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It would have been pretty darn difficult for actress Dina Merrill to have ever pulled off playing a commoner on stage, film or TV. She just had too much class. The epitome of poise and glamor, the New York-born socialite and celebrity was born in 1925 the daughter of financier E.F. Hutton, the founder of the Wall Street firm... See full bio »

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Nedenia Marjorie Hutton
in New York City, New York, USA
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2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
 
2003/I Shade
Dina
 
2002 The Glow (TV movie)
Phoebe Janusz
 
2002 The Magnificent Ambersons (TV movie)
Mrs. Johnson (as Dina Merrill-Hartley)
 
2001 100 Centre Street (TV series)
Judge Helen Randolph
– Bottlecaps (2001) … Judge Helen Randolph
 
2000 Meeting Genevieve (short)
Mother
 
1999 The Other Sister
Pucky (uncredited)
 
1998 Mighty Joe Young
Society Woman
 
1998 A Chance of Snow (TV movie)
Merilee Parker
 
1998 Vengeance Unlimited (TV series)
Ellen Hayworth
– Ambition (1998) … Ellen Hayworth
 
1997 Something Borrowed, Something Blue (TV movie)
Lydia D'Arcy, Monique's Mother
 
1996 Roseanne (TV series)
Doris
– Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti (1996) … Doris
 
1996 Milk & Money
Ellen, David's Mother
 
1995 The Nanny (TV series)
Elizabeth Sheffield
– The Two Mrs. Sheffields (1995) … Elizabeth Sheffield
 
1995 Open Season
Doris Hays-Britton
 
1995 Point of Betrayal
 
1993 Suture
Alice Jameson
 
1993 Not in My Family (TV movie)
Clair Worth
 
1992 The Player
Celia
 
1990-1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Annie Floret / Monica Douglas
– The Monte Carlo Murders (1992) … Annie Floret
– Always a Thief (1990) … Monica Douglas
 
1991 True Colors
Joan Stiles
 
1990 Fear
Catherine Tarr
 
1989 Turn Back the Clock (TV movie)
Maureen Dowd
 
1988 Caddyshack II
Cynthia Young
 
1984-1986 Hotel (TV series)
Jessica Cabot / Eleanor Blackwood
– Queen's Gambit (1986) … Jessica Cabot
– Opening Moves (1986) … Jessica Cabot
– Wedding (1984) … Eleanor Blackwood
 
1986 The Alan King Show (TV movie)
Nan Cooper
 
1986 Twisted
Nell Kempler
 
1984 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Marjorie
– The Open Window (1984) … Marjorie
 
1984 Hot Pursuit (TV series)
Estelle Modrian
– Episode #1.1 (1984) … Estelle Modrian
– Home Is the Heart: Part 1 (1984) … Estelle Modrian
– Home Is the Heart: Part 2 (1984) … Estelle Modrian
 
1983 The Brass Ring (TV movie)
Mother
 
1983 Anna to the Infinite Power
Sarah
 
1980 Just Tell Me What You Want
Connie Herschel
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Helen / Helen Ames
– The Critical Success/Love Lamp Is Lit, The/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/Man in Her Life: Part 1 (1979) … Helen Ames
– The Critical Success/Love Lamp Is Lit, The/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/Man in Her Life: Part 2 (1979) … Helen
 
1979 The Tenth Month (TV movie)
Cele
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Hickinger
– Episode #1.5 (1979) … Mrs. Hickinger
 
1978 A Wedding
Antoinette Goddard
 
1977 The Greatest
Velvet Green
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Thelma March
– A Haunting We Will Go (1977) … Thelma March
 
1976 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Claire Garner
– Who's Who in Neverland (1976) … Claire Garner
 
1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Barbara Dalton
– Nine Dragons (1976) … Barbara Dalton
 
1976 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
Helen Martinson
– Kingston (1976) … Helen Martinson
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
Luciana
– Kiss of Death (1975) … Luciana
 
1975 The Meal
Kelly
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Miss Harriet Manners
– The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express (1975) … Miss Harriet Manners
 
1974 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Anita
– Oscar in Love (1974) … Anita
 
1974 Throw Out the Anchor!
Lindy Baker
 
1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Carol Brooks
– A Cry in the Night (1973) … Dr. Carol Brooks
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
Doris Hawthorne
– Murder by the Numbers (1973) … Doris Hawthorne
 
1973 Running Wild
Whit Colby
 
1973 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Ruth Wilson
– Hatred Unto Death/How to Cure the Common Vampire (1973) … Ruth Wilson
 
1973 The Letters (TV movie)
Penelope Parkington (The Parkingtons Episode)
 
1972 Family Flight (TV movie)
Florence Carlyle
 
1965-1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Christine Minton / Jean Davis
– The Franklin Papers (1972) … Christine Minton
– The Monster (1965) … Jean Davis
 
1971 Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (TV movie)
Mrs. Greher
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Madeline Calvert
– Angry Man (1971) … Madeline Calvert
 
1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Ruth Marlowe
– Perfection of Vices (1971) … Ruth Marlowe
 
1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Laura Duff
– The Angus Killer (1971) … Laura Duff
 
1969-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Maggie Payden / Nancy Devlin
– The Glory Shouter (1970) … Maggie Payden
– The Incomparable Connie Walker (1969) … Nancy Devlin
 
1970 Aru heishi no kake
Kelly Allen
 
1969 The Lonely Profession (TV movie)
Beatrice Savarona
 
1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Meredyth
– The Controllers: Part 2 (1969) … Meredyth
– The Controllers: Part 1 (1969) … Meredyth
 
1969 Seven in Darkness (TV movie)
Emily Garth Pleasent
 
1968 The Sunshine Patriot (TV movie)
Brancie Hagen
 
1968 Batman (TV series)
Calamity Jan
– The Great Train Robbery (1968) … Calamity Jan
– The Great Escape (1968) … Calamity Jan
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Caroline Willins
– East of the Equator (1967) … Caroline Willins
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Ginny Weldon
– The Trap of Solid Gold (1967) … Ginny Weldon
 
1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Susannah Clauson
– The Pursued: Part 2 (1966) … Susannah Clauson
– The Pursued: Part 1 (1966) … Susannah Clauson
 
1966 Daktari (TV series)
Janet Lorne
– Trail of the Cheetah (1966) … Janet Lorne
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Capt. Patricia Bates
– Which Way the Wind Blows (1966) … Capt. Patricia Bates
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Madeline Lorne
– The Tamarack Massacre Affair (1965) … Madeline Lorne
 
1963-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Joan Cowley / Maralise
– The Game (1965) … Maralise
– The Candidate (1963) … Joan Cowley
 
1965 I'll Take Sweden
Karin Granstedt
 
1964-1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Clothilde Bonheur / Kendall Frazier
– A Daring Step Backward (1965) … Clothilde Bonheur
– The Personal Touch (1964) … Kendall Frazier
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Jo Andrews
– The Gun (1964) … Jo Andrews
 
1964 Mickey (TV series)
Angela
– Seaside Westside (1964) … Angela
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Lisa Temple
– Incident of the Gilded Goddess (1964) … Lisa Temple
 
1964 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Cameo
– Episode #2.14 (1964) … Cameo
 
1963 Burke's Law (TV series)
Barrie Coleman
– Who Killed Mr. X? (1963) … Barrie Coleman
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Rita Hall
– Everybody Knows You Left Me (1963) … Rita Hall
 
1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Rita Behrens
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Laura
– Bonfire (1962) … Laura
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Carol Manson / Mrs. Eve Emerson
– The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) … Mrs. Eve Emerson
– Obituary for Mr. X (1962) … Carol Manson
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Ruth Kingman
– So Dark the Night (1962) … Ruth Kingman
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Evelyn LeFevre
– Oh, My Daughter (1962) … Evelyn LeFevre
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Laura Hammond
– A Very Rough Sketch (1962) … Laura Hammond
 
1962 The Expendables (TV movie)
Barbara
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Valerie Corbin
– Style of Living (1961) … Valerie Corbin
 
1961 Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (TV movie)
Annette DeGrande
 
1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Lisa Muller
– Brandenburg Gate (1961) … Lisa Muller
 
1961 Twenty Plus Two
Nicki Kovacs/Doris Delaney
 
1961 The Young Savages
Karin Bell
 
1961 Hong Kong (TV series)
Helen Rowan Randolph
– Lady Godiva (1961) … Helen Rowan Randolph
 
1960 The Sundowners
Jean Halstead
 
1960 BUtterfield 8
Emily Liggett
 
1959-1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Julie
– Men in White (1960)
– The Fallen Idol (1959) … Julie
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Aline Lincoln
– Murder Is a Private Affair (1960) … Aline Lincoln
 
1959 Operation Petticoat
Lt. Barbara Duran RN
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Laurette Harrington
– What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 (1959) … Laurette Harrington
– What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 (1959) … Laurette Harrington
 
1959 Don't Give Up the Ship
Ens. Rita J. Benson
 
1959 Catch Me If You Can
 
1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Margie Solitaire
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mary
– The Time of Your Life (1958) … Mary
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Iris Farrar
– Spider Web (1958) … Iris Farrar
 
1957 Desk Set
Sylvia Blair
 
1956 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Lieutenant Roxberry / Wac Lieutenant
– Bilko's War Against Culture (1956) … Lieutenant Roxberry
– Bilko's Rest Cure (1956) … Wac Lieutenant
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Mrs. Neville / Sarah
– The Center of the Maze (1956) … Sarah
– Return to Cassino (1956) … Mrs. Neville
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Marcia Manson
– A Place Full of Strangers (1955) … Marcia Manson
 
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1996 Milk & Money (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (29 titles)
1993-2007 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Marjorie Merriweather Post (2007) … Herself (also archive footage)
– Barbara Hutton (2006) … Herself
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) … Herself
– Cary Grant: Hollywood's Leading Man (1993) … Herself
 
2004 Tanner on Tanner (TV series)
Herself
– Dinner at Elaine's (2004) … Herself
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actor
– Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) … Herself - Actor
 
1999 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Cary Grant (1999) … Herself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 July 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1993 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV special documentary)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1992 The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1985 The 20th Annual Your Choice for the Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 In Concert at the Met (TV special)
Herself - Host
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1982 The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
1980 Musing (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1979 Over Easy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 July 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1974-1977 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 November 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 November 1977 (1977) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 August 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 August 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 November 1974 (1974) … Herself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1963-1972 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
– Dina Merrill vs. Darren McGavin (1972) … Herself - Panelist
– Dina Merrill vs. Anthony Perkins (1963) … Herself - Panelist
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Cliff Robertson (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 March 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 September 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 July 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.60 (1969) … Herself
 
1966-1969 The Match Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 March 1969 (1969) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 September 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1968 Personality (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 February 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1960-1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 29 January 1967 (1967) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 26 December 1965 (1965) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 2 June 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 7 August 1960 (1960) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1966 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 July 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1961-1963 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself - Panelist
– Episode dated 15 July 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 14 January 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 18 June 1962 (1962) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 4 June 1962 (1962) … Herself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 23 April 1962 (1962) … Herself - Guest Panelist
See all 22 episodes »
 
1963 The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
 
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Hosts a weekly PBS television series entitled "Decor" (1998) focusing on interior home furnishings. See more »

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Dina Merrill-Hartley
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Spent her winters growing up at Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida's largest and most elaborate estate. Today, Mar-a-Lago is owned by Donald Trump, who runs the estate as a private club and residence. Trump rescued the estate from condemnation in 1985, and painstakingly restored it to its former glory. See more »

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