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Night Gallery (1969) -- Blood memories surface when an anthropologist responds in kind to a captive gorilla's primeval hatred; A vignette about vampires (and those who hunt them) -- two men try to dispatch a vampire for all time.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) -- Theatrical trailer for this laugh and love sensation that spawned a TV series
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962): Season 1: Episode 13 -- A traveling revivalist, eager to build his own temple, turns to murder.
BUtterfield 8 (1960) -- The romantic life of a fashionable Manhattan beauty who's part model, part call-girl--and all man-trap.
The Player (1992) -- hv post

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Remembering Dominick Dunne
 (From Vanity Fair. 11 September 2009, 12:31 PM, PDT)

What Makes Sammy Run?-Koch Vision
 (From Twitch. 18 March 2009, 9:05 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Dina Merrill-Hartley

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Producer, Self
Actress:
  1. Shade (2003/I) .... Dina
  2. The Glow (2002) (TV) .... Phoebe Janusz
  3. The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV) (as Dina Merrill-Hartley) .... Mrs. Johnson
  4. "100 Centre Street" .... Judge Helen Randolph (1 episode, 2001)
        - Bottlecaps (2001) TV episode .... Judge Helen Randolph
  5. Meeting Genevieve (2000) .... Mother

  6. The Other Sister (1999) (uncredited) .... Pucky
  7. Mighty Joe Young (1998) .... Society Woman
    ... aka Mighty Joe (UK)
  8. A Chance of Snow (1998) (TV) .... Merilee Parker
  9. "Vengeance Unlimited" .... Ellen Hayworth (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Mr. Chapel
        - Ambition (1998) TV episode .... Ellen Hayworth
  10. Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1997) (TV) .... Lydia D'Arcy, Monique's Mother
  11. "Roseanne" .... Doris (1 episode, 1996)
        - Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti (1996) TV episode .... Doris
  12. Milk & Money (1996) .... Ellen, David's Mother
  13. "The Nanny" .... Elizabeth Sheffield (1 episode, 1995)
        - The Two Mrs. Sheffields (1995) TV episode .... Elizabeth Sheffield
  14. Open Season (1995) .... Doris Hays-Britton
  15. Point of Betrayal (1995)
  16. Suture (1993) .... Alice Jameson
  17. Not in My Family (1993) (TV) .... Clair Worth
    ... aka Shattering the Silence
  18. The Player (1992) .... Celia
  19. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Annie Floret / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
        - The Monte Carlo Murders (1992) TV episode .... Annie Floret
        - Always a Thief (1990) TV episode .... Monica Douglas
  20. True Colors (1991) .... Joan Stiles
  21. Fear (1990) .... Catherine Tarr

  22. Turn Back the Clock (1989) (TV) .... Maureen Dowd
  23. Caddyshack II (1988) .... Cynthia Young
  24. "Hotel" .... Jessica Cabot / ... (3 episodes, 1984-1986)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Queen's Gambit (1986) TV episode .... Jessica Cabot
        - Opening Moves (1986) TV episode .... Jessica Cabot
        - Wedding (1984) TV episode .... Eleanor Blackwood
  25. The Alan King Show (1986) (TV) .... Nan Cooper
  26. Twisted (1986) .... Nell Kempler
    ... aka Twisted: A Step Beyond Insanity
  27. "Hot Pursuit" .... Estelle Modrian (3 episodes, 1984)
        - Home Is the Heart: Part 2 (1984) TV episode .... Estelle Modrian
        - Home Is the Heart: Part 1 (1984) TV episode .... Estelle Modrian
        - Episode #1.1 (1984) TV episode .... Estelle Modrian
  28. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Marjorie (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - The Open Window (1984) TV episode .... Marjorie
  29. Hot Pursuit (1984) (TV) .... Estelle Modrian
  30. The Brass Ring (1983) (TV) .... Mother
  31. Anna to the Infinite Power (1983) .... Sarah Hart
  32. Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) .... Connie Herschel

  33. "The Love Boat" .... Helen (2 episodes, 1979)
        - The Critical Success/Love Lamp Is Lit, The/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/Man in Her Life: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Helen
        - The Critical Success/Love Lamp Is Lit, The/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/Man in Her Life: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Helen
  34. The Tenth Month (1979) (TV) .... Cele
  35. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) TV mini-series .... Mrs. Hickinger
  36. A Wedding (1978) .... Antoinette 'Toni' Sloan Goddard
  37. The Greatest (1977) .... Velvet Green
  38. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Thelma March (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
        - A Haunting We Will Go (1977) TV episode .... Thelma March
  39. "Quincy M.E." .... Claire Garner (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - Who's Who in Neverland (1976) TV episode .... Claire Garner
  40. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Barbara Dalton (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Nine Dragons (1976) TV episode .... Barbara Dalton
  41. Kingston (1976) (TV) .... Helen Martinson
    ... aka Kingston: The Power Play
    ... aka The Newspaper Game
  42. "Switch" .... Luciana (1 episode, 1975)
        - Kiss of Death (1975) TV episode .... Luciana
  43. The Meal (1975) .... Kelly
    ... aka Deadly Encounter (USA: video title)
  44. "Ellery Queen" .... Miss Harriet Manners (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
        - The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express (1975) TV episode .... Miss Harriet Manners
  45. "The Odd Couple" .... Anita (1 episode, 1974)
        - Oscar in Love (1974) TV episode .... Anita
  46. Throw Out the Anchor! (1974) .... Lindy Baker
  47. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Dr. Carol Brooks (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - A Cry in the Night (1973) TV episode .... Dr. Carol Brooks
  48. "Cannon" .... Doris Hawthorne (1 episode, 1973)
        - Murder by the Numbers (1973) TV episode .... Doris Hawthorne
  49. Running Wild (1973) .... Whit Colby
    ... aka Deliver Us from Evil (USA: alternative title)
  50. "Night Gallery" .... Ruth Wilson (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
        - Hatred Unto Death/How to Cure the Common Vampire (1973) TV episode .... Ruth Wilson
  51. The Letters (1973) (TV) .... Penelope Parkington (The Parkingtons Episode)
  52. Family Flight (1972) (TV) .... Florence Carlyle
  53. "The F.B.I." .... Christine Minton / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1972)
        - The Franklin Papers (1972) TV episode .... Christine Minton
        - The Monster (1965) TV episode .... Jean Davis
  54. Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971) (TV) .... Mrs. Greher
  55. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Madeline Calvert (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The New Doctors
        - Angry Man (1971) TV episode .... Madeline Calvert
  56. "Medical Center" .... Ruth Marlowe (1 episode, 1971)
        - Perfection of Vices (1971) TV episode .... Ruth Marlowe
  57. "The Virginian" .... Laura Duff (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Angus Killer (1971) TV episode .... Laura Duff
  58. "The Name of the Game" .... Maggie Payden / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - The Glory Shouter (1970) TV episode .... Maggie Payden
        - The Incomparable Connie Walker (1969) TV episode .... Nancy Devlin
  59. Aru heishi no kake (1970) .... Kelly Allen
    ... aka One Soldier's Gamble (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka The Walking Major

  60. The Lonely Profession (1969) (TV) .... Beatrice Savarona
  61. "Mission: Impossible" .... Meredyth (2 episodes, 1969)
        - The Controllers: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Meredyth
        - The Controllers: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Meredyth
  62. Seven in Darkness (1969) (TV) .... Emily Garth Pleasent
  63. The Sunshine Patriot (1968) (TV) .... Brancie Hagen
  64. "Batman" .... Calamity Jan (2 episodes, 1968)
        - The Great Train Robbery (1968) TV episode .... Calamity Jan
        - The Great Escape (1968) TV episode .... Calamity Jan
  65. "Run for Your Life" .... Caroline Willins (1 episode, 1967)
        - East of the Equator (1967) TV episode .... Caroline Willins
  66. "ABC Stage 67" .... Ginny Weldon (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Trap of Solid Gold (1967) TV episode .... Ginny Weldon
  67. "Bonanza" .... Susannah Clauson (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Pursued: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... Susannah Clauson
        - The Pursued: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... Susannah Clauson
  68. "Daktari" .... Janet Lorne (1 episode, 1966)
        - Trail of the Cheetah (1966) TV episode .... Janet Lorne
  69. "12 O'Clock High" .... Capt. Patricia Bates (1 episode, 1966)
        - Which Way the Wind Blows (1966) TV episode .... Capt. Patricia Bates
  70. "Daniel Boone" .... Madeline Lorne (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Tamarack Massacre Affair (1965) TV episode .... Madeline Lorne
  71. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Joan Cowley / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - The Game (1965) TV episode .... Maralise
        - The Candidate (1963) TV episode .... Joan Cowley
  72. I'll Take Sweden (1965) .... Karin Granstedt
  73. "The Rogues" .... Clothilde Bonheur / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - A Daring Step Backward (1965) TV episode .... Clothilde Bonheur
        - The Personal Touch (1964) TV episode .... Kendall Frazier
  74. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Jo Andrews (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - The Gun (1964) TV episode .... Jo Andrews
  75. "Mickey" .... Angela (1 episode, 1964)
        - Seaside Westside (1964) TV episode .... Angela
  76. "Rawhide" .... Lisa Temple (1 episode, 1964)
        - Incident of the Gilded Goddess (1964) TV episode .... Lisa Temple
  77. "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine" .... Guest Tribute (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Jackie Gleason Show: The American Scene Magazine (USA: long title)
        - The Many Worlds of Jackie Gleason (1964) TV episode .... Guest Tribute
  78. "Burke's Law" .... Barrie Coleman (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Mr. X? (1963) TV episode .... Barrie Coleman
  79. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Rita Hall (1 episode, 1963)
        - Everybody Knows You Left Me (1963) TV episode .... Rita Hall
  80. The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) .... Rita Behrens
  81. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Laura (1 episode, 1962)
        - Bonfire (1962) TV episode .... Laura
  82. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Carol Manson / ... (2 episodes, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Eve Emerson
        - Obituary for Mr. X (1962) TV episode .... Carol Manson
  83. "The New Breed" .... Ruth Kingman (1 episode, 1962)
        - So Dark the Night (1962) TV episode .... Ruth Kingman
  84. "Dr. Kildare" .... Evelyn LeFevre (1 episode, 1962)
        - Oh, My Daughter (1962) TV episode .... Evelyn LeFevre
  85. "Checkmate" .... Laura Hammond (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Very Rough Sketch (1962) TV episode .... Laura Hammond
  86. The Expendables (1962) (TV) .... Barbara
  87. "The Investigators" .... Valerie Corbin (1 episode, 1961)
        - Style of Living (1961) TV episode .... Valerie Corbin
  88. Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (1961) (TV) .... Annette DeGrande
  89. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Lisa Muller (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Brandenburg Gate (1961) TV episode .... Lisa Muller
  90. Twenty Plus Two (1961) .... Nicki Kovacs/Doris Delaney
    ... aka It Started in Tokyo (UK)
  91. The Young Savages (1961) .... Karin Bell
  92. "Hong Kong" .... Helen Rowan Randolph (1 episode, 1961)
        - Lady Godiva (1961) TV episode .... Helen Rowan Randolph
  93. The Sundowners (1960) .... Jean Halstead
    ... aka Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (UK: complete title)
  94. BUtterfield 8 (1960) .... Emily Liggett
  95. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Julie (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Men in White (1960) TV episode
        - The Fallen Idol (1959) TV episode .... Julie
  96. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Aline Lincoln (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - Murder Is a Private Affair (1960) TV episode .... Aline Lincoln

  97. Operation Petticoat (1959) .... Lt. Barbara Duran RN
  98. "Sunday Showcase" .... Laurette Harrington (2 episodes, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 (1959) TV episode .... Laurette Harrington
        - What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 (1959) TV episode .... Laurette Harrington
  99. Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) .... Ens. Rita J. Benson
  100. Catch Me If You Can (1959)
  101. A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) .... Margie Solitaire
    ... aka How to Rob a Bank
  102. "Playhouse 90" .... Mary (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode .... Mary
  103. "Climax!" .... Iris Farrar (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Spider Web (1958) TV episode .... Iris Farrar
  104. Desk Set (1957) .... Sylvia Blair
    ... aka His Other Woman (UK)
  105. "The Phil Silvers Show" .... Lieutenant Roxberry (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Sergeant Bilko (syndication title)
    ... aka Sgt. Bilko (Australia: DVD title)
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich
    ... aka You'll Never Get Rich (USA: first episodes title)
        - Bilko's War Against Culture (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant Roxberry
  106. "Playwrights '56" .... Mrs. Neville / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - The Center of the Maze (1956) TV episode .... Sarah
        - Return to Cassino (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Neville
  107. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Marcia Manson (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - A Place Full of Strangers (1955) TV episode .... Marcia Manson
Producer:
  1. Milk & Money (1996) (executive producer)
Self:
  1. "Biography" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Marjorie Merriweather Post (2007) TV episode .... Herself
        - Barbara Hutton (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  2. "Tanner on Tanner" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Dinner at Elaine's (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  3. Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV) .... Herself/interviewee

  4. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Cary Grant (1999) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Herself

  6. In Concert at the Met (1984) (TV) .... Herself - Host
    ... aka In Concert at the Met: A Century of the Performing Arts (USA: alternative title)
  7. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  8. Musing (1980) .... Narrator

  9. "Over Easy" .... Herself (1 episode, 1979)
        - Episode dated 6 July 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Herself
  10. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - Episode dated 23 November 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 22 November 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 27 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 26 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
  11. "Password" .... Panelist (2 episodes, 1963-1972)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Dina Merrill vs. Darren McGavin (1972) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Dina Merrill vs. Anthony Perkins (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
  12. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Cliff Robertson (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 30 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 7 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  15. "Girl Talk" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 22 July 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  16. "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.60 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  17. "Personality" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 19 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  18. "I've Got a Secret" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 20 February 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  19. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1967)
        - Episode dated 29 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 26 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 2 June 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 7 August 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  20. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist / ... (22 episodes, 1961-1963)
        - Episode dated 15 July 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 14 January 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 18 June 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 4 June 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 23 April 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
          (17 more)
  21. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards

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Hosts a weekly PBS television series entitled "Decor" (1998) focusing on interior home furnishings. more
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