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Actress:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Baby Boom" .... Barbara (1 episode, 1988)
       - Christmas '88 (1988) TV episode .... Barbara
2. "Riptide" .... Ruth Davis (1 episode, 1985)
       - Fuzzy Vision (1985) TV episode .... Ruth Davis
3. "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" .... Ray's mother (1 episode, 1982)
       - Dangerous Company (1982) TV episode .... Ray's mother
4. First Monday in October (1981) .... Christine Snow
5. "The Incredible Hulk" .... Stella Verdugo (1 episode, 1981)
       - Interview with the Hulk (1981) TV episode .... Stella Verdugo
6. My Kidnapper, My Love (1980) (TV) .... Geegee's Mother
   ... aka Dark Side of Love
7. "Three's Company" .... Judge Sheffield (1 episode, 1980)
       - And Justice for Jack (1980) TV episode .... Judge Sheffield
   
   
8. "Backstairs at the White House" .... Mrs. Lou Hoover (4 episodes, 1979)
       - Episode #1.3 (1979) TV episode .... Mrs. Lou Hoover
       - Episode #1.4 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Lou Hoover
       - Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Lou Hoover
       - Episode #1.2 (1979) TV episode .... Mrs. Lou Hoover
9. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Laura Colby Ingalls (1 episode, 1976)
   ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
       - Journey in the Spring: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Laura Colby Ingalls
10. Having Babies (1976) (TV) .... Mrs. Fontreil
    ... aka Giving Birth (USA)
11. Sammy Somebody (1976)
12. "Kung Fu" .... Mrs. Jenkins (1 episode, 1974)
        - This Valley of Terror (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Jenkins
13. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Mrs. Hadwell / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1973)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Child Stealers (1973) TV episode (as Jane Adrian) .... Mrs. Mills
        - Most Likely to Murder (1970) TV episode (as Jane Adrian) .... Mrs. Hadwell
14. "Medical Center" .... Florence Brent / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
        - Deadlock (1972) TV episode (as Jane Adrian) .... Nurse Baxter
        - Crossroads (1971) TV episode .... Florence Brent
15. "The Virginian" .... Mary Beth Stanton (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
        - Jump-Up (1971) TV episode .... Mary Beth Stanton
16. "Bracken's World" .... Harriett Moran (1 episode, 1970)
        - Money Men (1970) TV episode .... Harriett Moran
    
    
17. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Mildred Foss (unknown episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka "Guiding Light" (USA: new title)
18. The Minx (1969) .... Louise Baxter
19. "The Name of the Game" .... Elsa Roarke (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Good-bye Harry (1969) TV episode .... Elsa Roarke
        - Love-In at Ground Zero (1969) TV episode
20. The Angry Breed (1968) .... Gloria Patton
21. "Mannix" .... Anne Marion (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Falling Star (1968) TV episode .... Anne Marion
22. The Incident (1967) .... Muriel Purvis
23. "The Road West" .... Sarah Meagen (1 episode, 1967)
        - Eleven Miles to Eden (1967) TV episode .... Sarah Meagen
24. "Run for Your Life" .... Clara Mallory (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Cruel Fountain (1966) TV episode .... Clara Mallory
25. "Burke's Law" .... Devora Cato / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed the Jackpot? (1965) TV episode .... Vera Selby
        - Who Killed Alex Debbs? (1963) TV episode .... Devora Cato
26. American in Paris (1964) (TV) .... Gloria Miles
27. "The Nurses" .... Claire Lucas (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
        - Where Park Runs into Vreeland (1964) TV episode .... Claire Lucas
28. "Breaking Point" .... Nurse Murdoch (1 episode, 1963)
        - Millions of Faces (1963) TV episode .... Nurse Murdoch
29. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Chris / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Luxury Liner (1963) TV episode .... Selena Royce
        - Doyle Against the House (1961) TV episode .... Chris
30. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Beatrice Bartel (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Tender Poisoner (1962) TV episode .... Beatrice Bartel
31. "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1 episode, 1962)
        - In Close Pursuit (1962) TV episode
32. "Naked City" .... Myrtle Tiloff (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff (1961) TV episode .... Myrtle Tiloff
33. "King of Diamonds" .... Shelia Bradford (1 episode, 1961)
        - Stop Johnny King! (1961) TV episode .... Shelia Bradford
34. "Wagon Train" .... Annie Griffith / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - The Selena Hartnell Story (1961) TV episode .... Selena Hartnell
        - The Annie Griffith Story (1959) TV episode .... Annie Griffith
35. Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961) .... Sandra Slide
36. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Topaz Harmony (1 episode, 1961)
        - Errand of Mercy (1961) TV episode .... Topaz Harmony
37. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Fran Holland / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - The Last Escape (1961) TV episode .... Wanda Ferlini
        - On the Nose (1958) TV episode .... Fran Holland
38. "Bonanza" .... Dianne Jordan (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Blood Line (1960) TV episode .... Dianne Jordan
39. "The Untouchables" .... Francie McKay (1 episode, 1960)
        - Kiss of Death Girl (1960) TV episode .... Francie McKay
40. "General Electric Theater" .... Gloria Miles (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - At Your Service (1960) TV episode .... Gloria Miles
41. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Dr. Mary Cartwright (1 episode, 1960)
        - Chinese Finale (1960) TV episode .... Dr. Mary Cartwright
42. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
        - In Close Pursuit (1960) TV episode
    
    
43. "Riverboat" .... Lorna Langton (1 episode, 1959)
        - Strange Request (1959) TV episode .... Lorna Langton
44. "Lux Playhouse" .... Alice Vincent (1 episode, 1959)
        - Stand-In for Murder (1959) TV episode .... Alice Vincent
45. Kathy O' (1958) .... Celeste Saunders
46. High School Confidential! (1958) .... Arlene Williams
    ... aka Trouble at Sixteen (International: English title: reissue title)
    ... aka Young Hellions (USA: reissue title)
47. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Martha (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
        - A Guilty Woman (1958) TV episode .... Martha
48. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Run, Joe, Run (1958) TV episode
49. "Suspicion" .... Georgiana (1 episode, 1958)
        - Comfort for the Grave (1958) TV episode .... Georgiana
50. The Female Animal (1958) .... Lily Frayne
51. "Pursuit" .... Allison Smith (1 episode, 1958)
        - The House at Malibu (1958) TV episode .... Allison Smith
52. "Climax!" .... Audrey Caldwell / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - Mask for the Devil (1957) TV episode .... Audrey Caldwell
        - The Shadow of Evil (1956) TV episode .... Dinah Lake
53. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957) .... Madge Pitts
54. "Letter to Loretta" .... Lucia (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - Rummage Sale (1957) TV episode .... Lucia
55. "Playhouse 90" .... Helen Ott (1 episode, 1957)
        - Clipper Ship (1957) TV episode .... Helen Ott
56. "Lux Video Theatre" (5 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Great Lie (1957) TV episode
        - Rebuke Me Not (1956) TV episode
        - She Married Her Boss (1956) TV episode
        - The Unfaithful (1956) TV episode
        - Remember the Night (1955) TV episode
57. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Brenda Stevens (1 episode, 1957)
        - Whereabouts Unknown (1957) TV episode .... Brenda Stevens
58. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Lil Brown (2 episodes, 1956)
        - I'll Make the Arrest (1956) TV episode .... Lil Brown
        - The Go-Between (1956) TV episode
59. The Harder They Fall (1956) .... Beth Willis
60. "Front Row Center" .... Ruth Merrill (1 episode, 1956)
        - Hawk's Head (1956) TV episode .... Ruth Merrill
61. 1984 (1956) .... Julia
62. "Chevron Hall of Stars" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Reverse English (1956) TV episode
63. Man with the Gun (1955) .... Nelly Bain
    ... aka Deadly Peacemaker
    ... aka The Trouble Shooter (UK)
64. Female on the Beach (1955) .... Amy Rawlinson
65. "The Star and the Story" (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka "The Henry Fonda Show" (USA)
        - Desert Story (1955) TV episode
        - Ferry to Fox Island (1955) TV episode
66. "Stage 7" .... Marge (1 episode, 1955)
        - A Note of Fear (1955) TV episode .... Marge
67. Women's Prison (1955) .... Brenda Martin
68. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Ann (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - Trip Around the Block (1954) TV episode .... Ann
69. The Human Jungle (1954) .... Mary Abbott
70. Return from the Sea (1954) .... Frieda Waitress
71. The High and the Mighty (1954) .... Sally McKee
72. Alaska Seas (1954) .... Nicky Jackson
73. Pony Express (1953) .... Denny Russell
74. The Vanquished (1953/I) .... Rose Slater
75. Split Second (1953) .... Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
76. Sky Full of Moon (1952) .... Dixie Delmar
77. Flesh and Fury (1952) .... Sonya Bartow
78. Rhubarb (1951) .... Polly Sickles
79. Ace in the Hole (1951) .... Lorraine Minosa
    ... aka The Big Carnival (USA: new title)
80. Appointment with Danger (1951) .... Dodie
81. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Just and the Unjust (1951) TV episode
82. The Mating Season (1951) .... Betsy Donaldson
83. Union Station (1950) .... Marge Wrighter
84. Gunfire (1950) (uncredited) .... Flo - Saloon Girl
    ... aka Frank James Rides Again (UK)
85. Mystery Street (1950) .... Vivian Heldon
    ... aka Murder at Harvard
86. Snow Dog (1950) (as Jane Adrian) .... Red Feather
87. The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) .... Rita Rossini
88. Caged (1950) .... Smoochie
89. "The Marshal of Gunsight Pass" .... Ruthie (1 episode, 1950)
        - Shotgun Messenger (1950) TV episode (as Jane Adrian) .... Ruthie
    
    
90. Johnny Belinda (1948) .... Stella McCormick
91. Tycoon (1947) (uncredited) .... Dancer at Fiesta
    

Self:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
       - Episode dated 6 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
2. Talking Pictures (1968) (TV) .... Herself
3. "Made in America" (1964) TV series .... Herself - Panelist (1964)
4. "The Price Is Right" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
       - Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
5. The Plot Thickens (1963) (TV) .... Herself
6. "About Faces" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
       - Episode dated 13 May 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
7. "Person to Person" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
       - Episode #4.20 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
8. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Herself - Intermission guest (1 episode, 1956)
   ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
       - Indiscreet (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Intermission guest
9. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
       - Episode #2.10 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
10. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) .... Herself (Nominee/Co-Presenter)
11. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
        - William Wellman (1954) TV episode .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)
2. Little House Years (1979) (TV) .... Laura Colby Ingalls
3. The Costume Designer (1950) .... Herself