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"The Donna Reed Show" (1958): Season 1: Episode 35 -- Donna wants a day alone without kids. But are she and Alex ready for that?
Night Gallery (1969) -- A ghoulish artist, a phony spiritualist, and a weird elevator occupant figure in three separate segments of "Rod Serling's Night Gallery." Starring Bradford Dillman, Louise Sorel, Steve Lawrence, Maureen Arthur, Harvey Lembeck and Patricia Donahue.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 3: Episode 3 -- Lou’s promotion to program manager leaves Murray in charge of the newsroom, a task which (it is quickly apparent!) he is totally unqualified to handle.
"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 3: Episode 12 -- Bob asks Emily to speak at his Women's Consciousness-Raising Group—a move which backfires unexpectedly.

Overview

Date of Birth:
9 July 1915 more
Date of Death:
29 January 2005, Orange County, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Early in her career, in 1938, Joan Tompkins played opposite Henry Fonda... more
Trivia:
After II World War, Joan offered to become a foster parent for a war orphan... more
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Filmography



Actress:
  1. The Night the City Screamed (1980) (TV) .... Woman Doctor
  2. "Eight Is Enough" .... Gramdma Wells / ... (3 episodes, 1977-1980)
        - Generations (1980) TV episode .... Gramdma Wells
        - Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Mary
        - Dark Horse (1977) TV episode

  3. Most Deadly Passage (1979) (TV) .... Maggie Trigg
  4. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Adele Larrabee / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1979)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - Barn Burner (1979) TV episode .... Adele Larrabee
        - Fred (1976) TV episode .... Mrs. Parsons
  5. The Critical List (1978) (TV) .... Judge Morton
  6. "Emergency!" .... Maggie Trigg (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
        - The Most Deadly Passage (1978) TV episode .... Maggie Trigg
  7. "The Awakening Land" (1978) TV mini-series .... Cornelia Wheeler
  8. "General Hospital" (1963) TV series .... Elizabeth Maynard (unknown episodes, 1977)
  9. "The Waltons" .... Mrs. Herbert (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Achievement (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Herbert
  10. "Barnaby Jones" .... Judge Edith Royce / ... (3 episodes, 1973-1976)
        - Voice in the Night (1976) TV episode .... Judge Edith Royce
        - Death on Deposit (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Porter
        - Fatal Flight (1973) TV episode .... Miss Wilson
  11. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Elaine Holtfield (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Honorable Profession (1976) TV episode .... Elaine Holtfield
  12. "The Bob Newhart Show" .... Aunt May / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - We Love You... Good-Bye (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Cowens
        - The Man with the Golden Wrist (1973) TV episode .... Aunt May
  13. "Police Woman" .... Mrs. Bailey (1 episode, 1974)
        - Warning: All Wives... (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Bailey
  14. "The Manhunter" .... Mrs. Beal (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Baby-Faced Killers (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Beal
  15. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Judge / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - I've Promised You a Father: Part 2 (1974) TV episode .... Judge
        - Child of Wednesday (1973) TV episode .... Judge
        - Victim in Shadow (1972) TV episode .... Clare Tomkins
  16. "Griff" .... Ruth (1 episode, 1973)
        - Elephant in a Cage (1973) TV episode .... Ruth
  17. "Love Story" .... Sarah Kaplan (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Roller Coaster Stops Here (1973) TV episode .... Sarah Kaplan
  18. Crime Club (1973) (TV) .... Phone Supervisor
  19. Set This Town on Fire (1973) (TV) .... Alice Whittier
    ... aka The Profane Comedy
  20. "Mary Tyler Moore" .... Mrs. Thorn (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - Who's in Charge Here? (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Thorn
  21. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Mrs. Hackett (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - A Fragile Possession (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Hackett
  22. Here Comes the Judge (1972) (TV) .... Secretary
    ... aka Father on Trial (USA: alternative title)
  23. "Medical Center" .... Mrs. Magruder (1 episode, 1972)
        - Secret (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Magruder
  24. The Scarecrow (1972) (TV) .... Mistress Cynthia Merton
    ... aka Hollywood Television Theatre: The Scarecrow (USA: series title)
    ... aka Scarecrow (USA: DVD box title)
  25. "Night Gallery" .... Mrs. DeWitt (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
        - Picman's Model/The Dear Departed/An Act of Chivalry (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. DeWitt
  26. The Harness (1971) (TV) .... Millie Chappel
  27. "Lassie" .... Katherine / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1971)
    ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
        - The Awakening (1971) TV episode .... Katherine
        - The Little Christmas Tree (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Davis
  28. I Love My Wife (1970) .... Grandma Dennison
  29. "My Three Sons" .... Lorraine Miller (9 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - St. Louis Blues (1970) TV episode .... Lorraine Miller
        - Expendable Katie (1968) TV episode .... Lorraine Miller
        - Tea for Three (1968) TV episode .... Lorraine Miller
        - My Three Grandsons (1968) TV episode .... Lorraine Miller
        - Dr. Osborne, M.D. (1968) TV episode .... Lorraine Miller
          (4 more)
  30. "The Young Rebels" .... Mrs. Meeley (1 episode, 1970)
        - Dangerous Ally (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Meeley
  31. "Mayberry R.F.D." .... Emily (1 episode, 1970)
        - Millie, the Best-Dressed Woman (1970) TV episode .... Emily
  32. Zigzag (1970) .... Judge Beth Weaver
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
    ... aka Zig Zag
    ... aka Zig-Zag
  33. The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970) .... Aunt Thora
  34. "I Dream of Jeannie" .... Mrs. Endicott / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Jeannie, the Recording Secretary (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Endicott
        - Invisible House for Sale (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Winkler

  35. "The Brady Bunch" .... Mrs. Tyler (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Honeymoon (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Tyler
  36. Popi (1969) .... Miss Musto
  37. "Bonanza" .... Mrs. Murray (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Erin (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Murray
  38. "Ironside" .... Secretary (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - An Obvious Case of Guilt (1968) TV episode .... Secretary
  39. "Bewitched" .... Harriet Walters (1 episode, 1968)
        - Once in a Vial (1968) TV episode .... Harriet Walters
  40. "Mannix" .... Mrs. Dover (1 episode, 1967)
        - Turn Every Stone (1967) TV episode .... Mrs. Dover
  41. "Mission: Impossible" .... Miss Putnam (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Seal (1967) TV episode .... Miss Putnam
  42. "The Fugitive" .... Maude Craig / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - There Goes the Ballgame (1967) TV episode .... Rose
        - Fun and Games and Party Favors (1965) TV episode .... Maude Craig
  43. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Mrs. Gropkin (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Jingle Bells Affair (1966) TV episode .... Mrs. Gropkin
  44. "ABC Stage 67" .... Meg (1 episode, 1966)
        - Noon Wine (1966) TV episode .... Meg
  45. "Occasional Wife" .... Mrs. Brahms (2 episodes, 1966)
        - No Cookie for Dessert (1966) TV episode .... Mrs. Brahms
        - Pilot (1966) TV episode .... Mrs. Brahms
  46. "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Katy's Castle (1965) TV episode
  47. "Slattery's People" .... Dorothy Ralston (1 episode, 1965)
        - Question: What Time Is the Next Bandwagon? (1965) TV episode .... Dorothy Ralston
  48. "Profiles in Courage" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Andrew Johnson (1965) TV episode
  49. "Dr. Kildare" .... Emma Miller / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1965)
        - No Mother to Guide Them (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Jason
        - To Walk in Grace (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Hutchinson
        - Operation: Lazarus (1962) TV episode .... Emma Miller
  50. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Mrs. Harper (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Gomer Pyle (Australia)
        - A Date for the Colonel's Daughter (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Harper
  51. "Perry Mason" .... Emily Green / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1964)
        - The Case of the Sleepy Slayer (1964) TV episode .... Sadie Norman
        - The Case of the Deadly Verdict (1963) TV episode .... Emily Green
        - The Case of the Poison Pen Pal (1962) TV episode .... Florence Holman
  52. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Aggie Britt / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Does My Mother Have to Know?: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Aggie Britt
        - Does My Mother Have to Know?: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Aggie Britt
        - I Feel Like a Rutabaga (1963) TV episode .... Gladys Dorner
  53. "The Bill Dana Show" .... Maggie (1 episode, 1964)
        - Jose, the Matchmaker (1964) TV episode .... Maggie
  54. "The Lieutenant" .... Elsie Hammond / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Gone the Sun (1964) TV episode .... Elsie Hammond
        - The Two Star Giant (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Wade
  55. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" .... Martha Pollux (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Day of the Wizard (1964) TV episode .... Martha Pollux
  56. "Arrest and Trial" (1 episode, 1963)
        - A Flame in the Dark (1963) TV episode
  57. "Sam Benedict" .... Trudy Wagner (28 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Season for Vengeance (1963) TV episode .... Trudy Wagner
        - Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (1963) TV episode .... Trudy Wagner
        - Read No Evil (1963) TV episode .... Trudy Wagner
        - Accomplice (1963) TV episode .... Trudy Wagner
        - Seventeen Gypsies and a Sinner Named Charlie (1963) TV episode .... Trudy Wagner
          (23 more)
  58. "Make Room for Daddy" .... Charlotte Foster / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1962)
    ... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
        - Bunny, the Brownie Leader (1962) TV episode .... Miss Barclay
        - Bob Hope and Danny Become Directors (1959) TV episode .... Charlotte Foster
  59. "Route 66" .... Mrs. Thomas (1 episode, 1962)
        - Between Hello and Goodbye (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Thomas
  60. "Bus Stop" .... Sarah Jenkins (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - I Kiss Your Shadow (1962) TV episode
        - The Runaways (1961) TV episode .... Sarah Jenkins
  61. "Hazel" .... Florence Gurney (1 episode, 1962)
        - Hazel and the Gardener (1962) TV episode .... Florence Gurney
  62. "The New Breed" .... Mrs. Marsh (1 episode, 1962)
        - How Proud the Guilty (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Marsh
  63. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Cora Summers (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Assassins (1961) TV episode .... Cora Summers
  64. "The Asphalt Jungle" .... Mrs. McAlister (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Professor (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. McAlister
  65. "Thriller" .... Ellen Grimm / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - Mr. George (1961) TV episode .... Laura Craig
        - The Cheaters (1960) TV episode .... Ellen Grimm
  66. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Tourist (1 episode, 1961)
        - Man in a Rage (1961) TV episode .... Tourist
  67. "The Roaring 20's" .... Celia Morton (1 episode, 1960)
        - Layoff Charley (1960) TV episode .... Celia Morton
  68. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Jenny Call (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Alcoa Presents (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
        - Where Are They? (1960) TV episode .... Jenny Call
  69. "The Brothers Brannagan" .... Martha (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Twisted Root (1960) TV episode .... Martha
  70. "Maverick" .... Mary Burch (1 episode, 1960)
        - A Bullet for the Teacher (1960) TV episode .... Mary Burch
  71. "Bachelor Father" .... Fran Burton (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - Bentley and the Majorette (1960) TV episode
        - Bentley's Clubhouse (1958) TV episode .... Fran Burton

  72. "The Donna Reed Show" .... Patty (1 episode, 1959)
        - Tomorrow Comes Too Soon (1959) TV episode .... Patty
  73. "The Californians" .... Patience (1 episode, 1958)
        - Halfway House (1958) TV episode .... Patience
  74. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Sarah Sheldon (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - The Spy (1958) TV episode .... Sarah Sheldon
  75. "Valiant Lady" (1953) TV series .... Marion Walker (1957)
  76. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - Guest in the House (1954) TV episode

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