Patricia Ann "Tisha" Sterling (born December 10, 1944)Hubler, Richard G. (June 1959)
"A belle named Sothern"
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Life and career

Sterling was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in

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, California. Her parents divorced when she was three years old. Sterling started acting in the 1960s with an appearance on her mother's television series '' The Ann Sothern Show''. She later appeared in episodes of '' The Donna Reed Show''; '' The Long, Hot Summer''; ''

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''; ''

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'' episodes 43 and 44 as Legs, the daughter of Ma Parker (played by

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); '' The Name of the Game''; '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers''; '' Hawaii Five-O''; ''

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'' and '' The New Adventures of Perry Mason''. She appeared in the feature films '' Village of the Giants'' (1965), '' Coogan's Bluff'' (1968), and '' Norwood'' (1970). In 1987, Sterling played a younger version of her mother's character (in flashbacks) in '' The Whales of August''. She had previously played a younger version of her mother's character in '' Crazy Mama'' (1975). Following that role, she appeared in two other films. Sterling made her last onscreen appearance in '' Breakfast of Champions'' (1999), opposite

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Personal life

Sterling has since retired from acting, and works as a

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in Ketchum,

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(where her mother lived for many years until her death in 2001) with her daughter, Heidi Bates Hogan. Sterling was married to Lal Baum (1937–1987), the great-grandson of author L. Frank Baum, from 1965 until 1970. Baum died of cancer on July 21, 1987.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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