Anne Lockhart (actress)

Anne Lockhart (born Anne Kathleen Maloney; September 6, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lieutenant Sheba in the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978–1979).

Early life

Lockhart is the elder of two daughters of actress June Lockhart and the granddaughter of actors Gene and Kathleen Lockhart.

Lockhart attended Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona, appearing in her first school play as a senior there.

Career

Television

Lockhart began her career at the age of four, starring as Annie in the short film "T Is for Tumbleweed", which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Live Action Short Film. She frequently accompanied her mother to the set of ''Lassie'', where she made five uncredited appearances between 1959 and 1962. She began making credited guest appearances in 1965 starting with the ''Death Valley Days'' episode "Magic Locket". She has since made over 60 guest appearances in network television shows, including multiple appearances on series such as ''Knight Rider'', ''Simon & Simon'', ''The Fall Guy'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', and '' Diagnosis: Murder''. In 1979, she appeared as Lieutenant Sheba in 11 episodes of ''Battlestar Galactica''. She also appeared as Officer Kathy Mulligan in the ''CHiPs'' episode "The Return of the Super Cycle", and in the episode "A Dream of Jennifer" on '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''.

In 1980, she appeared in a ''Magnum PI'' episode "Lest We Forget" playing a World War II flashback version of character Diane Westmore played by her mother June Lockhart. Through the 1980s and '90s, Lockhart appeared steadily in a variety of credited and uncredited roles primarily on television series. She appeared on ''Airwolf'' in episodes, "Random Target" in season two and "Day of Jeopardy" in season three, playing different characters.

In the 2000s and 2010s, Lockhart had several recurring and multiepisode minor roles on series such as '' The Lying Game'', '' Dragnet'', ''The West Wing'', '' NCIS'', the ''Law & Order'' franchise shows, and '' Chicago Fire''. These roles were often "uncredited" and as a "policewoman". She also had similar one-time roles on shows such as ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''Raines'', and ''Chase''. She also appeared in BJ & the Bear in the episode " Fire in the Hole "

Film

Lockhart's first film role was playing Dora in the 1973 Western '' Jory''. That same year, she appeared in the critically acclaimed ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' episode ''Lisa, Bright and Dark'', alongside Kay Lenz, Anne Baxter, and John Forsythe. She then appeared in the films '' Slashed Dreams'' (1975) and '' Joyride'' (1977), with Robert Carradine and Melanie Griffith. She played the young Eunice St. Clair in the 1986 horror film ''Troll'', with her mother playing the older version of her character. Her other film credits include ''Just Tell Me You Love Me'' (1978), ''Hambone and Hillie'' (1983) opposite Lillian Gish, ''Young Warriors'' (1983), ''The Oasis'' (1984), ''The Serpent Warriors'' (1985), '' Dark Tower'' (1989), ''Big Bad John'' (1990), ''Bug Buster'' (1998), ''A Dog's Tale'' (1999), ''Daybreak'' (2000), ''Cahoots'' (2001), ''Hollywood, It's a Dog's Life'' (2004), '' ExTerminators'' (2009), and '' Dakota's Summer'' (2014).

Though Lockhart herself claims no recollection of being approached,Anne Lockhart - Official Site
last accessed March 18, 2012 she was reportedly John Carpenter's first choice to play the role of main character Laurie Strode in ''Halloween'' (1978).Debra Hill, ''Fangoria'' interview, quoted a
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last accessed March 18, 2012. Other commitments kept her from doing so.

Other acting

In addition to her television and film appearances, Lockhart has also worked extensively in commercials and voice acting. In 1997, she began working with Lane Davies to form the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, the forerunner of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, which offers seminars and summer camps aimed at teaching children ages 8–16 various acting techniques. Lockhart is currently a member of the board of directors.Kingsmen Shakespeare Company
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Personal life

On December 24, 1986, Lockhart married Adam Carlyle Taylor, the son of ''Gunsmoke'' actor Buck Taylor and Judy Nugent. They had two children: a daughter, Carlyle, and a son, Zane. Taylor died in a motorcycle accident in Ennis, Montana on June 4, 1994.

A Catholic, Lockhart met Pope John Paul II in 1985 when she was invited to attend a papal audience in St. Peter's Square. She is also an expert horsewoman, having won championships in cutting, reining, team penning, and barrel racing.

Filmography

Film

Television

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1953 births
Living people
American child actresses
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
Actresses from New York City
American people of English descent
American people of Canadian descent
Catholics from New York (state)
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses