Elizabeth Tipton Walker (born February 19, 1947) is an American former actress, best known for her role in the film ''

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'' (1964).

Early years

Walker was born Elizabeth Tipton Walker on February 19, 1947, in New York City. Her father, Gordon Walker, was an engineer with Allied Chemical Corporation. Her mother, Nancy, was trustee of a society involved in restoring colonial homes. She was raised in

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, and attended

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. President

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was her great-great-great grandfather.

Career

Walker appeared in several television shows, such as '' Doctor Kildare'' and '' Peyton Place'', and the female lead role in the film ''

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''. She asked producers to bill her as Elizabeth Walker on ''Peyton Place'', partly "because I don't like strangers calling me Tippy".

Personal life

In 1968 Walker was engaged to David Milch, a Yale graduate who planned to be a writer. According to a 2012 article in The New Yorker by John Colapinto, director

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handpicked Walker from hundreds of actresses who auditioned for the role of "Val" in the 1964 film

and reshaped the film during editing to focus more on her character. According to Colapinto, in the 2000s Walker revealed through a series of posts on IMDb that she and Hill began a relationship during filming that lasted throughout most of Walker's senior year in high school, even though Hill was married with children and, at age 44, nearly 30 years older than Walker. In the posts Colapinto attributes to Walker, the retired actress describes being sexually assaulted by Hill as a 16-year-old while they were alone in his office and describes how Hill, without warning, began aggressively French-kissing her. Walker also claimed that Hill swore her to secrecy about the resulting relationship, then himself told others, and she states the resulting Hollywood gossip made potential employers reluctant to cast her, contributing to her decision to stop acting in the early 1970s.

Filmography

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'' (1964) - Valerie Boyd *'' The Jesus Trip'' (1971) - Anna *''

'' (1971) - Jenny

Television

*'' Dr. Kildare'' (4 episodes, 1965) - Lois Gibbon *''

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'' (1 episode, 1966) - Virginia Otis *'' Peyton Place'' (79 episodes, 1968-1969) - Carolyn Russell *''

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'' (1969) - Christine Rohas *'' The Sixth Sense (later edited for syndication to become part of The Night Gallery by Rod Serling)'' (1 episode, 1972) - Julie Desmond (final television appearance)

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* 1947 births Living people Actresses from New York City American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from New Haven, Connecticut 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women The Masters School alumni {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub