Betsy Jones-Moreland

Betsy Jones-Moreland (born Mary Elizabeth Jones, April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2006) was an American actress.

Betsy Jones-Moreland
Betsy Jones-Moreland in "Last Woman on Earth"
Born
Mary Elizabeth Jones

(1930-04-01)April 1, 1930
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 2006(2006-05-01) (aged 76)
El Monte, California, U.S.[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1956–1993

Jones-Moreland was born in Brooklyn, New York, and worked in secretarial jobs before she became an entertainer.[2]

Jones-Moreland acted on stage, including as a member of the newly formed Valley Playhouse in Woodland Hills, California, in 1958[3] and the Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles in 1960.[4] She also appeared in The Solid Gold Cadillac on Broadway and in the touring company that presented that play across the United States.[5]

She began her film career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman films, including a lead role in Last Woman on Earth (1960). Subsequently she appeared mostly on television through 1975.

Jones-Moreland guest-starred in an episode of the television series Ironside starring Raymond Burr, and in the early 1990s appeared in a recurring role as a judge in a series of his Perry Mason television films. Her first Perry Mason appearance was in 1959 as Lorrie Garvin in "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom." In Have Gun - Will Travel, Jones-Moreland guest-starred as Topaz, a saloon hostess who befriended Paladin in the episode "Brother's Keeper" that aired May 6, 1961. In 1962, she appeared as Nurse Brown on McHale's Navy.

At age 76, the actress died from cancer in El Monte, California.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1956The Eddy Duchin StoryMinor RoleUncredited
1956The Best Things in Life Are FreeSecretaryUncredited
1956Full of LifeBit RoleUncredited
1957The Garment JungleSecretaryUncredited
1957Operation Mad BallLt. BusheyUncredited
1957The Brothers RicoVoice, Uncredited
1957The Viking Women and the Sea SerpentThyra
1958The True Story of Lynn StuartGinger - CarhopUncredited
1958Screaming MimiJan - Raoul's AssistantUncredited
1959Day of the OutlawMrs. Preston
1960Strangers When We MeetMrs. GerandiUncredited
1960Last Woman on EarthEvelyn Gern
1961Creature from the Haunted SeaMary-Belle Monahan
1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacrePoolside InterviewerUncredited
1975The HindenburgStewardess Imhoff
1976Gable and LombardParty Guest #1
1976The Last TycoonLady Writer
1979JoniMrs. Barber

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1960The Donna Reed ShowMrs. PrattSeason 3 Ep. 14: "Someone is Watching"
1961My Three SonsFlo AftonThe Horseless Saddle
1961 Route 66Bea WebsterEpisode: "The Quick and the Dead"
1962McHale's NavyLt Casey BrownSeason 1 Episode 3: "McHale and the Seven Cupids"
1963BonanzaNora WhitleyEpisode: "Five into the Wind"
1963GunsmokeTessEpisode: "Kate Heller"
1964The Outer LimitsJulie GriffithEpisode: "The Mutant"
1964My Three SonsCongresswoman Barbara MaitlandEpisode: "Lady President"

References
  1. http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/680/Betsy+Jones-Moreland/index.html
  2. Callaghan, J. Dorsey (April 7, 1955). "She Went from Buick To a 'Gold Cadillac'". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. p. 18. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Climactic Scene". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 25, 1958. p. F-Pt. VIII 5. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Scott, John L. (April 1, 1960). "Inge's 'Stairs' Has Strong Revival Here". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part II - 11. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Acting Career Cured Her Case of Jitters". Standard-Sentinel. Pennsylvania, Hazleton. Associated Press. July 28, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.


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