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Betsy Jones-Moreland (died May 1, 2006) was an American actress.
She began her film career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several
Early life
Jones-Moreland worked in secretarial jobs before she became an entertainer.Career
Jones-Moreland acted on stage, including as a member of the newly formed Valley Playhouse in Woodland Hills, California, in 1958 and the Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles in 1960. She also appeared in ''The Solid Gold Cadillac'' on Broadway and in the touring company that presented that play across the United States.
She began her film career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman
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films, including a lead role in ''Last Woman on Earth
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'' (1960). Subsequently, she appeared mostly on television through 1975.
Jones-Moreland guest-starred in an episode of the television series '' Ironside'' starring Raymond Burr
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, 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
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'' 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
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''.
Death
At age 76, the actress died from cancer inEl Monte, California
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Filmography
Television
References
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* 2006 deaths Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses People from Brooklyn Deaths from cancer in California 20th-century American actresses 1930 births 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub