Noreen Margaret Corcoran
(October 20, 1943 – January 15, 2016) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Gregg in the American
sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...
television series ''
Bachelor Father''.
Early years
Corcoran was born in
Quincy, Massachusetts,
the third of eight children to William Henry "Bill" Corcoran, Sr. and Kathleen Hildegarde Corcoran (née McKenney). Her siblings, William Henry "Bill Jr.,"
Donna, Kerry, Hugh,
Kevin
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...
, Brian and
Kelly, all acted as children.
She attended
Fresno State University
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bache ...
from 1962–1964, but did not graduate.
Acting career
Corcoran began acting in 1951, appearing in the film ''
Apache Drums
''Apache Drums'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and produced by Val Lewton. The drama features Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, and Willard Parker. The film was based on an original story: ''Stand at Spanish Boot'', by ...
'', playing the role of the Child.
She also had roles in ''
Dr. Kildare'', ''
Hans Christian Andersen'', ''
Channing'',
''
Gidget Goes to Rome
''Gidget Goes to Rome'' is a 1963 Columbia Pictures Eastmancolor feature film starring Cindy Carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally portrayed by Sandra Dee in the 1959 film ''Gidget''. The film is the third of three Gidge ...
'', ''
Cavalcade of America
''Cavalcade of America'' is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented musicals, such as an adaptation of ''Show Boat'', and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially ...
'', ''
Mr. Novak'',
and ''
So This Is Love''.
recommended Corcoran for the role of Kelly Gregg on the new
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
television series ''Bachelor Father''.
The series, about a wealthy bachelor raising his orphaned niece, ran from 1957 to 1962.
Corcoran's last role was in the television series ''
The Big Valley''.
Later life and death
After retiring from acting, Corcoran worked at the Lewitzky Dance Company for over a decade. Ms. Corcoran never married nor had children. She died on January 15, 2016 of cardiopulmonary disease in
Van Nuys, California
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.
History
In 1909, ...
, at the age of 72.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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1943 births
2016 deaths
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Massachusetts
American child actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
California State University, Fresno alumni
People from Quincy, Massachusetts