Sara Haden

Born: 1898-11-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s through the 1950s and in television into the mid-1960s. She may be best remembered for appearing as Aunt Milly Forrest in thirteen entries in MGM's Andy Hardy film series. Haden first appeared on the stage in the early 1920s. As early as October 1920, she was appearing with Walter Hampden's acting troupe. Her Broadway debut came in Trigger (1927). She made her film debut in 1934 (one year after her mother's retirement) in the Katharine Hepburn vehicle Spitfire. Haden later became a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the late 1930s and had smallish roles in many of the studio's films, most notably in the Andy Hardy series starring Mickey Rooney, cast as the spinsterish Aunt Milly Forrest. Haden made her last film, Andy Hardy Comes Home, in 1958, but was active on television until a 1965 guest spot on Dr. Kildare. She was most notable for her stern, humorless characterisations such as a truant officer in Shirley Temple's Captain January (1936), but she also played the much-loved teacher Miss Pipps, who is unjustly fired in the Our Gang comedy Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941). Other films in which she appeared include Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Woman of the Year (1942), and The Bishop's Wife (1947). Her television appearances include episodes of Climax!, Bourbon Street Beat, and Bonanza. She had a guest appearance on Perry Mason as Florence Harvey in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Romantic Rogue". Haden played Dora Darling in My Favorite Martian, season 2 episode 28, "Once Upon a Martian's Mother's Day" in 1965. She was married to film actor Richard Abbott (born Seamon Vandenberg; 1899-1986) from 1921 until their divorce in 1948. Sara Haden died on September 15, 1981 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at age 82.


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The Shop Around the Corner

as Flora
Released: 1940-01-12

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are...

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Finishing School

as Miss Fisher
Released: 1934-05-04

Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical...

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The Bishop's Wife

as Mildred Cassaway
Released: 1947-12-25

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate...

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Boom Town

as Miss Barnes
Released: 1940-08-30

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both...

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She-Wolf of London

as Martha Winthrop
Released: 1946-05-17

A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family...

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Mad Love

as Marie
Released: 1935-07-12

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's...

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Woman of the Year

as Matron
Released: 1942-02-05

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their...

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Love Crazy

as Miss Cecilia Landis
Released: 1941-05-23

Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of...

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Poor Little Rich Girl

as Collins
Released: 1936-07-18

Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed...

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Above Suspicion

as Aunt Hattie
Released: 1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

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Somewhere I'll Find You

as Miss Coulter
Released: 1942-08-27

Journalist brothers feud over a woman they both fall for while covering World War II in the far...

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Anne of Green Gables

as Mrs. Barry
Released: 1934-11-23

Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were...

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Thousands Cheer

as Second Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit
Released: 1943-09-13

Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones,...

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Roughshod

as Ma Wyatt
Released: 1949-05-11

Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by...

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The Great Rupert

as Mrs.Katie Dingle
Released: 1950-03-01

Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in...

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Washington Melodrama

as Harriet Harringan
Released: 1941-04-17

An elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town...

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A Life of Her Own

as Smitty
Released: 1950-09-01

A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious...

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Rachel and the Stranger

as Mrs. Jackson
Released: 1948-09-18

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing...

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Spitfire

as Etta Dawson
Released: 1934-03-08

Dirt-poor mountain girl Trigger Hicks is a loner. Her faith-healing is mistaken for witchcraft...

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Reunion

as Ellie
Released: 1936-11-20

Newspapers around the world proclaim the birth in Moosetown, Canada of the 3,000th baby brought...

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You're Only Young Once

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1937-12-10

Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.

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Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1946-12-25

Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to...

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The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as Nora
Released: 1939-11-24

Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.

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The Youngest Profession

as Sister Lassie
Released: 1943-02-26

Joan Lyons and her friend Patricia Drew are autograph hounds spending most of their day bumping...

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A Lion Is in the Streets

as Lula May McManamee
Released: 1953-09-23

A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in...

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Judge Hardy and Son

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1939-12-22

Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.

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Lost Angel

as Rhoda Kitterick
Released: 1943-12-23

Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest...

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The Life of Vergie Winters

as Winnie Belle
Released: 1934-06-14

A small town politician, kept from marrying the love of his life, eventually marries another...

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H.M. Pulham, Esq.

as Miss Rollo, Harry's Secretary
Released: 1941-12-04

A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions...

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Captain January

as Agatha Morgan
Released: 1936-04-17

A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents...

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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

as Mrs. Bjornson
Released: 1945-09-06

Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here...

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Betrayed Women

as Head Guard Darcy
Released: 1955-07-17

Love-starved gun molls (Carole Mathews, Beverly Michaels) escape from a prison farm where...

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Out West with the Hardys

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1938-11-25

Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his...

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Magnificent Obsession

as Mrs. Nancy Ashford
Released: 1935-12-30

A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.

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Rodeo

as Agatha Cartwright
Released: 1952-03-09

Nancy Cartwright is determined to collect an $1,800 feed bill owed to her father Harry...

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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1940-07-05

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a...

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Tell No Tales

as Miss Brendon
Released: 1939-06-12

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could...

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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Anna
Released: 1937-02-19

A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.

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Strictly Personal

as Helen Matthews
Released: 1945-12-12

In this documentary short film, Helen Matthews explains to women members of the U.S. Army proper...

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Laughing at Trouble

as Mrs. Jennie Nevins
Released: 1936-12-11

A man convicted of murder escapes from jail and hides out in the home of a small town newspaper...

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Broadway Rhythm

as Miss Wynn (uncredited)
Released: 1944-01-19

Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his...

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Four Girls in White

as Miss Bennett
Released: 1939-01-27

Young Women go through Nursing School together, each with their own motivation for being there....

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Andy Hardy Comes Home

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1958-12-22

Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip...

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The Fountain

as Sophie Van Leyden
Released: 1934-08-22

Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned...

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Keeping Company

as Mrs. Foster
Released: 1940-12-27

Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes...

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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1944-05-04

Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and...

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The Outlaw's Daughter

as Mrs. Merril
Released: 1954-11-01

Led astray by outlaw leader Jess, the "outlaw's daughter" Kate joins Jess' gang and follows in...

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Life Begins for Andy Hardy

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1941-08-15

With his high school graduation behind him, Andy Hardy decides that as an adult, it's time to...

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Best Foot Forward

as Miss Talbert
Released: 1943-10-08

Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball...

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The Hardys Ride High

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1939-04-21

Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney...

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Music in the Air

as Martha
Released: 1934-12-13

A songwriter's young daughter (June Lang) begins to dream of stardom when she's offered the lead...

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Think First

as Policewoman
Released: 1939-09-08

Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a...

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Half Angel

as Henrietta Hargraves
Released: 1936-05-22

Allison Long is acquitted on charges of poisoning her father but then her benefactor is...

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The Big Cat

as Mrs. Mary Cooper
Released: 1949-04-01

A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by...

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The Trial of Mary Dugan

as Miss Matthews
Released: 1941-02-14

Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his...

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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1939-07-21

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual...

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Remember?

as Miss Wilson
Released: 1939-12-19

Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend,...

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The Affairs of Martha

as Mrs. Justin I. Peacock
Released: 1942-06-21

Members of a well-to-do small community become worried when it is revealed that one of their...

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Barnacle Bill

as Aunt Letty
Released: 1941-04-07

A fishing boat captain searches for romance in hopes of improving his financial picture.

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A Family Affair

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1937-03-12

Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his...

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O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Aunt Martha
Released: 1935-09-27

A circus wild animal trainer searches for the son who was taken away from him by a meddling...

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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1941-02-21

All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the...

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Andy Hardy's Double Life

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1942-12-01

Andy is about to head off to college but he's got a few things to take care of before leaving....

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Our Hearts Were Growing Up

as Miss Dill
Released: 1946-06-14

Russell and Lynn are a pair of college students in the 1920s. They get mixed up with...

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Way Down East

as Cordelia Peabody
Released: 1935-10-25

A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that...

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Little Miss Nobody

as Mrs. Lewis
Released: 1936-06-05

A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

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She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Laura Pitts
Released: 1945-11-29

Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her...

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Wagons West

as Mrs. Cook
Released: 1952-07-06

Travelers heading west in a wagon train, under repeated assault by Indians, discover someone in...

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Bad Bascomb

as Tillie Lovejoy
Released: 1946-05-26

A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl.

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Angel of Mercy

as Clara Barton (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-20

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross.

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First Lady

as Mrs. Mason
Released: 1937-12-04

A politician's wife plots for her husband to become the next U.S. President.

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Come Back, Miss Pipps

as Miss Pipps (uncredited)
Released: 1941-10-24

On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school...

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The White Parade

as Miss Harrington
Released: 1934-11-16

The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is...

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Can This Be Dixie?

as Miss Beauregard Peachtree
Released: 1936-11-13

A young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an...

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Affairs of a Gentleman

as Frances Bennett - Gresham's Secretary
Released: 1934-05-01

When a novelist is murdered, suspicion falls on all the women he had affairs with--and then...

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The Courtship of Andy Hardy

as Milly Forrest
Released: 1942-03-03

While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

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The Crime of Dr. Forbes

as Dr. Anna Burkhart
Released: 1936-07-05

Injured scientist Eric Godfrey asks his protege to give him a fatal dose of opiates to end his...

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Hullabaloo

as 'Sue' Merriweather
Released: 1940-10-25

A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.

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Mr. Ace

as Alma Rhodes
Released: 1946-08-02

A rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.

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Hat, Coat and Glove

as The Secretary
Released: 1934-07-26

A prominent New York attorney defends his estranged wife's lover, who's been charged with the...

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Flag of Mercy

as Clara Barton
Released: 1942-01-31

The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to...

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Under Cover of Night

as Janet Griswald
Released: 1937-01-08

A detective (Edmund Lowe) trails a professor (Henry Daniell) who stole credit for his wife's...

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Perry Mason

as Florence Harvey
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Route 66

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-07

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...

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Matinee Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-31

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...

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Lock-Up

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-28

Lock-Up is an American legal drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and...

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The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Mother Superior
First aired: 1959-09-21

The DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from...

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Bourbon Street Beat

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-05

"Bourbon Street Beat" is a private detective series produced by Warner Brothers Television which...

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December Bride

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-04

December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959,...

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The Millionaire

as Miss Kendis
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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State Trooper

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-09-25

State Trooper is an American crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as...

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Mr. & Mrs. North

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-10-03

Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Wife
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Breaking Point

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-16

Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April...

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