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Deborah Walley (1941–2001)

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Deborah Walley was chosen Photoplay Magazine's Most Popular Actress in 1961, the year her Gidget Goes Hawaiian movie was released. Never entirely happy that she had been typecast as a "Gidget," she did nonetheless appreciate that her performances and the persona she rendered had made a lasting and very favorable impression on the movie-going public... See full bio »

Born:

in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 59) in Sedona, Arizona, USA
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Filmography

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1999 Baywatch (TV series)
Ethel
– Baywatch Grand Prix (1999) … Ethel
 
1989-1990 Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (TV series)
Buffy Ratskiwatski / Foxglove / Lawhinie
– Good Times, Bat Times (1990) … Foxglove (voice)
– Out of Scale (1990) … Buffy Ratskiwatski (voice)
– Gadget Goes Hawaiian (1989) … Lawhinie (voice)
 
1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Gigi Dolores
– The Last Big Break (1986) … Gigi Dolores
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Gina Bartelli
– Mystery on the Avalanche Express (1978) … Gina Bartelli
 
1974 Benji
Linda
 
1973 The Severed Arm
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Nina (segment "Love and the Anxious Mama")
– Love and the Anxious Mama/Love and the Boomerang/Love and the Private Eye (1972) … Nina (segment "Love and the Anxious Mama")
 
1971 Drag Racer
Chris
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Corey Ann Skeet
– With Love, Bullets and Valentines (1970) … Corey Ann Skeet
 
1967-1969 The Mothers-In-Law (TV series)
Suzie Hubbard Buell
– The Not-So-Grand Opera (1969) … Suzie Hubbard Buell
– The Charge of the Wife Brigade (1969) … Suzie Hubbard Buell
– Show Business Is No Business (1969) … Suzie Hubbard Buell
– Take Her, He's Mine (1969) … Suzie Hubbard Buell
– Two on the Aisle (1969) … Suzie Hubbard Buell
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1967 It's a Bikini World
Delilah Dawes
 
1966 The Bubble
Catherine
 
1966 Spinout
Les
 
1966 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Tina Tracy
– Lies, Lies, Lies (1966) … Tina Tracy
 
1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Lili Morton
 
1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Craig's Cafeteria Date
 
1965 Sergeant Dead Head
Airman Lucy Turner
 
1965 Ski Party
Linda Hughes
 
1965 Beach Blanket Bingo
Bonnie Graham
 
1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Nancy Styles
– The Nancy Styles Story (1964) … Nancy Styles
 
1964 The Young Lovers
Debbie
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Anne
– This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) … Anne
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Gwenny Trent
– Who Killed Andy Zygmunt? (1964) … Gwenny Trent
 
1963 Summer Magic
Julia Carey
 
1962 Bon Voyage!
Amy Willard
 
1961 Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Gidget (Frances Lawrence)
 
1960 Route 66 (TV series)
Helen Paige
– Ten Drops of Water (1960) … Helen Paige
 
1960 Naked City (TV series)
Heather Weston
– To Walk in Silence (1960) … Heather Weston
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1965 Ski Party (performer: "Paintin' the Town", "We'll Never Change Them")
 
1963 Summer Magic (performer: "Femininity" - uncredited)
 
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1989 Legend of 'Seeks-To-Hunt-Great' (short) (writer)
 
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1989 Legend of 'Seeks-To-Hunt-Great' (short) (producer)
 
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1967 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance / Herself
– Episode #2.74 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #2.73 (1967) … Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.72 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #2.71 (1967) … Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.70 (1967) … Guest Appearance
 
1967 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 July 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1963 Celebrity Party (TV movie)
Herself
 
1963 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.17 (1963) … Herself
 
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1965-1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Stage: Appeared in "The Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov off-Broadway. See more »

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I get things from 14-year-olds, and 15-year-olds, 16, 17, you know, saying, " Gidget Goes Hawaiian is my favorite movie" and "I loved you in this and that". And they know everything I've done, or at least everything that's available on video, or has been played on television. And it's so different from what's going on today... See more »

Trivia:

Left films in the early 1970s, remarried, and had one son from each of her marriages. See more »

Trademark:

Best known for her movie role as Gidget See more »

Star Sign:

Leo