Filmography
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Known For
Play Misty for Me Madge (1971) -
Night Monster Dr. Lynne Harper (1942) -
A Cry in the Night Helen Taggart (1956) -
Known For
The Count of Monte Cristo Valentine (1934) -
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) -
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 in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood 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) -
![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 (1942) -
![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) -
![Hit-and-Run Driver]( "Hit-and-Run Driver")
Hit-and-Run Driver Eleanor Spears (1935) -
![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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Did You Know
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 her retirement from acting] I felt it was time to start collecting my pension. I have dated some but have not remarried after my divorce from Allan Jones. Robert Paige and I did go together to an opening at the Ambassador where my son Jack Jones...
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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