Geraldine Brooks (I) (1925–1977)

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A resolute, blue-eyed brunette with attractive, slightly pinched features, Geraldine Brooks was born to a Dutch couple on October 29, 1925, in New York City. Her parents had a theater-based background -- father, James Stroock, owned a top costume company and mother, Bianca, was a costume designer and stylist. In dance shoes from age 2, her closer ... See full bio »

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Known For

Possessed
Possessed Carol Graham
(1947)
Embraceable You
Embraceable You Marie Willens
(1948)
The Green Glove
The Green Glove Christine 'Chris' Kenneth
(1952)
The Younger Brothers
The Younger Brothers Mary Hathaway
(1949)
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 1976 Executive Suite (TV Series)
Julie
- Re: What Are Patterns For? (1976) ... Julie
- Re: The Sounds of Silence (1976) ... Julie
- Re: Who Shall Hall Bring Mercy (1976) ... Julie
 1976 Baretta (TV Series)
Judge Anna Gavin
- Runway Cowboy (1976) ... Judge Anna Gavin
 1976 The Dumplings (TV Series)
Angela Dumpling
- Joe Takes a Fall (1976) ... Angela Dumpling
- The Foundling (1976) ... Angela Dumpling
- The Other Woman (1976) ... Angela Dumpling
- Cully's Sister (1976) ... Angela Dumpling
- Sweetzer's Image (1976) ... Angela Dumpling
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 1975 McMillan & Wife (TV Series)
Eileen Cole
- Requiem for a Bride (1975) ... Eileen Cole
 1975 Medical Story (TV Series)
Liz Winkler
- Million Dollar Baby (1975) ... Liz Winkler
 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series)
Miss Tilda McDonald
- The Adventure of the Chinese Dog (1975) ... Miss Tilda McDonald
 1975 Mr. Ricco
Katherine Fremont
 1973-1974 Faraday and Company (TV Series)
Louise 'Lou' Carson
- A Matter of Magic (1974) ... Louise 'Lou' Carson
- Fire and Ice (1973) ... Louise 'Lou' Carson
- A Wheelbarrow Full of Trouble (1973) ... Louise 'Lou' Carson
- Say Hello to a Dead Man (1973) ... Louise 'Lou' Carson
 1973 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series)
Mary Prest
- The Mask of Love (1973) ... Mary Prest
 1973 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
Janet Enright
- The Murdering Class (1973) ... Janet Enright
 1973 Cannon (TV Series)
Nina Jardine
- Prisoners (1973) ... Nina Jardine
 1973 Kung Fu (TV Series)
Widdaw Tackaberry
- Nine Lives (1973) ... Widdaw Tackaberry
 1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series)
Alice Williams
- The Bullet (1972) ... Alice Williams
 1972 Ironside (TV Series)
Marty Booth
- Buddy, Can You Spare a Life? (1972) ... Marty Booth
 1971 You Are There (TV Series)
Amelia Earhart
- The Mystery of Amelia Earhart (1971) ... Amelia Earhart
 1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series)
Elaine Rossi
- The Contract (1971) ... Elaine Rossi
 1971 Dan August (TV Series)
Helen Mannering
- Circle of Lies (1971) ... Helen Mannering
 1969 To Rome with Love (TV Series)
Lisa
- A Secret Day (1969) ... Lisa
 1967-1969 Insight (TV Series)
Charlotte / Virginia / Martha Burnett
- No Tears for Kelsey (1969) ... Charlotte
- The Oleander Years (1968) ... Virginia
- Locusts Have No King (1967) ... Martha Burnett
 1969 It Takes a Thief (TV Series)
Andrea Lockridge
- The Family (1969) ... Andrea Lockridge
 1969 The Outsider (TV Series)
Emily Kester
- All the Social Graces (1969) ... Emily Kester
 1969 My Friend Tony (TV Series)
Kay Todd
- Encounter (1969) ... Kay Todd
 1969 Judd for the Defense (TV Series)
Cassie Gordon
- Borderline Girl (1969) ... Cassie Gordon
 1968 Mannix (TV Series)
Katrina McKenzie
- Edge of the Knife (1968) ... Katrina McKenzie
 1968 The Name of the Game (TV Series)
Evelyn Smith
- Incident in Berlin (1968) ... Evelyn Smith
 1963-1968 The Virginian (TV Series)
Della Price / Georgia Price
- Silver Image (1968) ... Della Price
- Duel at Shiloh (1963) ... Georgia Price
 1967 The High Chaparral (TV Series)
Fay Leyton
- The Price of Revenge (1967) ... Fay Leyton
 1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series)
Anne Hoffman
- Fame Is a Four-Letter Word (1967) ... Anne Hoffman
 1967 Ironside (TV Movie)
Honor Thompson
 1963-1967 The Fugitive (TV Series)
Caroline Simpson / Lucia Mayfield / Adrienne Banning / ...
- The Ivy Maze (1967) ... Caroline Simpson
- Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometime (1965) ... Lucia Mayfield
- Ticket to Alaska (1963) ... Adrienne Banning / Anna Gemma
 1967 Run for Your Life (TV Series)
Alice McKenna
- The List of Alice McKenna (1967) ... Alice McKenna
 1966 Get Smart (TV Series)
Tracy Dunhill
- Kiss of Death (1966) ... Tracy Dunhill
 1961-1966 Bonanza (TV Series)
Carol Attley / Elizabeth Stoddard Cartwright
- To Bloom for Thee (1966) ... Carol Attley
- Elizabeth, My Love (1961) ... Elizabeth Stoddard Cartwright
 1966 Hawk (TV Series)
Myrna Rowland
- Thanks for the Honeymoon (1966) ... Myrna Rowland
 1966 Johnny Tiger
Dr. Leslie Frost
 1966 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Esther Harris
- Killer at Large (1966) ... Esther Harris
 1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series)
Angie Brewster
- A Long Way Home (1966) ... Angie Brewster
 1964-1966 Ben Casey (TV Series)
Leona Benbrook / Gwen Hamilton
- In Case of Emergency, Cry Havoc (1966) ... Leona Benbrook
- Keep Out of Reach of Adults (1964) ... Gwen Hamilton
 1965 Daniel Boone (TV Series)
Esther Craig
- The First Stone (1965) ... Esther Craig
 1964 Mr. Novak (TV Series)
Claire Andreas
- Love Among the Grown-Ups (1964) ... Claire Andreas
 1964 Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Laura Bailey
- The Elusive Dik-Dik (1964) ... Laura Bailey
 1963-1964 The Outer Limits (TV Series)
Ann Barton / Yvette Leighton
- Cold Hands, Warm Heart (1964) ... Ann Barton
- The Architects of Fear (1963) ... Yvette Leighton
 1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series)
Dory Spencer
- The Rainbow Ride (1964) ... Dory Spencer
 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series)
Gina
- A Black Dress for Gina (1963) ... Gina
 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series)
Doris Etheridge
- A Hero for Our Times (1963) ... Doris Etheridge
 1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series)
- The Image Merchants (1963)
 1963 The Defenders (TV Series)
Laura Potter
- Everybody Else Is Dead (1963) ... Laura Potter
 1963 Combat! (TV Series)
Lt. Ann Hunter
- The Walking Wounded (1963) ... Lt. Ann Hunter
 1963 Laramie (TV Series)
Lorena Carver
- The Stranger (1963) ... Lorena Carver
 1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)
Ruth Corbett
- Colossus (1963) ... Ruth Corbett
 1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Lorraine Gardner
- Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks (1963) ... Lorraine Gardner
 1963 Stoney Burke (TV Series)
Linda Carson
- Death Rides a Pale Horse (1963) ... Linda Carson
 1962 Sam Benedict (TV Series)
Carol Colby
- Where There's a Will (1962) ... Carol Colby
 1962 Perry Mason (TV Series)
Miriam Waters
- The Case of the Promoter's Pillbox (1962) ... Miriam Waters
 1962 Cain's Hundred (TV Series)
Joanne Douglas
- The Left Side of Canada (1962) ... Joanne Douglas
 1962 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Martha Seymour
- The Troubled Heart (1962) ... Martha Seymour
 1961 Bus Stop (TV Series)
Katherine Barnes
- Call Back Yesterday (1961) ... Katherine Barnes
 1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)
Sylvia Ashcroft
- Who Is Sylvia? (1961) ... Sylvia Ashcroft
 1954-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
Gillian Harrison / Betty Coogan / Vera
- The Mating Machine (1961)
- The Charlie and the Kid (1960)
- No Leave for the Captain (1959) ... Gillian Harrison
- This Day in Fear (1958) ... Betty Coogan
- Goodbye... But It Doesn't Go Away (1954) ... Vera
 1960 Naked City (TV Series)
Vicky
- Down the Long Night (1960) ... Vicky
 1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series)
Tamsen Sommers
- Love of a Bad Woman (1960) ... Tamsen Sommers
 1960 Johnny Staccato (TV Series)
Karen Buford
- The Only Witness (1960) ... Karen Buford
 1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series)
Helen Lear
- Dead to the World (1960) ... Helen Lear
 1957 Street of Sinners
Terry Warren
 1957 Modern Romances (TV Series)
- The Real Thing (1957)
 1956 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series)
Marian
- Angel's Ransom (1956) ... Marian
 1954-1956 Studio One (TV Series)
Minerva / Theresa
- Manhattan Duet (1956) ... Minerva
- Joey (1954) ... Theresa
- A Criminal Design (1954)
 1956 I Spy (TV Series)
Louise
- The Green Cross (1956) ... Louise
 1955-1956 Appointment with Adventure (TV Series)
Janet Johnson / Gina / Mary Ann
- The Top of the Mountain (1956) ... Janet Johnson
- When in Rome (1955) ... Gina
- The Quiet Gun (1955) ... Mary Ann
 1955 Climax! (TV Series)
Emma Herich
- The Champion (1955) ... Emma Herich
 1954 Woman with a Past (TV Series)
Sylvia Rockwell #2 (1954)
 1951-1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- The Honor of Littorno (1953)
- Silver Service (1951)
 1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV Series)
Diane
- Seventh Heaven (1953) ... Diane
 1952 Orient Express (TV Series)
- A Matter of Calculation (1952)
 1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Doraleen Perkins / Odette
- The Orchard (1952) ... Doraleen Perkins
- Kelly (1952) ... Odette
 1952 The Green Glove
Christine 'Chris' Kenneth
 1951 Lights Out (TV Series)
- The Chamber of Gloom (1951)
 1951 Love of Life (TV Series)
Arden Dellacorte (1971)
 1951 Danger (TV Series)
- Will You Walk into My Parlor? (1951)
 1951 Starlight Theatre (TV Series)
- The Magic Wire (1951)
 1950 The Magnavox Theater (TV Series)
- Strange Harbor (1950)
 1950 The Silver Theatre (TV Series)
- For Richer, for Poorer (1950)
 1950 Vulcano
Maria, Maddalena's sister
 1950 Streets of Sorrow
Maria
 1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series)
Molly Larkin
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1949) ... Molly Larkin
 1949 Challenge to Lassie
Susan Brown
 1949 The Reckless Moment
Beatrice 'Bea' Harper
 1949 The Younger Brothers
Mary Hathaway
 1948 An Act of Murder
Ellie Cooke
 1948 Embraceable You
Marie Willens
 1947 Cry Wolf
Julie Demarest
 1947 Possessed
Carol Graham
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book (with Budd Schulberg): "Swan Watch", 1975. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)

Spouse:

Budd Schulberg  (her death) | See more »

Parents:

James Brooks | Bianca Brooks
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I have met a lot of dumb actors who were very good. You have to be tuned in emotionally, but you don't need to be intelligent. I don't agree for a minute that you have to be smart to play a dumb blonde. See more »

Trivia:

A dedicated admirer of Katherine Hepburn, Geraldine Brooks once replaced her at the New York's Stage Door Canteen. See more »
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