in the person of Broadway actress

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to a contract, and began promoting her instead of North. Although Fox gradually lost interest in North, the studio continued to offer her a string of films. She was offered the lead role in a film called ''The Girl Upstairs'', in which she would have parodied Monroe's on-screen persona. When North's agent suggested she decline the film, Fox put her on suspension for two months. When her suspension was lifted one month later, North agreed to appear in ''

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'', but only on the assurance that

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would be her co-star. When Presley withdrew due to salary disagreements, he was replaced with

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, with whom North often quarreled. In the film, North attempted to progress from her blonde bombshell image, playing a sarcastic waitress, and while the film drew mixed reviews, it was a box-office success. She next starred in ''

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'' (1957), a melodrama about the lives of multiple families living in a California subdivision. Tony Randall played her alcoholic husband in the film. Although critically acclaimed, it was not a box-office success. The following year, she appeared in her final two films for Fox. '' In Love and War'' (1958) was a war drama film pairing her again with Jeffrey Hunter, and also with

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, Dana Wynter, and Hope Lange. It was not a critical or financial success. Although the musical film genre had declined in profitability, she next co-starred in '' Mardi Gras'' (1958) with

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and Tommy Sands. It was her final film under her contract.

Later years

After North's contract with Fox ended in 1958, her career stalled, although she continued to act in films, television, and on the stage throughout the rest of her life. She guest-starred on episodes of '' The Untouchables'' and ''

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'' (both 1963). North joined the cast of '' I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' in 1962, which featured

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and introduced

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. She later guest-starred on a series of popular television series, including ''

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'', '' Burke's Law'' (1963–65), '' The Virginian'' (1964–66), ''

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'', '' The Iron Horse'' (both 1966), and '' The Fugitive'' (1965–67). After an eight-year absence from film acting, North accepted a lead role in the

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'' (1966). The film opened to only a minor release in 1966 and has rarely been seen since. North co-starred with Elvis Presley in one of his final films, '' The Trouble with Girls'' (1969). When she was not working in films, she worked in musicals and many other theatrical productions. She appeared on Broadway doing a lively routine in the musical ''Hazel Flagg'' (1953), and won a Theatre World Award. This led directly to her being cast in the film '' Living It Up'' (1954). In 1962, she appeared on Broadway as Martha Mills in '' I Can Get It for You Wholesale'', with Jack Kruschen, Elliott Gould, and Barbra Streisand in her Broadway debut. North also appeared in productions of ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1965, she took over from Shirley Knight in a Los Angeles production of '' Dutchman'' that coincided with the 1965 Watts riots. The production was controversial and was blamed by conservatives for inciting unrest. It was picketed, ads in newspapers were blocked, and North's car was set on fire. Despite that, the production ran for a year. From the 1960s onward, North focused mainly on becoming a solid and versatile character actress, appearing on almost every television Western, cop show, and medical drama produced from the 1960s through the 1990s. She displayed a talent for comic timing on many of the situation comedies of the era. She was a favorite in several made-for-television movies. She also earned Emmy nominations for appearances on '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (1969) and ''

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'' (1979). Ed Asner Sheree North Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975

A favorite of film producer/director

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, she appeared in four of his films: in '' Madigan'' (1968) opposite Richard Widmark; in '' Charley Varrick'' (1973) with Walter Matthau; as

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's long-lost love in the actor's final film ''

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'' (1976); and in '' Telefon'' (1977). She had supporting roles in two

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movies, '' Breakout'' (1975) with

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, and ''Telefon''. Other notable performances were in '' The Gypsy Moths'' (1969) with Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman; and as Burt Lancaster's ex-lover in Michael Winner's Western, '' Lawman'' (1971) with

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, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Duvall, and

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. She also appeared in the crime drama '' The Organization'' (1971) with

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, and in '' The Outfit'' (1973) with Duvall,

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, and

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. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, North appeared in guest spots on TV shows, including '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', and '' Magnum, P.I.''. She played Lou Grant's girlfriend in several episodes of ''

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''. She co-starred with

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in the short-lived CBS sitcom '' Big Eddie'' in 1975. During the 1980–81 season, North starred in '' I'm a Big Girl Now'' with

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, and

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. The series aired 19 episodes. In 1980, she played Marilyn Monroe's mother in the made-for-television film '' Marilyn: The Untold Story''. In 1983, she appeared in the ensemble cast of

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's series '' Bay City Blues''. The hour-long drama series aired eight episodes. North later appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' as Blanche Devereaux's sister Virginia. In the 1990s, she appeared as

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's mother Babs Kramer in two episodes of the sitcom ''

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''. Her last screen role was in

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' black comedy '' Susan's Plan'' (1998).

Personal life

North was married four times and had two children. In 1948, at age 16, she married Fred Bessire, a draftsman, with whom she had a daughter, Dawn. The marriage ended in 1953. In 1955, she married television writer Bud Freeman; the marriage ended a year later. Her third marriage was to a psychologist, Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daughter, Erica Eve. The marriage ended in divorce in 1963. At the time of her death, North was married to her fourth husband, Emmy Award-winning title designer Phillip "Phill" Norman. On November 4, 2005, aged 73, North died of complications following surgery at

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Theatre

* '' Hazel Flagg'' (February 11, 1953 – September 19, 1953) * '' I Can Get It for You Wholesale'' (March 22, 1962 – December 8, 1962) * ''

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'' (Laguna-Moulton Playhouse – January 3, 2000)

Filmography

Features

Television

* '' The Bing Crosby Show'' (CBS, January 3, 1954) as Herself * ''

'' (1954) (Season 4 Episode 22: "Anything Goes") as Bonnie * '' Shower of Stars'' (1954) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Lend an Ear") * ''

'' (1955) as Herself * ''

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'' (1957) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Topaze") as Suzy * '' The Witness'' (1961) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Ma Barker") as Blossom Knight * '' The Untouchables'' (1963) (Season 4 Episode 13: "Search for a Dead Man") as Claire Simmons * ''

'' (1963) (Season 9 Episode 2: "Lover Boy") as Avis Fisher * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1963) (Season 2 Episode 11: "There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'!") as Peggy Lewis * '' Breaking Point'' (1963) (2 episodes) **(Season 1 Episode 1: "Solo for B-Flat Clarinet") as Lisa Adams **(Season 1 Episode 15: "Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry") as Susan Beaumont * '' The Great Adventure'' (1964) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Wild Bill Hickok- the Legend and the Man") as Agnes Lake * ''

'' (1963–1964) (2 episodes) **(Season 3 Episode 1: "For This Relief, Much Thanks") (1963) as Lisa Adams **(Season 3 Episode 28: "Dress My Doll Pretty") (1964) as Gloria Cooper * '' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1964) (Season 1 Episode 28: "This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There") as Gloria * '' Burke's Law'' (1963–1965) (3 episodes) **(Season 1 Episode 10: "Who Killed the Kind Doctor?") (1963) as Myrtle 'Gigi' String **(Season 2 Episode 15: "Who Killed Davidian Jonas?") (1964) as The Maharani of Kooshipoo **(Season 2 Episode 19: "Who Killed Rosie Sunset?") (1965) as Cleo Delaney * '' The Loner'' (1965) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Escort for a Dead Man") as Cora Rice * '' The Virginian'' (1964–1966) (2 episodes) **(Season 2 Episode 24: "Another's Footsteps") (1964) as Karen Anders **(Season 4 Episode 27: "That Saunders Woman") (1966) as Della Saunders * '' Run for Your Life'' (1966) (Season 2 Episode 1: "The Day Time Stopped") as Jeannie Lake * ''

'' (1966) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Man from Nowhere") as Libby Mathews * '' The Iron Horse'' (1966) (Season 1 Episode 15: "A Dozen Ways to Kill a Man") as Alix Henderson * '' Code Name: Heraclitus'' (1967, TV movie) as Sally * ''

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'' (1965–1967) (3 episodes) **(Season 3 Episode 2: "The Crime") (1965) as Mary **(Season 4 Episode 13: "Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 1") (1966) as Sally **(Season 4 Episode 14: "Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2") (1967) as Sally * '' The Fugitive'' (1965–1967) (2 episodes) **(Season 3 Episode 8: "An Apple a Day") (1965) as Marianne Adams **(Season 4 Episode 27: "The Walls of Night") (1967) as Willy * ''

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'' (1968) (Season 2 Episode 2: "Comes Up Rose") as Rose Anderson * ''

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'' (1968) (Season 1 Episode 5: "A Hard Card to Play") as Felicia * '' Then Came Bronson'' (1969) (Pilot Episode) as Gloria Oresko * '' My Friend Tony'' (1969) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Computer Murder") as Vivian * '' The Name of the Game'' (1970) (Season 2 Episode 25: "One of the Girls in Research") as Mrs. Palmer * ''

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'' (1970) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Who Killed Kindness?") as Lottie * '' The Interns'' (1971) (Season 1 Episode 18: "The Challenger") as Beth Calico * ''Vanished'' (1971, TV movie) as Beverly West * '' The Smith Family'' (1971) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Lost Lady") as Peggy Manners * ''

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'' (1972) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg") as Bess Tapscott * '' Rolling Man'' (1972, TV movie) as Ruby * ''

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'' (1972) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Stakeout") as Millie Carroll * '' Jigsaw'' (1972) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Finder's Fee") * ''Trouble Comes to Town'' (1973, TV movie) as Mrs. Murdock * ''

'' (1973) (Season 2 Episode 5: "No Hearts, No Flowers") as Dr. Marion Voight * '' Snatched'' (1973, TV movie) as Kim Sutter * ''

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'' (1973) (Season 1 Episode 14: "The Third Man") as Noreen Gallagher * '' Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law'' (1973) (Season 3 Episode 3: "The Pool House") as Evelyn Knight * '' Hawkins'' (1973) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Murder in Movieland") as Debbie Lane * ''

'' (1973) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Going Home") as Donna Coughlin * '' Maneater'' (1973, TV movie) as Gloria Baron * ''Key West'' (1973, TV movie) as Brandi * ''

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'' (1974) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Dead Heat") as Esther Helpinstall * '' Winter Kill'' (1974, TV movie) as Betty * ''

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'' (1974) (2 episodes) as Mrs. Giancana **(Season 2 Episode 1: "The Chinatown Murders: Part 1") **(Season 2 Episode 2: "The Chinatown Murders: Part 2") * '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1974) (Season 7 Episode 2: "A Hawaiian Nightmare") as Doris Brown * ''

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'' (1974) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Forfeit by Death") as Roxy Morgan * '' Wide World Mystery'' (1974) (Episode: "The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer") as Mrs. Janet Swimmer * ''The Whirlwind'' (1974, TV movie) * '' Movin' On'' (1974) (2 episodes) as Dinah **(Season 1 Episode 12: "Goin' Home: Part 1") **(Season 1 Episode 13: "Goin' Home: Part 2") * ''

'' (1974–1975) (2 episodes) as Charlene Maguire **(Season 5 Episode 4: "Lou and That Woman") (1974) **(Season 5 Episode 19: "The Shame of the Cities") (1975) * ''A Shadow in the Streets'' (1975, TV movie) as Gina Pulaski * '' Medical Center'' (1971–1975) (3 episodes) **(Season 3 Episode 15: "Shock! Part 1") (1971) as Karen Porter **(Season 3 Episode 16: "Shock! Part 2") (1972) as Karen Porter **(Season 6 Episode 23: "Half a Life") (1975) as Sylvia Ronston * '' Big Eddie'' (1975) (10 episodes) as Honey Smith * '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (1976) (Season 7 Episode 16: "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?") as June Monica * '' Most Wanted'' (1976) (Pilot Episode) as Melissa Dawson * ''

'' (1976) (Season 2 Episode 9: "On the First Day of Christmas") as Constance Hume * ''

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'' (1977) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Big Bad Charlie") as Amy * '' Future Cop'' (1977) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Carlisle Girl") as Claire Hammond * '' Westside Medical'' (1977) (2 episodes) as Laurie **(Season 1 Episode 9: "My Physician, My Friend: Part 1") **(Season 1 Episode 10: "My Physician, My Friend: Part 2") * ''

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'' ''Have I Got a Christmas for You'' (1977) as Adele Serkin * '' The Night They Took Miss Beautiful'' (1977, TV movie) as Layla Burden * ''

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'' (1978) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Prince/The Sheriff") as Julie * '' A Real American Hero'' (1978, TV movie) as Carrie Todd * ''Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill'' (1979, TV movie) as Lettie Norman * ''Women in White'' (1979, TV movie) as Lisa Gordon * ''Portrait of a Stripper'' aka ''The Secret Life of Susie Hanson'' (1979, TV movie) as Sally Evers * ''

'' (1979) (2 episodes) as Dotty Wertz **(Season 1 Episode 4: "Archie and the Oldest Profession") **(Season 1 Episode 12: "Barney and the Hooker") * ''A Christmas for Boomer'' (1979, TV movie) as Dorothy * '' Marilyn: The Untold Story'' (1980, TV movie) as Gladys Baker * '' I'm a Big Girl Now'' (1980-1981) (16 episodes) as Edie McKendrick * '' Legs'' (1983, TV movie) as Ida * '' Bay City Blues'' (1983-1984) (8 episodes) as Lynn Holtz * '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1984) (Season 4 Episode 16: "The Return of Luther Gillis") as Blanche Rafferty * '' Scorned and Swindled'' (1984, TV movie) as Maxine Wagner * '' Trapper John, M.D.'' (1985) (Season 6 Episode 18: "The Unholy Ghost") as Tilly Whiteside * ''

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'' (1986) (Season 14 Episode 6: "Are You My Mother?") as Madelyn * '' Matlock'' (1986) (2 episodes) as Alice Jenkins **(Season 1 Episode 6: "The Don: Part 1") **(Season 1 Episode 7: "The Don: Part 2") * ''

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'' (1987) (Season 3 Episode 18: "No Laughing Murder") as Norma Lewis * '' Jake Spanner, Private Eye'' (1989, TV movie) as Mrs. Bernstein * ''

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'' (1989) (Season 2 Episode 8: "Bloodlines") as Joyce Burton * ''

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'' (1989) (Season 6 Episode 8: "Shield of Honor") as Dorothy Nickens * ''

'' (1985–1989) (2 episodes) as Virginia Hollingsworth **(Season 1 Episode 4: "Transplant") (1985) **(Season 5 Episode 11: "Ebb Tide") (1989) * ''Dead on the Money'' (1991, TV movie) * ''

'' (1995–1998) (2 episodes) as Babs Kramer **(Season 6 Episode 11: "The Switch") (1995) **(Season 9 Episode 22: "The Finale") (1998)

Awards and honors

Theatre World Award * Won: For performance in ''Hazel Flagg'' (1953)

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

* Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series, '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' episode "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?" (1976) * Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, ''

'' (1980)

References

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