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Bethel Leslie (1929–1999)

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The daughter of a well-to-do attorney and a socialite, Bethel Leslie was born on August 3, 1929, in New York City. Ms. Leslie was a 15-year-old student at the Brearley School on the Upper East Side when she was discovered by the legendary producer George Abbott, for the Broadway play "Snafu" in 1944... See full bio »

Born:

Jane Bethel Leslie
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 70) in New York City, New York, USA
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1999 Uninvited
Mrs. Wentworth
 
1999 Message in a Bottle
Marta Land
 
1998 Saint Maybe (TV movie)
Mrs. Dulcimer
 
1996 As the World Turns (TV series)
Joan
 
1996 In Cold Blood (TV movie)
Bess Hartmann
 
1995 Kansas (TV movie)
Mabel 'Nana' Farley
 
1994 One Life to Live (TV series)
Ethel Crawford
 
1992 Terror on Track 9 (TV movie)
 
1991 All My Children (TV series)
Claudia Conner
 
1996 Another World (TV series)
Irma Murcer / Mrs. Hobbs (1989)
 
1987 Ironweed
Librarian
 
1987 Long Day's Journey Into Night (TV movie)
Mary Tyrone
 
1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Woman on Street
– A Place to Stay (1987) … Woman on Street
 
1979 Beyond Death's Door
 
1979 Insight (TV series)
Karen
– A Slight Change in Plans (1979) … Karen
 
1979 Old Boyfriends
Mrs. Van Til
 
1978 The Gift of Love (TV movie)
Agnes
 
1978 The White Shadow (TV series)
Mrs. Lawrence
– Pilot (1978) … Mrs. Lawrence
 
1977 Visions (TV series)
Mary
– Iowa (1977) … Mary
 
1975 The Last Survivors (TV movie)
Inez Haynes
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Rita Coblenz
– The Passion of Chen Yi (1974) … Rita Coblenz
 
1974 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
Elinor Furley
– The Case of the Tortured Titan (1974) … Elinor Furley
 
1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Martha Crane
– Etude for a Kidnapper (1974) … Martha Crane
 
1970-1973 Mannix (TV series)
Beverly Miller / Lois Graham
– Search in the Dark (1973) … Lois Graham
– Once Upon a Saturday (1970) … Beverly Miller
 
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden (TV movie)
Essie Bullitt
 
1968-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Celia / Miss Haggblad
– Tarot (1970) … Celia
– The White Birch (1968) … Miss Haggblad
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Anita Hamilton
– This Day's Child (1970) … Anita Hamilton
 
1970 The Molly Maguires
Mrs. Kehoe
 
1963-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Catherine Cantrell / Lydia Turner / Mrs. Cloud
– A Woman of Stone (1969) … Mrs. Cloud/Catherine Cantrell
– The Money Cage (1963) … Lydia Turner
 
1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Mrs. Annie Simmons
– No Bugles, No Drums (1969) … Mrs. Annie Simmons
 
1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Melanie Nolan
– The Night of the Sabatini Death (1969) … Melanie Nolan
 
1966 The Loner (TV series)
Ellen Jameson
– Mantrap (1966) … Ellen Jameson
 
1965-1968 The Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Maggie Hansen Van Allen Fielding Powers #2
 
1965 A Rage to Live
Amy Hollister
 
1964-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Clarissa / Jean Rice
– March from Camp Tyler (1965) … Clarissa
– A Case of Armed Robbery (1964) … Jean Rice
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Emily Yager
– The Merry-Go-Round Mender (1965) … Emily Yager
 
1960-1965 Wagon Train (TV series)
Greta Halstadt / Helen Martin / Mary Lee McIntosh
– The Miss Mary Lee McIntosh Story (1965) … Mary Lee McIntosh
– The Janet Hale Story (1961) … Helen Martin
– The Joshua Gilliam Story (1960) … Greta Halstadt
 
1965 The Ambassadors (TV movie)
Maria Gostrey
 
1962-1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Elsa Poe / Rose Ellen
– Innocence (1964) … Elsa Poe
– The Summons (1962) … Rose Ellen
 
1964 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Zerelda Fluellen
– The Family Fluellen (1964) … Zerelda Fluellen
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Marcie King
– Storm Center (1964) … Marcie King
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Liz McKenzie
– A Pattern of Sundays (1964) … Liz McKenzie
 
1963-1964 The Richard Boone Show (TV series)
Maggie Clements / Art Teacher / Connie Wyler / …
– The Arena: Part 2 (1964) … Maggie Clements
– The Arena: Part 1 (1964) … Maggie Clements
– Run, Pony, Run (1964) … Jean Barden
– Occupational Hazard (1964) … Margareta Crespi
– A Tough Man to Kill (1964) … Peggy Harriman
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1963 Captain Newman, M.D.
Mrs. Helene Winston
 
1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Kim Sing and Jin Ho
– The Lady of the Fifth Moon (1963) … Kim Sing and Jin Ho
 
1961-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Jean Howard / Dr. Laura Saunders
– I'll Be Alright in the Morning (1963) … Dr. Laura Saunders
– Pavanne for a Gentle Lady (1961) … Dr. Jean Howard
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Amy Langan
– Spectre of the Rose Street Gang (1962) … Amy Langan
 
1962 Empire (TV series)
Charlotte Robbins
– The Tall Shadow (1962) … Charlotte Robbins
 
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Donna Mae Apple
– My Child Is Yet a Stranger (1962) … Donna Mae Apple
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Ellen
– Goodbye Children (1962) … Ellen
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Julie Wakeman
– The Rules of the Game (1962) … Julie Wakeman
 
1961-1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Bess Sironde / Cynthia Jordan
– Referendum on Murder (1962) … Cynthia Jordan
– Phantom Lover (1961) … Bess Sironde
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Frances Olney
– Inside Track (1962) … Frances Olney
 
1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Ann Grant
– The Jackknife (1962) … Ann Grant
 
1960-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Jo / Lori Barton
– City of Wheels (1962) … Lori Barton
– Layout at Glen Canyon (1960) … Jo
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Martha Hastings
– The Long Count (1962) … Martha Hastings
 
1961 Straightaway (TV series)
Jeanne
– The Stranger (1961) … Jeanne
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Jessica Price
– Style of Living (1961) … Jessica Price
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Marie / Ruth
– The Woman Who Never Was (1961) … Ruth/Marie
 
1961 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Millie Carno
– Depths of Fear (1961) … Millie Carno
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
Flo
– Afternoon of a Cowboy (1961) … Flo
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Barbara Lyons / Carol Legrange
– Nightmare in the Sun (1961) … Barbara Lyons
– Man Eater (1961) … Carol Legrange
 
1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
Teresa 'Tess' Miller
– Stopover (1961) … Teresa 'Tess' Miller
 
1960-1961 Thriller (TV series)
Ann Merriweather / Gale Hattering
– The Merriweather File (1961) … Ann Merriweather
– Child's Play (1960) … Gale Hattering
 
1960 Hong Kong (TV series)
Kate Martin
– The Dragon Cup (1960) … Kate Martin
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mabel
– The Man with Two Faces (1960) … Mabel
 
1959-1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Cathy Norris / Juliet
– Trunk Full of Dreams (1960) … Juliet
– The Faithless (1959) … Cathy Norris
 
1960 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Mary Kelly
– The Unwanted (1960) … Mary Kelly
 
1959-1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Faith / Harriet Morrow
– Running Scared (1960) … Harriet Morrow
– The Limping Man (1959) … Faith
 
1959-1960 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Mrs. Menzies / Sheila Downey
– The Lady in Yellow (1960) … Mrs. Menzies
– A Matter of Conscience (1959) … Sheila Downey
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Kate Heinie
– King of Death (1960)
– Ring of Death (1960) … Kate Heinie
 
1959-1960 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Eleanor Beck / Nina Robinson
– Early Warning (1960) … Eleanor Beck
– Odds Against Survival (1959) … Nina Robinson
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– A Woman's Rights (1960)
 
1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Shirley Parker
– Plain, Unmarked Envelope (1960) … Shirley Parker
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
Dale Ogden
– The Bat (1960) … Dale Ogden
 
1958-1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Evelyn Girard / Janet Morris / Mrs. Sylvia Sutton
– The Case of the Wayward Wife (1960) … Mrs. Sylvia Sutton
– The Case of the Purple Woman (1958) … Evelyn Girard
– The Case of the Fugitive Nurse (1958) … Janet Morris
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Anne Royce
– The Way Home (1960) … Anne Royce
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Miss Tripp
– The Silver Whistle (1959) … Miss Tripp
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Mildred Conrad
– Wanted: Dead (1959) … Mildred Conrad
 
1959 The Rabbit Trap
Abby Colt
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Betty Barrett
– The Riddle (1959) … Betty Barrett
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Julie Bofert
– Reunion (1959) … Julie Bofert
 
1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Marcy James
– False Witness (1959) … Marcy James
 
1959 December Bride (TV series)
Nancy Lee Fairburn
– The Scotch Show (1959) … Nancy Lee Fairburn
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Carole Easter
– Secret Ballot (1959) … Carole Easter
 
1959 Pony Express (TV series)
Marie Darcy
– Message from New Orleans (1959) … Marie Darcy
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
Janet Kilmer
– The Thirty-Ninth Star (1958) … Janet Kilmer
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Arlene Sandborg
– Look at the Old Man Go (1958) … Arlene Sandborg
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Jessica Colby
– Shooting for the Moon (1958) … Jessica Colby
 
1957-1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
Jen Bradley
– Take Five (1958) … Jen Bradley
– Secret Darkness (1957)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Marguerite
– A Touch of Evil (1958) … Marguerite
 
1954-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Marian Metcalf / Martha
– Presence of the Enemy (1958) … Marian Metcalf
– The Hero (1954) … Martha
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Doris Holt
– Blue Indigo (1958) … Doris Holt
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Dorothy Ferris
– The Ruth Ferris Story (1957) … Dorothy Ferris
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Pieta
– Payment in Kind (1957) … Pieta
 
1957 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Miss Freemantle
– Four Homes for Danny (1957) … Miss Freemantle
 
1956 Love of Life (TV series)
Ellie Crown
 
1954 Danger (TV series)
– The First Hold Up (1954)
 
1954 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
– The Murderer Who Wasn't (1954)
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
– Live a Little (1954)
 
1953 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Smilin' Through (1953)
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– The Big Bow Mystery (1953)
 
1953 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
– To Whom It May Concern (1953)
 
1950-1953 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Fire Below and the Devil Above (1953)
– Letters to Lucerne (1952)
– The Romantic Age (1950)
 
1952 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Elizabeth Rimplegar / Olivia
– Night Must Fall (1952) … Olivia
– Three Cornered Moon (1952) … Elizabeth Rimplegar
 
1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
The Girl
– Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape: Part 2 (1952) … The Girl
– Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase: Part 1 (1952) … The Girl
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
– Of Time and Third Avenue (1951)
 
1951 Cosmopolitan Theatre (TV series)
– The Sighing Sounds (1951)
 
1951 Out There (TV series)
– Susceptibility (1951)
 
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
– The Kind Mr. Smith (1950)
 
1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
– The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1950) … Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Susan Haggett
– The Late Christopher Bean (1950) … Susan Haggett
 
1949-1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Vine That Grew on Fiftieth Street (1950)
– Pride's Castle (1949)
 
1950 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
– The Afternoon of a Faun (1950)
 
1950 The Girls (TV series)
Cornelia Otis Skinner (Jan-Feb)
 
1949 Theatre of Romance (TV series)
– The Afternoon of a Faun (1949)
 
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1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
– Victims (1982) (written by)
 
1979 A Christmas for Boomer (TV movie) (written by)
 
1977 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– Sister of Death (1977) (writer)
 
1976 Family (TV series)
– Rites of Friendship (1976) (writer)
 
1976 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (TV series)
– The Spider Lady: Part 2 (1976) (writer)
– The Spider Lady: Part 1 (1976) (writer)
 
1975 Matt Helm (TV series)
– Scavenger's Paradise (1975) (writer)
– Now I Lay Me Down to Die (1975) (writer)
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
– Angel (1975) (story)
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
– The Gang That Stole Manhattan (1974) (story)
 
1974 The New Land (TV series)
– The Word Is: Alternative (1974) (writer)
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
– The Anonymous Star (1970) (writer)
– Whatever Happened to Happy Endings? (1970) (writer)
 
1970 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Sam McTavish, M.D. (1970) (writer)
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
– Nightmare (1970) (writer)
 
1954 The Secret Storm (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1965 The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1965 The Animals (documentary)
Co-narrator
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.4 (1951) … Herself
 

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(1944). Stage Play: Snafu. Written by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman. Directed by George Abbott. Hudson Theatre (moved to The Biltmore Theatre from 1 Jan 1945- close): 25 Oct 1944- 10 Mar 1945 (158 performances). Cast: Ralph W. Chambers (as "Senator Phil Ford"), Dort Clark (as "Pfc. Danny Baker")... See more »

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Was great friends with actress Helen Hayes who was the godmother to her daughter Leslie McCullough Jeffries. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo