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Louise Latham

Acting

Born September 23, 1922 · Hamilton, Texas, USA

Died February 12, 2018

Biography

Was an American actress, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Bernice Edgar in Alfred Hitchcock's film Marnie (1964). Most of her work has been on television, including appearances on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Murder, She Wrote, Designing Women (as Perky, the mother of Julia and Suzanne Sugarbaker), and The X-Files. Latham was also the first person to learn the real circumstances of Dr Richard Kimble's wife's death in the final episode of The Fugitive (1967). She has also appeared in the films Mass Appeal (1984) and Love Field (1992). Latham's Broadway theatre credits include a 1956 revival of Major Barbara, Invitation to a March (1960), and Isle of Children (1962). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Louise Latham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography31 titles

The X-Files

1993as Marjorie Butters

Columbo

1971as Mrs. Norris

ER

1994as Mrs. Cupertino

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Maude Isles

Perry Mason

1957as Matilda Shore

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Mrs. Oates

Bonanza

1959as Harriet Clinton

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974as Ms. Hallaway

The Fugitive

1963as Betsy Chandler

Winter Kill

1974as Doris

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Mrs. Klein

Marnie

1964as Bernice Edgar

Designing Women

1986as Perky Sugarbaker

Mary & Tim

1996as Forbsie

Gunsmoke

1955as Joan Shepherd

The Sugarland Express

1974as Mrs. Looby

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

1982as Pat Kinsman

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980as Bettina Buxley

Firecreek

1968as Dulcie (midwife)

Paradise

1991as Catherine Reston Lee

Love Field

1992as Mrs. Enright

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984as Pamela

White Lightning

1973as Martha Culpepper

Great Performances

1971as Mrs. Winemiller

In Cold Blood

as Eunice Hickock

Mass Appeal

1984as Margaret

92 in the Shade

1975as Mrs. Skelton

Falcon Crest

1981as Irene

Obsessive Love

1984as Mrs. Foster

Adam at Six A.M.

1970as Mrs. Hopper

Shell Game

1975as Constance Margolin