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</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Meredith MacRae</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">MacRae and <a href="Tim_Considine" title="Tim Considine">Tim Considine</a> in <i><a href="My_Three_Sons" title="My Three Sons">My Three Sons</a></i>, 1965.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1944-05-30</span>)</span>May 30, 1944<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, Texas, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 14, 2000<span style="display:none">(2000-07-14)</span> (aged 56)<br><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="Manhattan_Beach%2C_California" title="Manhattan Beach, California">Manhattan Beach, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">

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</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actress</li><li>singer</li><li>talk show host</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1953–1993</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="My_Three_Sons" title="My Three Sons">My Three Sons</a></li><li><a href="Petticoat_Junction" title="Petticoat Junction">Petticoat Junction</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">

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<div class="marriage-display-inline"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Richard Berger</div>

<div class="marriage-display-inline"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="Greg_Mullavey" title="Greg Mullavey">Greg Mullavey</a></div>

<div class="marriage-display-inline"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Phillip M. Neal</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1995)<wbr></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="Gordon_MacRae" title="Gordon MacRae">Gordon MacRae</a> (father)</li><li><a href="Sheila_MacRae" title="Sheila MacRae">Sheila MacRae</a> (mother)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Heather_MacRae" title="Heather MacRae">Heather MacRae</a> (sister)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Meredith Lynn MacRae</b> (May 30, 1944 – July 14, 2000)<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American actress, singer and talk show host. She is known for her roles as Sally Morrison on <i><a href="My_Three_Sons" title="My Three Sons">My Three Sons</a></i> (1963–1965) and as Billie Jo Bradley on <i><a href="Petticoat_Junction" title="Petticoat Junction">Petticoat Junction</a></i> (1966–1970).

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div>

<p>MacRae was born in Houston, Texas, to parents <a href="Gordon_MacRae" title="Gordon MacRae">Gordon</a> and <a href="Sheila_MacRae" title="Sheila MacRae">Sheila MacRae</a>. Her father was stationed with the <a href="United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">Army Air Corps</a> in Houston at the time of her birth.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both of her parents went on to be actors.<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is the sister of William Gordon MacRae, Robert Bruce MacRae, and <a href="Heather_MacRae" title="Heather MacRae">Heather MacRae</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="My_Three_Sons"><i>My Three Sons</i></h3></div>

<p>MacRae made her breakthrough appearance as Sally Anne Morrison Douglas on the <a href="American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> (later <a href="CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>) sitcom, <i>My Three Sons</i>. She played Mike's love interest for three seasons (1963–1965).<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She asked to be written out of the show to further explore her career.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Petticoat_Junction"><i>Petticoat Junction</i></h3></div>

<p>In 1966, MacRae signed a contract with CBS to play <a href="Billie_Jo_Bradley" class="mw-redirect" title="Billie Jo Bradley">Billie Jo Bradley</a> on the sitcom <i>Petticoat Junction</i>, starring <a href="Bea_Benaderet" title="Bea Benaderet">Bea Benaderet</a> as her television mother and <a href="Edgar_Buchanan" title="Edgar Buchanan">Edgar Buchanan</a> as her television great uncle. Her television sisters were Betty Jo, played by <a href="Linda_Kaye_Henning" title="Linda Kaye Henning">Linda Kaye Henning</a>, and Bobbie Jo, played by <a href="Lori_Saunders" title="Lori Saunders">Lori Saunders</a>.

</p><p>MacRae was the third actress to portray Billie Jo. <a href="Jeannine_Riley" title="Jeannine Riley">Jeannine Riley</a> played the part in the show's first two years (1963–1965) and <a href="Gunilla_Hutton" title="Gunilla Hutton">Gunilla Hutton</a> in the third year (1965–1966). Both of these actresses played the role as a typical boy-crazy dumb blonde. However, by MacRae's debut on the series, Billie Jo's persona was that of a strong, independent woman who focused more on a singing career, a dream she later accomplishes.

</p><p>At first, the producers' intent was for Billie Jo and Steve Elliott (portrayed by <a href="Mike_Minor_(actor)" title="Mike Minor (actor)">Mike Minor</a>) to have a relationship and eventually marry. However, Minor and Henning were dating at the time and eventually got married. The producers decided to incorporate their marriage into the show. McRae would later state in a 1969 interview that this cost her screen time and from that moment on she was anxious for the show to end. She remained with the sitcom until its cancellation in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_work">Other work</h3></div>

<p>She also took over the role of Animal from <a href="Valora_Noland" title="Valora Noland">Valora Noland</a> in <i><a href="Bikini_Beach" title="Bikini Beach">Bikini Beach</a></i> (1964), the third <a href="Beach_party_film" title="Beach party film">beach party film</a> produced by <a href="American_International_Pictures" title="American International Pictures">American International Pictures</a>. She had an uncredited appearance on the bus in the film <i><a href="Ski_Party" title="Ski Party">Ski Party</a></i> (1965). She was a guest on <a href="NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s <i>The Spring Thing</i> a musical television special hosted by <a href="Bobbie_Gentry" title="Bobbie Gentry">Bobbie Gentry</a> and <a href="Noel_Harrison" title="Noel Harrison">Noel Harrison</a>. Other guests included <a href="Goldie_Hawn" title="Goldie Hawn">Goldie Hawn</a>, Irwin C. Watson, <a href="Rod_McKuen" title="Rod McKuen">Rod McKuen</a>, <a href="Shirley_Bassey" title="Shirley Bassey">Shirley Bassey</a>, and <a href="Harpers_Bizarre" title="Harpers Bizarre">Harpers Bizarre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her other film roles included appearances in <i><a href="Norwood_(film)" title="Norwood (film)">Norwood</a></i> (1970), <i>My Friends Need Killing</i> (1976), <i>Grand Jury</i> (1976), <i>Sketches of a Strangler</i> (1978), <i><a href="Earthbound_(1981_film)" title="Earthbound (1981 film)">Earthbound</a></i> (1981), and <i><a href="The_Census_Taker" title="The Census Taker">The Census Taker</a></i> (1984).

</p><p>She made guest appearances on such shows as <i><a href="The_Donald_O'Connor_Show" title="The Donald O'Connor Show">The Donald O'Connor Show</a></i> (1968 version); <i><a href="The_Dean_Martin_Show" title="The Dean Martin Show">The Dean Martin Show</a></i> (1971); <i><a href="The_F.B.I._(TV_series)" title="The F.B.I. (TV series)">The F.B.I.</a></i>; <i><a href="The_Mike_Douglas_Show" title="The Mike Douglas Show">The Mike Douglas Show</a></i>; <i><a href="The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a></i>; <i><a href="Fantasy_Island" title="Fantasy Island">Fantasy Island</a></i>; <i><a href="Webster_(TV_series)" title="Webster (TV series)">Webster</a></i>; <i><a href="CHiPS" class="mw-redirect" title="CHiPS">CHiPS</a></i>; <i><a href="The_Fall_Guy" title="The Fall Guy">The Fall Guy</a></i>; <i><a href="Love%2C_American_Style" title="Love, American Style">Love, American Style</a></i>; and <i><a href="Magnum%2C_P.I." title="Magnum, P.I.">Magnum, P.I.</a></i>.

</p><p>MacRae was also popular in the game-show genre, appearing in numerous shows, including: <i>Funny You Should Ask</i>; <i><a href="Match_Game" title="Match Game">Match Game</a></i> ('60s, '70s, and '90s versions); <i><a href="What's_My_Line%3F" title="What's My Line?">What's My Line?</a></i>; <i><a href="I've_Got_a_Secret" title="I've Got a Secret">I've Got a Secret</a></i>; <i><a href="Personality_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Personality (TV series)">Personality</a></i>; <i><a href="Snap_Judgment_(game_show)" title="Snap Judgment (game show)">Snap Judgment</a></i>; <i><a href="He_Said%2C_She_Said_(game_show)" title="He Said, She Said (game show)">He Said, She Said</a></i> (with then-husband <a href="Greg_Mullavey" title="Greg Mullavey">Greg Mullavey</a>); <i><a href="Tattletales" title="Tattletales">Tattletales</a></i> (also with Mullavey); <i><a href="Hollywood_Squares" title="Hollywood Squares">Hollywood Squares</a></i>; <i>The Dating Game</i>; <i><a href="To_Tell_the_Truth" title="To Tell the Truth">To Tell the Truth</a></i>; <i><a href="Password_(American_game_show)" title="Password (American game show)">Password</a></i> (ABC version); <i><a href="Pyramid_(game_show)" title="Pyramid (game show)">$10,000 Pyramid</a></i>; <i><a href="Pyramid_(game_show)" title="Pyramid (game show)">$25,000 Pyramid</a>; <a href="Break_the_Bank_(1976_game_show)" title="Break the Bank (1976 game show)">Break the Bank</a></i>; <i><a href="Whew!" title="Whew!">Celebrity Whew!</a></i>; <i><a href="Beat_the_Clock" title="Beat the Clock">Beat the Clock</a></i>; <i><a href="Card_Sharks" title="Card Sharks">Card Sharks</a></i>; <i><a href="The_Cross-Wits" title="The Cross-Wits">The Cross-Wits</a></i>; and <i><a href="Family_Feud" title="Family Feud">Family Feud</a></i>. She had even hosted an unsold game show pilot called <i>$50,000 a Minute</i> alongside <a href="Geoff_Edwards" title="Geoff Edwards">Geoff Edwards</a> in 1985.

</p><p>In the 1980s, she hosted the talk show <i>Mid-Morning Los Angeles,</i> which ran for eight years. She was awarded a local Emmy Award in 1986 for her interviewing skills. Later, she created and hosted <i>Born Famous</i>, a PBS series on which she interviewed the offspring of celebrities.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also co-hosted <i>VTV: Value Television</i> with <a href="Alex_Trebek" title="Alex Trebek">Alex Trebek</a>.

</p><p>In 1994, she narrated the audio-book version of columnist <a href="Deborah_Laake" title="Deborah Laake">Deboarah Laake's</a> book <i><a href="Secret_Ceremonies%3A_A_Mormon_Woman's_Intimate_Diary_of_Marriage_and_Beyond" class="mw-redirect" title="Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond">Secret Ceremonies: A Mormon Woman's Intimate Diary of Marriage and Beyond</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In summer stock in her teens, she appeared with <a href="Dan_Dailey" title="Dan Dailey">Dan Dailey</a> in <i><a href="Take_Me_Along" title="Take Me Along">Take Me Along</a></i>, with <a href="Andy_Williams" title="Andy Williams">Andy Williams</a> in <i><a href="Bye_Bye_Birdie_(musical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bye Bye Birdie (musical)">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i>, and in <i><a href="Annie_Get_Your_Gun_(musical)" title="Annie Get Your Gun (musical)">Annie Get Your Gun</a></i>.

</p><p>MacRae worked to raise funds for such causes as the <a href="Children's_Burn_Foundation" title="Children's Burn Foundation">Children's Burn Foundation</a>, the <a href="American_Cancer_Society" title="American Cancer Society">American Cancer Society</a>, and <a href="United_Cerebral_Palsy" title="United Cerebral Palsy">United Cerebral Palsy</a>. She also lectured nationally on alcoholism and produced a TV special on the subject.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div>

<p>MacRae married Richard Berger, former president of <a href="MGM" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM">MGM</a>, in 1964, but they divorced four years later.<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1969, she married fellow actor <a href="Greg_Mullavey" title="Greg Mullavey">Greg Mullavey</a> (famous for <i><a href="Mary_Hartman%2C_Mary_Hartman" title="Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman">Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman</a></i>) and had one child with him before divorcing in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her third and final marriage was in 1995 to Phillip M. Neal, chairman and CEO of <a href="Avery-Dennison" class="mw-redirect" title="Avery-Dennison">Avery-Dennison</a> at the time of their marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3></div>

<p>In January 1999, MacRae began to experience <a href="Vertigo_(medical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertigo (medical)">vertigo</a> and short-term memory loss. She was evaluated and her symptoms were initially thought to be due to <a href="Menopause#Perimenopause" title="Menopause">perimenopause</a>. She returned to her doctor complaining of severe headaches. She was told the headaches were most likely due to muscle spasms and was encouraged to do cervical spine stretching. She obtained a second opinion and was diagnosed with brain cancer, which had already progressed to stage four. Emergency surgery was performed to remove the tumor and decrease the pressure in MacRae's head. During the operation, she suffered cardiac arrest, but was resuscitated. Though her cancer was terminal, MacRae agreed to be part of an experimental cancer drug program. However, she experienced an allergic reaction to the medication that caused swelling in her brain, with two more surgeries being performed to relieve the pressure. Her imbalance resulted in a fall that caused her to suffer a fracture to her hip.<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>On July 14, 2000, MacRae died at her <a href="Manhattan_Beach%2C_California" title="Manhattan Beach, California">Manhattan Beach</a> home at age 56 from complications of brain cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Per her wishes, her body was cremated, and her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.<sup id="cite_ref-MM.com_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MM.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div>

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<td>1964

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<td><i><a href="Bikini_Beach" title="Bikini Beach">Bikini Beach</a></i>

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<td>Animal

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<td>1966

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<td><i><a href="Footsteps_in_the_Snow" title="Footsteps in the Snow">Footsteps in the Snow</a></i>

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<td>Henrietta

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1970

</td>

<td><i><a href="Norwood_(film)" title="Norwood (film)">Norwood</a></i>

</td>

<td>Kay

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1976

</td>

<td><i>My Friends Need Killing</i>

</td>

<td>Laura Kline

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1976

</td>

<td><i>Grand Jury</i>

</td>

<td>Nancy Williams

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1978

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Chinese Caper, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">The Chinese Caper</span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Carolyn Moore Fong

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1978

</td>

<td><i>Sketches of a Strangler</i>

</td>

<td>Lynn Forrester / Margaret Forrester

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1981

</td>

<td><i><a href="Earthbound_(1981_film)" title="Earthbound (1981 film)">Earthbound</a></i>

</td>

<td>Lara

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1983

</td>

<td><i><a href="I'm_Going_to_Be_Famous" title="I'm Going to Be Famous">I'm Going to Be Famous</a></i>

</td>

<td>Susan Barker

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1984

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Census Taker, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="The_Census_Taker" title="The Census Taker">The Census Taker</a></span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Martha

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1984

</td>

<td><i>Vultures</i>

</td>

<td>Dr. Baker

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1997

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Killers Within, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">The Killers Within</span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Talk Show Hostess

</td>

<td>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div>

<th>Year

</th>

<th>Title

</th>

<th>Role

</th>

<th class="unsortable">Notes

</th></tr>

<tr>

<td>1963–1965

</td>

<td><i><a href="My_Three_Sons" title="My Three Sons">My Three Sons</a></i>

</td>

<td>Sally Ann Morrison Douglas

</td>

<td>Main role (seasons 4–5, premiere episode of season 6)

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1965

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Young Marrieds, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="The_Young_Marrieds" title="The Young Marrieds">The Young Marrieds</a></span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Julie Kovacs

</td>

<td>4 episodes

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1966–1970

</td>

<td><i><a href="Petticoat_Junction" title="Petticoat Junction">Petticoat Junction</a></i>

</td>

<td>Billie Jo Bradley

</td>

<td>Main role (seasons 4–7)

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1968

</td>

<td><i><a href="Insight_(American_TV_series)" title="Insight (American TV series)">Insight</a></i>

</td>

<td>Gloria

</td>

<td>Episode: "Three Cornered Flag"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1968

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Beverly Hillbillies, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a></span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Billie Jo Bradley

</td>

<td>3 episodes

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1970–1971

</td>

<td><i><a href="Love%2C_American_Style" title="Love, American Style">Love, American Style</a></i>

</td>

<td>Ruth, Linda

</td>

<td>2 episodes

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1971

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Interns, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="The_Interns_(TV_series)" title="The Interns (TV series)">The Interns</a></span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Vicki

</td>

<td>Episode: "Heart Trouble"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1971

</td>

<td><i><a href="Alias_Smith_and_Jones" title="Alias Smith and Jones">Alias Smith and Jones</a></i>

</td>

<td>Sarah Henderson

</td>

<td>Episode: "Something to Get Hung About"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1972

</td>

<td><i><a href="Banyon" title="Banyon">Banyon</a></i>

</td>

<td>Myra Shaw

</td>

<td>Episode: "A Date with Death"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1973

</td>

</td>

<td>Ruth Benson

</td>

<td>Episode: "The Detonator"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1975

</td>

<td><i><a href="ABC's_Wide_World_of_Entertainment" title="ABC's Wide World of Entertainment">ABC's Wide World of Entertainment</a></i>

</td>

<td>Kendy

</td>

<td>Episode: "The Werewolf of Woodstock"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1977

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Rockford Files, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="The_Rockford_Files" title="The Rockford Files">The Rockford Files</a></span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Lori Thompson

</td>

<td>Episode: "Requiem for a Funny Box"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1978

</td>

<td><i><span data-sort-value="Next Step Beyond, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="The_Next_Step_Beyond" title="The Next Step Beyond">The Next Step Beyond</a></span></span></span></i>

</td>

<td>Sara Westerly

</td>

<td>Episode: "Ondine's Curse"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1978

</td>

<td><i><a href="Three_on_a_Date" title="Three on a Date">Three on a Date</a></i>

</td>

<td>Valerie Owens

</td>

<td>Television film

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1978, 1980

</td>

<td><i><a href="Fantasy_Island" title="Fantasy Island">Fantasy Island</a></i>

</td>

<td>Cindy Barker, Dina DeWinter

</td>

<td>2 episodes

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1980

</td>

<td><i><a href="CHiPs" title="CHiPs">CHiPs</a></i>

</td>

<td>Beth

</td>

<td>Episode: "Off Road"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1983

</td>

</td>

<td>Herself

</td>

<td>Episode: "To the Finish"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1985

</td>

<td><i><a href="Rituals_(TV_series)" title="Rituals (TV series)">Rituals</a></i>

</td>

<td>Estelle Cunningham

</td>

<td>TV series

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1985

</td>

<td><i><a href="Webster_(TV_series)" title="Webster (TV series)">Webster</a></i>

</td>

<td>Amanda Parson

</td>

<td>Episode: "The Uh-Oh Feeling"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1986

</td>

<td><i><a href="Magnum%2C_P.I." title="Magnum, P.I.">Magnum, P.I.</a></i>

</td>

<td>Charlotte Graham

</td>

<td>Episode: "Summer School"

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1992

</td>

<td><i><a href="Batman%3A_The_Animated_Series" title="Batman: The Animated Series">Batman: The Animated Series</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Francine_Langstrom" class="mw-redirect" title="Francine Langstrom">Francine Langstrom</a> (voice)

</td>

<td>2 episodes

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>1993

</td>

<td><i><a href="Jonny's_Golden_Quest" title="Jonny's Golden Quest">Jonny's Golden Quest</a></i>

</td>

<td>Rachel Quest (voice)

</td>

<td>Television film

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div>

<p>Solo

</p>

<ul><li>"<a href="Image_of_a_Girl" title="Image of a Girl">Image of a Boy</a>"/"Time Stands Still" — Canjo 103 (1964)</li>

<li>"Who Needs Memories of Him"/"Goodbye Love" — Capitol 2000 (1967)</li></ul>

<p>The Girls from Petticoat Junction (Meredith MacRae, <a href="Linda_Kaye_Henning" title="Linda Kaye Henning">Linda Kaye Henning</a> and <a href="Lori_Saunders" title="Lori Saunders">Lori Saunders</a>)

</p>

<ul><li>"I'm So Glad That You Found Me"/"If You Could Only Be Me" — Imperial 66329 (1968)</li>

<li>"Wheeling, West Virginia"/"Thirty Days Hath September" — Imperial 66346 (1968)</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>

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