Filmography
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Known For
Play Misty for Me Madge (1971) -
Night Monster Dr. Lynne Harper (1942) -
Cactus Flower Mrs. Durant (1969) -
Known For
A Cry in the Night Helen Taggart (1956) -
Actress
Goliath Awaits Carrie (1981) -
Delta House Trustee (1979) -
Charlie's Angels Samantha McKendrick (1978) -
Most Wanted Mrs. Morrison (1976) -
The Smith Family Mrs. Carlisle (1972) -
My Three Sons Sylvia Anderson (1969-1972) -
Play Misty for Me Madge (1971)
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Family Affair Mrs. Eldridge (1968-1970) -
Cactus Flower Mrs. Durant (1969)
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Roberta Mrs. Teale (1969) -
![Mod Squad]( "Mod Squad")
Mod Squad Mrs. Sanderson (1968) -
![Ironside]( "Ironside")
Ironside Margaret Whitfield (1968) -
![Love on a Rooftop]( "Love on a Rooftop")
Love on a Rooftop Helen Cavendish (1967) -
![Honey West]( "Honey West")
Honey West Aunt Meg (1965-1966) -
![The Young Marrieds]( "The Young Marrieds")
The Young Marrieds Irene Forsythe #1 (1964-1965) -
![The Baileys of Balboa]( "The Baileys of Balboa")
The Baileys of Balboa Marie (1964) -
![The Twilight Zone]( "The Twilight Zone")
The Twilight Zone Martha Tillman (1964) -
![Burke's Law]( "Burke's Law")
Burke's Law Mrs. Tilson (1964) -
![The Eleventh Hour]( "The Eleventh Hour")
The Eleventh Hour Valerie Prentice (1963) -
![Perry Mason]( "Perry Mason")
Perry Mason Jill Garson (1958-1963) -
![Hawaiian Eye]( "Hawaiian Eye")
Hawaiian Eye Mary Kirk (1961-1963) -
![Dr. Kildare]( "Dr. Kildare")
Dr. Kildare Martha Kildare (1962) -
![Wide Country]( "Wide Country")
Wide Country Dorothy Stannard (1962) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip Ellen Gilmore (1962) -
![Follow the Sun]( "Follow the Sun")
Follow the Sun Jeanette (1962) -
![Target: The Corruptors!]( "Target: The Corruptors!")
Target: The Corruptors! Nora Tremaine (1962) -
![Surfside 6]( "Surfside 6")
Surfside 6 Mrs. Gardner (1961) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook Esperanza (1961) -
![Peter Gunn]( "Peter Gunn")
Peter Gunn Madelon Ridgely (1961) -
![The DuPont Show with June Allyson]( "The DuPont Show with June Allyson")
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Gladys Anderson (1961) -
![The Case of the Dangerous Robin]( "The Case of the Dangerous Robin")
The Case of the Dangerous Robin Thelma Henderson (1960) -
O'Conner's Ocean Victoria Arden (1960)
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![Thriller]( "Thriller")
Thriller Mrs. Edith Pettit (1960) -
![Markham]( "Markham")
Markham Mrs. Franklin (1960) -
![Bourbon Street Beat]( "Bourbon Street Beat")
Bourbon Street Beat Alice Nichols (1960) -
![The Donna Reed Show]( "The Donna Reed Show")
The Donna Reed Show Louise Collier (1959) -
![The Ann Sothern Show]( "The Ann Sothern Show")
The Ann Sothern Show Lorraine (1959) -
![Richard Diamond, Private Detective]( "Richard Diamond, Private Detective")
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Mary Forsythe (1959) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Mrs. McBurnie (1959) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre Margaret March (1955-1958) -
![Crash Landing]( "Crash Landing")
Crash Landing Bernice Willouby (1958) -
![The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]( "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show")
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Clara Bagley (1955-1958) -
![Going Steady]( "Going Steady")
Going Steady Grace Turner (1958) -
![Studio One]( "Studio One")
Studio One Beth Byrnes (1958) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Nancy Blount (1955-1957) -
![Panic!]( "Panic!")
Panic! Gretchen Beresford (1957) -
![Circus Boy]( "Circus Boy")
Circus Boy Martha Neilson (1957) -
![Teenage Rebel]( "Teenage Rebel")
Teenage Rebel Helen Sheldon McGowan (1956) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Susan Arnold (1953-1956) -
![A Cry in the Night]( "A Cry in the Night")
A Cry in the Night Helen Taggart (1956) -
Sneak Preview (1956)
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The Charles Farrell Show Mrs. Andrews (1956)
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![The Millionaire]( "The Millionaire")
The Millionaire Maxine AKA Max (1956) -
![Chevron Hall of Stars]( "Chevron Hall of Stars")
Chevron Hall of Stars Jeanne (1956) -
![Damon Runyon Theater]( "Damon Runyon Theater")
Damon Runyon Theater (1955) -
![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 Ann Randall (1955) -
![Stage 7]( "Stage 7")
Stage 7 Fran Abbelard (1955) -
![Fireside Theatre]( "Fireside Theatre")
Fireside Theatre Miss Vickers (1954-1955) -
![The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse]( "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse")
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953-1955) -
![Public Defender]( "Public Defender")
Public Defender Mrs. Harris (1955) -
Your Play Time (1954)
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![The Gulf Playhouse]( "The Gulf Playhouse")
The Gulf Playhouse (1952) -
![Chicago Deadline]( "Chicago Deadline")
Chicago Deadline Belle Dorset (1949) -
![Manhandled]( "Manhandled")
Manhandled Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet (1949) -
![The Lucky Stiff]( "The Lucky Stiff")
The Lucky Stiff Mrs. Eve Childers (1949) -
![Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid]( "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid")
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Mrs. Polly Peabody (1948) -
![Mickey]( "Mickey")
Mickey Louise Williams (1948) -
![He's My Guy]( "He's My Guy")
He's My Guy Terry Allen (1943) -
![Keeping Fit]( "Keeping Fit")
Keeping Fit Irene - Dick's Wife (1942) -
![Night Monster]( "Night Monster")
Night Monster Dr. Lynne Harper (1942) -
![Destination Unknown]( "Destination Unknown")
Destination Unknown Elena Varnoff (1942) -
![Halfway to Shanghai]( "Halfway to Shanghai")
Halfway to Shanghai Vicky Neilson (1942) -
![Gang Busters]( "Gang Busters")
Gang Busters Vicki Logan (1942) -
![Unseen Enemy]( "Unseen Enemy")
Unseen Enemy Gen Rand (1942) -
![Frisco Lil]( "Frisco Lil")
Frisco Lil Lillian Grayson / Frisco Lil (1942) -
![Bombay Clipper]( "Bombay Clipper")
Bombay Clipper Frankie Gilroy Wilson (1941) -
![Mr. Dynamite]( "Mr. Dynamite")
Mr. Dynamite Vicki Martin (1941) -
![San Francisco Docks]( "San Francisco Docks")
San Francisco Docks Kitty Tracy (1940) -
![The Boys from Syracuse]( "The Boys from Syracuse")
The Boys from Syracuse Adriana (1940) -
![The Crooked Road]( "The Crooked Road")
The Crooked Road Louise Dalton (1940) -
![3 Cheers for the Irish]( "3 Cheers for the Irish")
3 Cheers for the Irish Heloise Casey (1940) -
![Destry Rides Again]( "Destry Rides Again")
Destry Rides Again Janice Tyndall (1939) -
![Missing Evidence]( "Missing Evidence")
Missing Evidence Linda Parker (1939) -
![The House of Fear]( "The House of Fear")
The House of Fear Alice Tabor (1939) -
![East Side of Heaven]( "East Side of Heaven")
East Side of Heaven Mona Barrett (1939) -
![Society Smugglers]( "Society Smugglers")
Society Smugglers Joan Martin (1939) -
![Say It in French]( "Say It in French")
Say It in French Auriol Marsden (1938) -
![The Lady Fights Back]( "The Lady Fights Back")
The Lady Fights Back Heather McHale (1937) -
![The Girl Said No]( "The Girl Said No")
The Girl Said No Pearl Proctor / Peep-Bo (1937) -
![The League of Frightened Men]( "The League of Frightened Men")
The League of Frightened Men Evelyn Hibbard (1937) -
![Woman in Distress]( "Woman in Distress")
Woman in Distress Irene Donovan (1937) -
![Along Came Love]( "Along Came Love")
Along Came Love Emmy Grant (1936) -
![Absolute Quiet]( "Absolute Quiet")
Absolute Quiet Laura Tait (1936) -
![Three Godfathers]( "Three Godfathers")
Three Godfathers Molly (1936) -
![A Thrill for Thelma]( "A Thrill for Thelma")
A Thrill for Thelma Thelma Black (1935) -
![Pirate Party on Catalina Isle]( "Pirate Party on Catalina Isle")
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle Irene Hervey (1935) -
![Charlie Chan in Shanghai]( "Charlie Chan in Shanghai")
Charlie Chan in Shanghai Diana Woodland (1935) -
![His Night Out]( "His Night Out")
His Night Out Peggy Taylor (1935) -
![Alibi Racket]( "Alibi Racket")
Alibi Racket Movie Theatre Cashier (1935) -
![Honeymoon Limited]( "Honeymoon Limited")
Honeymoon Limited Judy Randall (1935) -
![Hard Rock Harrigan]( "Hard Rock Harrigan")
Hard Rock Harrigan 'Andy' Anderson (1935) -
![Motive for Revenge]( "Motive for Revenge")
Motive for Revenge Muriel Webster King (1935) -
![The Winning Ticket]( "The Winning Ticket")
The Winning Ticket Mary Tomasello (1935) -
![Buried Loot]( "Buried Loot")
Buried Loot Apartment Girl / Witness (1935) -
![White Lies]( "White Lies")
White Lies Mary Mallory (1934) -
![The Dude Ranger]( "The Dude Ranger")
The Dude Ranger Anne Hepburn (1934) -
Taking Care of Baby Young Mother (1934)
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![The Count of Monte Cristo]( "The Count of Monte Cristo")
The Count of Monte Cristo Valentine (1934) -
![Let's Try Again]( "Let's Try Again")
Let's Try Again Marge Phelps (1934) -
Attention Suckers Demonstration Watcher (1934)
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![Hollywood Party]( "Hollywood Party")
Hollywood Party Show Girl (1934) -
![Three on a Honeymoon]( "Three on a Honeymoon")
Three on a Honeymoon Millicent Wells (1934) -
![The Women in His Life]( "The Women in His Life")
The Women in His Life Doris Worthing (1933) -
![Turn Back the Clock]( "Turn Back the Clock")
Turn Back the Clock Joe's Maid (1933) -
![The Stranger's Return]( "The Stranger's Return")
The Stranger's Return Nettie Crane (1933) -
Actress
![The Lone Wolf]( "The Lone Wolf")
The Lone Wolf Mae East (1954)
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Trivia
Was briefly engaged to Robert Taylor early in his career, but it didn't work out due to his "impossible jealousy", as Irene explained later.
Quotes
[on Gang Busters (1942)] The main thing I remember were two of the cliffhangers. I was walking across a bridge. There was a hole and I was supposed to have my leg fall through this hole. I timed it so I wouldn't break my leg! And I made it! The ...
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Beulah Irene Herwick
Venice, California, USA
Died
(age 89)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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