Betsy Jones-Moreland
Betsy Jones-Moreland | |
|---|---|
 Jones-Moreland in Murder Is A Grave Affair | |
| Born | April 1, 1930 |
| Died | May 1, 2006 (aged 76) El Monte, California, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1993 |
Betsy Jones-Moreland (April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2006) was an American actress.
Early life
Jones-Moreland worked in secretarial jobs before she became an entertainer.[2]
Career
Jones-Moreland acted on stage, including as a member of the newly formed Valley Playhouse in Woodland Hills, California, in 1958[3] and the Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles in 1960.[4] She also appeared in The Solid Gold Cadillac on Broadway and in the touring company that presented that play across the United States.[5]
She began her film career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman films, including a lead role in Last Woman on Earth (1960). Subsequently, she appeared mostly on television through 1975.
Jones-Moreland guest-starred in an episode of the television series Ironside starring Raymond Burr, and in the early 1990s appeared in a recurring role as a judge in a series of his Perry Mason television films. Her first Perry Mason appearance was in 1959 as Lorrie Garvin in "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom." In Have Gun - Will Travel, Jones-Moreland guest-starred as Topaz, a saloon hostess who befriended Paladin in the episode "Brother's Keeper" that aired May 6, 1961. In 1962, she appeared as Nurse Brown in McHale's Navy.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | Secretary | ||
| Full of Life | Bit Role | ||
| 1957 | The Garment Jungle | Secretary | |
| Operation Mad Ball | Lt. Bushey | ||
| The Brothers Rico | Additional Character (voice) | ||
| The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent | Thyra | ||
| 1958 | The True Story of Lynn Stuart | Ginger - Carhop | Uncredited |
| Screaming Mimi | Jan - Raoul's Assistant | ||
| 1959 | Day of the Outlaw | Mrs. Preston | |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet | Mrs. Gerandi | Uncredited |
| Last Woman on Earth | Evelyn Gern | ||
| 1961 | Creature from the Haunted Sea | Mary-Belle Monahan | |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Poolside Interviewer | Uncredited |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Stewardess Imhoff | |
| 1976 | Gable and Lombard | Party Guest | |
| The Last Tycoon | Lady Writer | ||
| 1979 | Joni | Mrs. Barber |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Studio One | Kitty O'Donoghue | Episode: "Birthday Present" |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Lucy Parney | Episode: "To Sit in Judgment" | |
| 1959 | M Squad | Carla Kinross | Episode: "The Harpies" |
| Markham | Diana Rogers | Episode: "A Princely Sum" | |
| Perry Mason | Lorrie Garvin | Episode: "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom" | |
| Alcoa Theatre | Harriet MacLore | Episode: "Small Bouquet" | |
| General Electric Theater | Woman Taking Off Ring Rita | Episode: "Night Club" Episode: "Platinum on the Rocks" | |
| 1959, 1960 | The Danny Thomas Show | Gloria Doris Henshaw | Episode: "Kathy Crashes TV" Episode: "Kathy, the Matchmaker" |
| 1960 | Philip Marlowe | Marian | Episode: "Murder Is a Grave Affair" |
| Bachelor Father | Melanie Bannister | Episode: "Kelly: The Career Woman" | |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Mrs. Thornton | Episode: "Incident at Tupelo" | |
| Michael Shayne | Ellen | Episode: "The Poison Pen Club" | |
| 1960, 1961 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Mrs. Neal Topaz | Episode: "The Poker Fiend" Episode: "Brother's Keeper" |
| 1960–1962 | The Donna Reed Show | Mrs. Pratt Janet Palmer Geri | Episode: "Someone Is Watching" Episode: "Aloha, Kimi" Episode: "Big Star" |
| 1961 | My Three Sons | Flo Afton | Episode: "The Horseless Saddle" |
| 1961, 1962 | Route 66 | Bea Webster Lila Bain | Episode: "The Quick and the Dead" Episode: "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing" |
| 1962 | The New Breed | Claire Arnet | Episode: "The Deadlier Sex" |
| McHale's Navy | Lt. Casey Brown | Episode: "McHale and His Seven Cupids" | |
| It's a Man's World | Miss Dugan | Episode: "Chicago Gains a Number" | |
| 1963 | Dr. Kildare | Ruth Jonah | Episode: "A Trip to Niagra" |
| Bonanza | Nora Whitley | Episode: "Five into the Wind" | |
| Gunsmoke | Tess | Episode: "Kate Heller" | |
| My Favorite Martian | Miss Weaver | Episode: "MAn or Amoeba" | |
| 1963–1965 | Ben Casey | Dr. Doris Kane Claire Elly Galanos | Episode: "Justice to a Microbe Episode: "The Lonely Ones" Episode: "Run for Your Lives, Dr. Galanos Practices Here" |
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | Julie Griffith | Episode: "The Mutant" |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Louella Grant | Episode: "You're All Right, Ivy" | |
| R. B. & Myrnalene | Cara | Sitcom pilot, filmed in 1961 | |
| My Three Sons | Congresswoman Barbara Maitland | Episode: "Lady President" | |
| Profiles in Courage | Sally | Episode: "Governor John M. Slaton" | |
| 1965 | Flipper | Lynn Borden | Episode: "Lifeguard" |
| The Donna Reed Show | Dorothy Evans | Episode: "Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth" | |
| 1966 | Morning Star | Dana Manning | Episode: "#1.118" |
| 1967, 1969 | Judd for the Defense | Miss Davis Mrs. Tiffin | Episode: "Shadow of a Killer" Episode: "Epitaph on a Computer Card" |
| 1969 | Ironside | Karen Martin | Episode: "A Drug on the Market" |
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Mrs. Post | Episode: "The Great Power Failure" | |
| 1970 | Bright Promise | Elizabeth Walker | Episodes: "#1.127" and "#1.129" |
| The Young Lawyers | Mrs. Harris | Episode: "A Simple Thing Called Justice" | |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Hazel Abbott | Episode: "The Search for Leslie Grey" |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Miss Walker | Episode: "A Substitute Womb" |
| 1972, 1975, 1977 | Days of Our Lives | Mrs. Collins Mrs. Chambers Mrs. Abbott | 8 episodes 1 episode 11 episodes |
| 1973 | Bridget Loves Bernie | Mrs. O'Shay | Episode: "To Teach or Not to Teach" |
| Toma | Woman Manager | Episode: "Blockhouse Breakdown" | |
| 1974 | Police Story | Motel Owner #2 | Episode: "Wyatt Earp Syndrome" |
| 1976 | Gibbsville | (unknown) | Episode: "Afternoon Waltz" |
| 1977 | The Feather & Father Gang | Secretary | Episode: "The Golden Fleece" |
| 1978 | Police Woman | Karen | Episode: "Murder with Pretty People" |
| 1990–1993 | Perry Mason | Judge Elinor Harrelson | 7 television films |
References
- ↑ "Betsy Jones-Moreland - the Private Life and Times of Betsy Jones-Moreland. Betsy Jones-Moreland Pictures".
- ↑ Callaghan, J. Dorsey (April 7, 1955). "She Went from Buick To a 'Gold Cadillac'". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. p. 18. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Climactic Scene". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 25, 1958. p. F-Pt. VIII 5. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scott, John L. (April 1, 1960). "Inge's 'Stairs' Has Strong Revival Here". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part II - 11. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Acting Career Cured Her Case of Jitters". Standard-Sentinel. Pennsylvania, Hazleton. Associated Press. July 28, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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