Jeanne Bal (born May 3 1928,
Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the...
– died April 30 1996, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American actress who worked primarily in
1960sThe 1960s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 1969.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends in the west, particularly United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France,...
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In the 1959-1960 season, she co-starred with
William DemarestWilliam Demarest was an American character actor.-Early life and career:Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a prolific film and television actor, having worked on over 140 films. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. His film career began in 1926 and spanned...
,
Murray HamiltonMurray Hamilton was an American stage, screen, and television actor who appeared in such memorable films as The Hustler, The Graduate and Jaws....
, and
Stubby KayeStubby Kaye was an American comic actor. He was born Bernard Kotzin in New York City on West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan to first generation Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria...
in the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
sitcom
Love and MarriageLove and Marriage is an 18-episode situation comedy which aired on NBC from September 21, 1959, to January 25, 1960, starring veteran film star William Demarest as William Harris, the owner of the nearly bankrupt Harris Music Publishing Company in Tin Pan Alley in New York City.Stubby Kaye ...
as Pat Baker, Demarest's 31-year-old daughter, who works with him in the William Harris Music Publishing Company, which is in financial straits because Demarest's character Harris will not publish
rock and rollRock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States after World War II in the late 1940s, from a combination of the rhythms of the blues, from the African American culture, and from America's country music and gospel music scenes...
music.
In 1961 she became a regular on the sitcom
Bachelor FatherBachelor Father was the name of two unrelated television programmes in the UK and the US:-*Bachelor Father , a British sitcom that aired from 1970 to 1971*Bachelor Father , an American sitcom that aired from 1957 to 1962...
, but left shortly afterwards.
Jeanne Bal (born May 3 1928,
Santa Monica, CaliforniaSanta Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the...
– died April 30 1996, Sherman Oaks, California) was an American actress who worked primarily in
1960sThe 1960s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 1969.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends in the west, particularly United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France,...
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
.
In the 1959-1960 season, she co-starred with
William DemarestWilliam Demarest was an American character actor.-Early life and career:Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a prolific film and television actor, having worked on over 140 films. He started in show business working in vaudeville, then moved on to Broadway. His film career began in 1926 and spanned...
,
Murray HamiltonMurray Hamilton was an American stage, screen, and television actor who appeared in such memorable films as The Hustler, The Graduate and Jaws....
, and
Stubby KayeStubby Kaye was an American comic actor. He was born Bernard Kotzin in New York City on West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan to first generation Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria...
in the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
sitcom
Love and MarriageLove and Marriage is an 18-episode situation comedy which aired on NBC from September 21, 1959, to January 25, 1960, starring veteran film star William Demarest as William Harris, the owner of the nearly bankrupt Harris Music Publishing Company in Tin Pan Alley in New York City.Stubby Kaye ...
as Pat Baker, Demarest's 31-year-old daughter, who works with him in the William Harris Music Publishing Company, which is in financial straits because Demarest's character Harris will not publish
rock and rollRock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States after World War II in the late 1940s, from a combination of the rhythms of the blues, from the African American culture, and from America's country music and gospel music scenes...
music.
In 1961 she became a regular on the sitcom
Bachelor FatherBachelor Father was the name of two unrelated television programmes in the UK and the US:-*Bachelor Father , a British sitcom that aired from 1970 to 1971*Bachelor Father , an American sitcom that aired from 1957 to 1962...
, but left shortly afterwards. Her other television credits include several appearances on
Perry MasonPerry Mason is a fictional character, a defense attorney who originally was the main character in numerous pieces of detective fiction authored by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason was featured in more than 80 novels and short stories, most of which had a story line which involved his client being...
, and guest spots on
BonanzaBonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons, it is among the longest running Western television series and continues to air in syndication....
,
Wagon TrainWagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957-1962 and then on ABC from 1962-1965...
, and
I SpyI Spy is an American television secret agent adventure series. It ran for three seasons on NBC from 1965 to 1968 and teamed Robert Culp as international tennis player Kelly Robinson with Bill Cosby as his trainer, Alexander Scott...
.
Her most famous role is as one of the two actresses who played Nancy Crater in the
Star Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the spinoffs that...
episode
The Man Trap, the first one to be aired.
Filmography
- Matt Lincoln
Matt Lincoln was a television medical drama which was aired by ABC as part of its 1970-71 lineup.Matt Lincoln starred Vince Edwards as Dr. Matt Lincoln, a psychiatrist who had founded a telephone hotline for troubled teenagers...
- Company of Killers (1970) ... as Patricia Cahill
- I Spy
I Spy is an American television secret agent adventure series. It ran for three seasons on NBC from 1965 to 1968 and teamed Robert Culp as international tennis player Kelly Robinson with Bill Cosby as his trainer, Alexander Scott...
- episode Happy Birthday... Everybody ... as Shirl Mathews
- Hey, Landlord
Hey, Landlord was an American sitcom that appeared on NBC during the 1966-1967 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in their 8:30-9pm Eastern time period on Sunday nights, following Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.-Plot, Cast, and Characters:...
- episode Instant Family ... as Leslie Barton
- Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. Though the original series was titled simply Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the spinoffs that...
- episode The Man Trap ... as Nancy Crater
- Perry Mason
Perry Mason is an American TV series produced by Paisano Productions that ran from 1957 to 1966. Perry Mason was played by actor Raymond Burr. The title character is a fictional Los Angeles, California, defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...
- episode The Case of the Wrathful Wraith ... as Rosemary Welch
- episode The Case of the Telltale Tap ... as Vera Wynne
- episode The Case of the Angry Astronaut ... as Linda Carey
- episode The Case of the Misguided Missile ... as Helen Rand
- Karen
- episode Teacher's Romance ... as Georgia Grey
- The Fugitive
The Fugitive is an American television series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen starred as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the...
- episode Tiger Left, Tiger Right ... as Laura Pryor
- Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak is a one-hour dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, 1963-1965.-Overview:...
... Assistant Vice Principal Jean Pagano (1963-1964)
- Wagon Train
Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957-1962 and then on ABC from 1962-1965...
- episode Alias Bill Hawks ... as Alice Wells
- Bonanza
Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons, it is among the longest running Western television series and continues to air in syndication....
- episode The Saga of Whizzer McGee ... as Melissa
- The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show is a television anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer in January 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series...
- episode The Third Side of the Coin ... as Miriam Kent
- Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series that ran from March 18, 1957 to June 2, 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season when it expanded to an hour.-Synopsis:...
- episode Remember the Yazoo ... as Annette Decatur
- Bachelor Father
Bachelor Father was the name of two unrelated television programmes in the UK and the US:-*Bachelor Father , a British sitcom that aired from 1970 to 1971*Bachelor Father , an American sitcom that aired from 1957 to 1962...
... as Suzanne Collins (1961)
- Checkmate
Checkmate is an American detective television series that aired on CBS from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes. It was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions".-Synopsis:...
- episode State of Shock ... as Yvonne Lurie
- Route 66
Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America. The show ran weekly on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for two and a half seasons, George Maharis as Buz Murdock. Maharis was ill for much of the third season, during which time Tod...
- episode An Effigy in Snow ... as Penny Foster
- Boris Karloff's Thriller
- episode Papa Benjamin ... as Judy Wilson
- Riverboat
Riverboat is a western television series starring Darren McGavin that was broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961....
- episode Listen to the Nightingale ... as Julie Lang
- Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from 1953 to 1961 {Sundays, 10-10:30pm} for a total of 165 episodes...
... Herself/Host (1960) (NBC Playhouse version)
- Diagnosis: Unknown
- episode The Parasite ... as Dorothy Gordon
- Love and Marriage ... as Pat Baker