Sharon Farrell

Born: 1940-12-24

Sharon Farrell (born Sharon Forsmoe; December 24, 1940 – May 15, 2023) was an American television and film actress, and dancer. Originally beginning her career as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre company, Farrell made her film debut in 1959 in Kiss Her Goodbye, followed by roles in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), A Lovely Way to Die (1968), and the neo-noir Marlowe (1969). She worked prolifically in television, including recurring parts in the series Saints and Sinners (1962), Dr. Kildare (1965), and Hawaii Five-O (1980). Farrell was born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Hazel Ruth (née Huffman) and Darrel LaValle Forsmoe. She was of Norwegian descent, and was raised with sister, Dale Candice, in a Lutheran family. During her childhood, Farrell studied ballet and was involved in the theater department during high school. Farrell toured with the American Ballet Theatre Company as a dancer, which brought her to New York City. In New York, Farrell began her acting career in the theater, appearing in productions of "The Crucible" and "A View from the Bridge". She made her film debut in 1959 in Kiss Her Goodbye, and went on to appear in a number of films in the 1960s, including 40 Pounds of Trouble, A Lovely Way to Die, and Marlowe. Farrell's television career began in the early 1960s, with appearances in such series as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Gunsmoke, and Dr. Kildare. She had a recurring role on the soap opera Saints and Sinners from 1962 to 1963, and starred in the short-lived series The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang in 1967. In 1980, she joined the cast of Hawaii Five-O, playing the role of Lori Wilson for two seasons. Farrell was also active in the horror genre, appearing in the films It's Alive (1974) and Night of the Comet (1984). She continued to work in television and film throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and her final film appearance was in the 2000 comedy Can't Buy Me Love. In addition to her acting career, Farrell was also a dancer and choreographer. She taught dance at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a member of the board of directors of the American Ballet Theatre. Farrell was married five times, to Andrew Prine, Ron DeBlasio, Steve Salkin, and Dale Trevillion. She had one son, Chance Boyer, from her marriage to Prine. Farrell died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 82, from natural causes. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.


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Night of the Comet

as Doris
Released: 1984-11-16

After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against...

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Can't Buy Me Love

as Mrs. Mancini
Released: 1987-08-14

Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment...

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Lone Wolf McQuade

as Molly McQuade
Released: 1983-04-15

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons,...

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Marlowe

as Orfamay Quest
Released: 1969-09-19

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her...

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The Stunt Man

as Denise
Released: 1980-06-27

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way...

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The Reivers

as Corrie
Released: 1969-12-20

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult...

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It's Alive

as Lenore Davis
Released: 1974-04-26

Lenore and Frank Davis are about to have their second child. As Lenore gives birth, the newborn...

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Out of the Blue

as Kathy
Released: 1981-04-29

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to...

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Arcade

as Alex's Mom
Released: 1993-07-20

Alex Manning and her friends decide to visit the local video arcade known as "Dante's Inferno"...

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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

as Flo Quick
Released: 1979-11-20

A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years...

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Born to Be Sold

as Joan Helick
Released: 1981-11-02

A social worker tries to break up a ring of crooks who buy newborn babies from teenaged mothers...

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A Lovely Way to Die

as Carol
Released: 1968-04-19

A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a...

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Sweet Sixteen

as Kathy Hopkins
Released: 1983-03-18

A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently...

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Separate Ways

as Karen Haskell
Released: 1981-05-01

A wife unhappy in her marriage begins an affair with an art student, unaware that her husband, a...

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Not With My Wife, You Don't

as Model (uncredited)
Released: 1966-11-02

During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony...

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The Premonition

as Sheri
Released: 1976-05-19

When a deranged woman and her carny boyfriend plot to abduct her biological daughter from the...

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The Spy with My Face

as Sandy Wister
Released: 1965-04-15

Napoleon Solo is captured by Thrush and replaced with a double.

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The Fifth Floor

as Melanie
Released: 1978-11-15

A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning....

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The Eyes of Charles Sand

as Emily Parkhurst
Released: 1972-02-29

A young man inherits the ability to see visions beyond the grave.

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Rage!

as Dottie
Released: 1980-09-25

In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.

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Quarantined

as Ginny Pepper
Released: 1970-02-24

A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic...

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One Man Force

as Shirley
Released: 1989-09-21

In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing...

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Kiss Her Goodbye

as Emily Wilson (as Sharon Forsino)
Released: 1959-01-01

In this tense psychological drama, an emotionally unstable young woman and her brother drift...

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Sworn to Vengeance

as uncredited
Released: 1993-03-22

3 kids have been brutally murdered. Sergeant Stewart gets the job investigating this macabre...

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The Young Runaways

as Mamma Doyle
Released: 1978-05-28

Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T....

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The Underground Man

as Marty Nickerson
Released: 1974-05-06

A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in...

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Beyond Desire

as Shirley
Released: 1995-07-13

Rita is a sexy call girl in a red Corvette convertible who just met Ray. Ray is an ex-con just...

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Timeless Obsession

as Mrs. Sparrow
Released: 1996-10-01

A romance novelist has a bad habit of cheating on his girlfriends after just two months. His...

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The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

as uncredited
Released: 1974-11-01

Clifford Swimmer, an angry and abusive man cruel to his wife and son, wants out if his marriage....

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The Love Machine

as Maggie Stewart
Released: 1971-08-14

An ambitious TV newscaster has an affair with the wife of a network executive to get a promotion.

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Confessions of the D.A. Man

as Georgia Young
Released: 1978-01-20

A dangerous campus radical may go free if the District Attorney's office can't locate any...

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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

as uncredited
Released: 2000-02-21

In 1980, The Stunt Man, starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback, became one of the most...

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White Cargo

as Senator's Wife
Released: 1996-12-10

Joe Hargatay is a police detective who works just for the fun of it, investigating a murder that...

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Lonely Hearts

as Louise
Released: 1991-09-11

Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank...

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A Little Bit Like Murder

as Linda
Released: 1973-03-28

A malevolent old house is pervaded by evil spirits who inflict harm upon the occupants. Their...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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JAG

as Mary Hanratti
First aired: 1995-09-23

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Angie Walker
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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I Dream of Jeannie

as Nina Ferguson
First aired: 1965-09-18

While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Mary Beth Rogers
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Lori Wilson
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Diana / Linda Forbes
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Frankie Demara
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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The Fugitive

as Elvie Gage
First aired: 1963-09-17

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...

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The Virginian

as Mavis
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Matlock

as Rose Ballou
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as Kitty Devine
First aired: 1962-09-26

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...

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T. J. Hooker

as Irene Gordon
First aired: 1982-03-13

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who...

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The Wild Wild West

as Cloris Colton
First aired: 1965-09-17

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television...

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Wagon Train

as Judy Wilson
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Wagon Train

as Pearlie Garnet
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Dr. Kildare

as Jeanne Sawyer
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Dr. Kildare

as Glenda Hester
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Dr. Kildare

as Rachel Field
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Love, American Style

as Sheila Fontaine
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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My Three Sons

as Cathy
First aired: 1960-09-29

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...

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Naked City

as Actress (uncredited)
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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Switch

as Stacy Jordan
First aired: 1975-09-09

Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert...

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Burke's Law

as Libby Hale
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Rawhide

as Billie Lou
First aired: 1959-01-09

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Rosie
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Melanie Rydell
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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The F.B.I.

as Lee Thomas
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Cecile Ramsey
First aired: 1969-09-23

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...

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Run for Your Life

as Jenny
First aired: 1965-09-13

Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only...

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Run for Your Life

as Louise
First aired: 1965-09-13

Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only...

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McCloud

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-02-17

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...

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Gunsmoke

as Lottie
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Belle
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Annie
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Police Woman

as Hallie
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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Police Woman

as Marcia Gordon
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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Harry O

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-12

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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Petrocelli

as Arlene Johnson
First aired: 1974-09-11

Petrocelli is an American legal drama which ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974...

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The Name of the Game

as Jesse Boone
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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The Name of the Game

as Sandrelle
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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My Favorite Martian

as Gloria Trimble
First aired: 1963-09-29

Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not...

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the...

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Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Althea Winton
First aired: 1963-10-10

Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on...

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Man from Atlantis

as Charlene Baker
First aired: 1977-09-22

Atlantis survivor Mark Harris breathes underwater, withstands extreme depth pressures and wields...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lolly Wilkens
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Sandy Wister
First aired: 1964-09-22

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the...

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Leslie Stemmler
First aired: 1964-09-22

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the...

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Jacqueline Midcult
First aired: 1964-09-22

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the...

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The Lieutenant

as Pam Canford
First aired: 1963-09-14

The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired...

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Bronk

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-04-17

Bronk is an American television series starring Jack Palance as Detective Lieutenant Alex...

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Arrest and Trial

as Angela DeSantis
First aired: 1963-09-15

Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964...

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Mrs. Columbo

as Dorothy Hunt
First aired: 1979-02-26

Mrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her...

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The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mamma Doyle
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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Saints and Sinners

as Polly Holloran
First aired: 1962-09-17

Saints and Sinners is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1962-63 television...

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