Lois Nettleton
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Lois Nettleton at the 1989 Emmy Awards.
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Lois June Nettleton August 16, 1927 Oak Park, Illinois, United States |
| Died | January 18, 2008 (aged 80) Woodland Hills, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, New York City |
| Other names | Lydia Scott |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Shepherd (1960–1967; divorced) |
Lois June Nettleton (August 16, 1927 – January 18, 2008) was an American film, stage, radio, and television actress.
Lois Nettleton was born on August 16, 1927 in Oak Park, Illinois to Virginia and Edward L. Nettleton. She was Miss Chicago of 1948 as well as a semifinalist at the Miss America 1948 Pageant. Her professional acting career began in 1949. She understudied Barbara Bel Geddes in the original Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and first appeared on television in a 1954 episode of Captain Video.
Nettleton played Patsy in the radio soap opera The Brighter Day.
She performed in dozens of guest-starring roles on television shows. Early roles included The Twilight Zone (episode "The Midnight Sun", 1961); Naked City; Route 66; Mr. Novak; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (episode "The Dark Pool", 1963); The Eleventh Hour; Dr. Kildare; Twelve O'Clock High; The Fugitive; The F.B.I.; Bonanza; Gunsmoke; The Virginian and Daniel Boone. In 1973 she appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant's new boss, Barbara Coleman, where she had a crush on Mr. Grant. She appeared in the pilot episode of The Eddie Capra Mysteries in 1978, as well as hit TV miniseries such as Washington: Behind Closed Doors and Centennial, as the murderous Maude Wendell.
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