Teri Louisa Keane (born October 24, 1925) is an American actress known for her work in the era of

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. She was reported to have "appeared in more than 100 dramatic roles in radio and television." For a twelve-year period, from Oct 1963 to April 4, 1975, she played Martha Spears Marceau, the wife of police chief Bill Marceau on the

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daytime drama '' The Edge of Night''.

Early years

Keane was born in

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. Her father was a newspaperman, at one time an editor of '' The New York Globe'', and her mother was "the leading coloratura" at the

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, who later became a professor of music at Wittenberg College. She attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan. Keane's acting career began when she was 9 years old. "By the time I was 19," she told a reporter for a story in the November 1954 issue of '' TV-Radio Mirror'', "I had played dramatic roles in five Broadway shows and was already a radio veteran."

Radio

Keane's roles on radio programs included those shown in the table below. Keane was also a member of the casts of ''Mr. Mercury'', ''

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'',, and ''Somerset Maugham Theater''.Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 626. In the 1970s, she was heard on ''

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''.

Stage

Keane's Broadway credits include ''Hairpin Harmony'', ''The Vagabond King'', ''Swing Your Lady'', and ''What a Life''.

Television

Keane's roles on television programs included those shown in the table below. Keane also appeared on '' Young Doctor Malone'' (1963), '' Kitty Foyle'' (1958), '' The Inner Flame'' (1955), '' The Road of Life'' (1954), ''

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'' (1979), ''

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'' (1985), '' Guiding Light'' (1957, 1988), '' Search for Tomorrow'' (1956, 1980), ''

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'' (1961-1963), and ''

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''.

Personal life

Keane married radio and television actor John Larkin on June 10, 1950, in

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. They had a daughter, Sharon, born March 5, 1951, and divorced in 1961, the year Larkin left his starring role on ''The Edge of Night'' and moved to Hollywood. She divides her time between a Manhattan apartment and home in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keane, Teri 1925 births 20th-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American radio actresses American soap opera actresses Living people 21st-century American women