2018: Marj Dusay

– 2018 Individual Inductee –

Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney

“Marj Dusay”

American actress and Russell County native Marj Dusay has enjoyed an accomplished and varied 50-year career on stage, in television, and in feature films.

Marj Dusay was born Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney on February 20, 1936 in Russell, Kansas, to parents John Martin Mahoney and Mary A. Moore. The second of six children, Marjorie was a gifted equestrian as a child. She trained her own horses to ride in saddle club shows and riding contests and earned the title of “Country Rodeo Queen”. Marjorie attended the Russell schools and graduated from Russell High School.

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Movie, TV star got start at Russell High

“When Marj Mahoney was a student at Russell High School and preparing for the state debate tournament, she never dreamed that someday she would co-star with Gregory Peck in a Hollywood movie.

“I think I always wanted to be an actress, but it was such a fantasy,” said the friendly, dark-haired actress who is known professionally as Marj Dusay. “I had a wonderful debate coach (at Russell High), H. Francis Short, who taught me to speak extemporaneously and who gave me the courage I needed.”

Her face, framed by shoulder-length, dark-brown hair, is easily recognized by movie-goers and TV-watchers. But like so many actresses who often play character roles, the name is not as well-known as the face.

Marj, who recently had a role in TV’s “Galactica 1980,” has had over 80 television roles and has appeared opposite such leading men as Robert Conrad, the late Robert Crane, Buddy Ebsen, William Conrad and William Holden — to name just a few.

She often plays a character role, something she loves to do. Devotees of “Hogan’s Heroes” might spot her as a German temptress, for instance. Or she might be seen as a saucy French lass playing opposite Fess Parker on “Daniel Boone,” or as an interesting lady involved in adventuresome hijinks with Robert Conrad and Ross Martin on “Wild Wild West.”

Buddy Ebsen was her co-star in “The Paradise Connection,” which she filmed last May. She recently completed an NBC-TV pilot with William Conrad, filmed in Hawaii, called “Battles.”

“I appeared with William Holden in the TV movie “Breezy,” she said. “I was his girlfriend, until I lost him to Kay Lenz.”

But the road from Russell to Hollywood was not without its detours.

After graduating from high school she attended the University of Kansas for two years. She was a Chi Omega Sorority pledge and in her freshman year was Homecoming Queen.

She married her childhood sweetheart, John Dusay, in 1956. They moved to Kansas City, Kansas, when her husband began his studies at the University of Kansas Medical Center. With her trim figure, Marj modeled at several of Kansas City’s top fashion stores and was a designer model for the Gay Gibson Company, a women’s dress manufacturing company.

When they moved to New York, she got an agent and began doing television commercials and print modeling — which she continued after moving to San Francisco.

The marriage eventually ran into trouble and the couple was divorced. Marj [then] married Tom Ferine, a real estate developer, who passed away in May 1987.

In California she was part of a group that gave performances four nights a week at a Sunset Strip theater, “The Session.” Members included Rob Reiner and Richard Dreyfus.

“It was all improvisational and great background work,” she said.

TV pilots

Her theater exposure led to auditions for several TV pilots. One was for Jackie Cooper and starred Jack Albertson in “Peace in the Family.” “Obviously, it didn’t go,” she said.

“I did six more pilots, one in which I was to play Ted Bessell’s wife, and another one entitled ‘Bobby Parker and Company’ with Tom Poston. None of them made it.”

But along the way she landed numerous character roles, more than enough to dull the disappointment of not being cast in a regular series.

“I like to play character roles; they test your abilities and improve your diction, and you can do so much with them,” she said.

To get the right rhythms and tonal sounds, she practices by listening to tapes of the accent required for the role.

“For instance,” she explained, “a New York accent has a tempo all its own. It has a start and stop rhythm. A Swedish accent goes up and down in a sing-song fashion, while the Russians roll their R’s.

“Southerners always sound out of breath and the women always pitch their voices high.” Her illustration of a Southern belle fairly dripped with magnolia blossoms.

MacArthur’s wife

For her role in the movie “MacArthur,” starring Gregory Peck, Marj was required to learn a southern accent. She played Jean, MacArthur’s wife, who was from Murfreesboro, Term.

She researched the role extensively. “I read about both of them, really. But I needed to know how Jean would react to him, and I had to understand her philosophy.”

The movie was filmed at West Point, in Hollywood and on P.T. boats anchored at Catalina Island. “MacArthur” was not received enthusiastically by the critics and Marj believes there were several reasons for it.

“We just didn’t have any freedom with the truth. Mrs. MacArthur was still alive and Universal Studio didn’t want to take any chances that would upset her. She’s a very private lady and they definitely wanted her approval.”

The past year has been busy for the actress. She has appeared in several television shows and recently completed a film in Canada with Doug McClure, entitled “Strange Companions.” – Salina Journal, May 13, 1980.

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In 1967, Dusay was a founding member of the Session, an improvisational comedy group in Los Angeles. Other members included Rob Reiner (who formed the troupe), Richard Dreyfuss, Larry Bishop, David Arkin, Phil Mishkin, Richard Mishkin and Bobbie Shaw Chance.

Comedy Group to Open Today

“The Session, an improvisational comedy group, will begin performing tonight at 9103 Sunset Blvd. Composed of Dave Arkin, Larry Bishop, Rick Dreyfuss, Marj Dusay and Bobi Shaw, the Session will give shows at 8:30 and 10:30 week nights and Sundays and at 9 and 11 Friday and Saturday nights.” – Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1967.

Marj’s dramatic debut occurred on December 21, 1967, in an episode of the TV show "Cimarron Strip". Her first feature film appearance was in a small role as a waitress in the Elvis Presley movie "Clam Bake" (1967). She then appeared in the film "Sweet November" (1968).

“J. D. Cannon turns in a coldbloodedly brutal performance in Cimarron Strip. He comes to town with papers proving him a deputy, and he immediately “saves” the saloon from destruction by killing the would-be destroyers. But we know he is really an outlaw, left for dead eight years earlier during a major robbery. Now he is back seeking to kill every member of the gang, all of whom have turned fairly respectable. The fact that he has been hired as a deputy by Stuart Whitman, about to leave town, makes his job easier. Marj Dusay, who plays the woman who loved him, is making her dramatic debut. Her face should be familiar to commercial watchers.” – Tampa Bay Times, December 21, 1967.

“Marj Dusay has been signed for Warner Brothers’ “Sweet November,” a Jerry Gershwin – Elliott Kastner production starring Sandy Dennis and Anthony Newley.” – Los Angeles Times, May 8, 1967.

Marj created many memorable roles during her career. Her first was her appearances as a seductive German temptress in three episodes on the TV show "Hogan’s Heroes".

“Heidi is name of the principal character on "Hogan’s Heroes" and while that doesn't mean much today, the original telecast of this episode came just a week after the famed Heidi blackout of a football game on NBC [November 1968]. Marj Dusay plays the lady who been working hand-in-glove with Hogan until the word filters down that she is a double agent.” – Delaware County Daily Times, June 21, 1969.

Marj played alien Kara in “Spock’s Brain”, an episode from the third season of "Star Trek" and later proved to be a popular guest at Star Trek fan conventions. In her biggest feature film role Marj starred as Jean MacArthur in the 1977 film "MacArthur".

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Commuting for Mrs. MacArthur

“MARJ DUSAY knows the timetable of the San Francisco-Los Angeles commuter flights backward and forward, being a Nob Hill resident who recently completed three months’ shooting of the Universal film, “MacArthur,” in which she plays Mrs. Douglas MacArthur to Gregory Peck’s Old Soldier.

The vivacious, slender, strikingly pretty actress makes her home here, but has for some years spent the greater part of the week in L.A., where the work is. She does 10 or so TV roles a year, from Robert Stack’s wife in “Most Wanted” to a Russian spy in “Bionic Woman.”

“But TV seldom gets you a part you can study and make into something,” said Marj. “I’ve certainly not had the chance before to play a real person who’s still alive.

“It was frightening. But the fear went very quickly, and they seem to like what I did with Jean MacArthur. One can only hope for the best, since this is my first biggie.”

Marj told of being recommended for the role of the general’s wife to producer Frank McCarthy (“Patton”) and co-producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown (“Jaws”) on the strength of her portrayal of William Holden’s girl friend in “Breezy,” another Universal film, directed by Clint Eastwood.

Not being one to hesitate about an important, $10 million movie, Marj rushed out to the library to read up on Mrs. MacArthur.

“I did as much research as I could,” she said. “But it was difficult digging into her personal story, since she’s always stayed discreetly in the background and avoided interviews. “I did find in my reading that she’s a warm, well-liked woman who came from the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was Jean Marie Faircloth, and her family included a number of military men. Her grandfather was a captain who fought against MacArthur’s father in the Civil War battle of Murfreesboro.

“She was a Southern belle who never married until she met MacArthur. She was 37 and he was 17 years older. From all accounts, she exuded great charm and, as an officer’s wife, never asked for special favors. She’ remained with her husband through the war years, and was evacuated with him from the Philippines. They were flown to Australia, where she spent the rest of World War II.

“I studied her photos, and when they asked me to interview for the part, I had my hair done in a forties’ roll and borrowed some clothes from my stepdaughters, who are into the forties’ look. I felt I might as well dress for the role, so they could see what they had.”

Marj lives on Nob Hill with her second husband, Thomas Perine, a real-estate developer, whom she married in 1970. She moved to San Francisco in the early sixties with her first husband, a psychiatrist, and their two children, who are presently 19 and 20. Having been a part-time model and actress, she embarked on a serious career after her divorce in 1966. She appeared in “Pendulum” with Richard Kiley and “Clambake” with Elvis Presley.

“I lived in Los Angeles for a while,” she said. “But on remarrying, I decided to make our home in San Francisco because my husband doesn’t like Los Angeles.”

The commute for “MacArthur,” which is being readied for release in late spring, took her through an autumn of shooting in different locations, from Catalina to Camp Pendleton, which represented the Far East bases where the general served between 1941 and 1951.

“It’s very much MacArthur’s story,” Marj remarked. “And because Mrs. MacArthur still lives at the Waldorf Towers in New York and had to be consulted on the script, my role couldn’t be more than an accessory. I don’t say very much, but I do an awful lot of reacting.

“I’m there to supply her strength and spirit, and be a lady. They didn’t want a recognizable star for the role. And though I don’t really look like her, they tried for some sort of resemblance, mostly by padding the lower half of my mouth to get Mrs. MacArthur’s prominent chin.”

The Kansas-born actress used a southern accent for her portrayal. “I’m strong on accents,” she said. “I worked with an improvisational group called the Session in Los Angeles. We had Rob Reiner and Richard Dreyfuss with us, and it led to my first TV work.”

Though you might think Marj has enough to do hopping between acting jobs in L.A. and her family (four stepchildren, plus her own two), she has another project that she undertook on weekends during the filming of “MacArthur.”

She’s producing a radio series, “A Piece of Crust,” satirizing the old detective dramas. The pilot has already been taped at Studio A on Potrero Hill. The facility is run by Greg Snazelle, a commercial filmmaker, who lent it to Marj for her radio show.

“Radio theater is coming back,” she said. “KSFO has E.G. Marshall’s mystery plays and PBS has the Earplay series. There’s a need for dramatic presentations, particularly in California, where people drive so much and have nothing to listen to but music and talk shows.

“I’m producing the series with two writer-friends, David Ankram and David Arkin, who isn’t, by the way, Alan’s brother. We hope to sell it for syndication, and, if we do, it will mean a half-hour show every week with San Francisco actors.

“I played a role in the pilot. She’s a character called Ms, sort of a damsel in distress. I’ve done half a dozen TV pilots that never sold. I hope that doesn’t jinx this idea for a radio series. Well, we’ll have to wait and see.” – San Francisco Examiner, December 19, 1976.

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In 1982 Marj appeared as Kate Hanrahan, a madam/con artist, in several episodes of the TV show "Bret Maverick". She portrayed Beverly Tupperman in "Square Pegs" during 1982-1983. Marj was featured in “VH1 and TV Guide’s 100 Greatest Moments That Rocked TV” as the #74 entry, for the 1982 Square Pegs episode, “Square Pegs: Muffy’s Bat Mitzvah”, where she can be seen dancing to the music of rock band Devo. From 1982 to 1985 Marj made guest appearances as Blair Warner’s mother, Monica Warner, on the TV show "The Facts of Life".

Marj made her soap opera debut in April 1983 when she replaced Carolyn Jones as the powerful Washington, DC, matriarch Myrna Clegg on "Capitol", a role she played until March 1987. Marj received two Soap Opera Digest Supporting Actress nominations for this part.

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For Capitol’s Marj Dusay, Anything’s Possible

She’s worked as a model, been a commercial actress and has appeared in a improvisational comedy group. She’s acted in feature films (including “Clambake” with Elvis Presley. “Breezy,” directed by Clint Eastwood and “MacArthur”) and television series (such as “Quincy,” “Barnaby Jones” and “The Facts of Life”), but now Marj Dusay is tackling the world of daytime drama and doing it with aplomb, playing the role of powerful, manipulative and compelling Myrna Clegg on “Capitol.”

The daytime drama, which delves behind the marble curtain of Washington, D.C., is broadcast weekdays (2:30-3 p.m.) on the CBS Television Network.

Despite the fact that her character on “Capitol” constantly schemes to ruin the lives of others, Dusay admits with bemusement that she has never received any negative mail from fans.

“Maybe they’re scared of me,” she suggests, laughing.

Dusay has great insight into her character’s personality and motivations stating, “Myrna’s a 40-year-old Scarlett O’Hara in Washington. D.C, who can do anything she wants. No one can control her.”

How did she become that way? Dusay has her theory. “Myrna and Clarissa (the object of her vitriol, portrayed by Constance Towers) were childhood friends. Myrna was madly in love with Baxter McCandless, but Clarissa got him. Clarissa took the man Myrna loved, which completely devastated her, and she’s been lacking in love ever since. She wants position and power to insure that she’ll never lose again, and Sam (her tycoon husband, portrayed by Richard Fgan) can provide her with that.”

Dusay is quick to add that “Myrna can be nice, sweet and sympathetic”, but, she explains, “She wants what she wants and is absolutely dedicated to whatever goal is currently precious to her. She’s as big as she can be – the most powerful political and social hostess in D C. Myrna does all of the things that people would like to do, but can’t. People are always wondering how far she’ll go before she destroys herself.”

She believes that the setting of “Capitol” lends a certain aura of intrigue to the series.

Although happy in her role as Myrna, Dusay sometimes fantasizes about, what it would be like to reverse roles with Towers.

“I love to imagine Myrna, on her hands and knees, scrubbing the floor, with Clarissa standing over her, kicking her,” she laughs.

As far-fetched as that image might seem, one soon begins to realize that anything is possible for the attractive, intelligent and talented Marj Dusay.” – Star Gazette, Elmira, New York, November 13, 1983.

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After leaving "Capitol" Marj then took the role of the troubled Pamela Pepperidge Capwell Conrad on "Santa Barbara" from 1987–1988 and in 1991. In 1993, Marj filled in for Louise Sorel as “Vivian Alamain” on "Days of Our Lives" while Sorel was on medical leave. Marj began playing the character Alexandra Spaulding on "The Guiding Light" in August 1993 until she left in March 1997. She returned for a brief stint from November 1998-February 1999.

Marj won acclaim as the evil Vanessa Bennett on "All My Children" from 1999 to 2002. She soon rejoined "The Guiding Light" in her old role of Alexandra Spaulding until "The Guiding Light’s" final episode on September 18, 2009.

Beginning in 1984 Marj sponsored the Marj Dusay Celebrity Golf Tournament in Russell, Kansas. The event was designated as a fundraiser for the Kansas Child Abuse Prevention Centers and for establishing a statewide hotline. Marj has served on the Kansas University Advisory Board for the Theatre Arts and served as Kansas Film Commission Chairwoman for four years. She has lent her name and support to AIDS support organization Project Angel Food as well as several child abuse prevention organizations.

Marj Dusay currently lives in Manhattan, New York City. It is our honor to select her as a member of the First Class of the Russell County Kansas Hall of Fame.

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Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations

(2002) Special Fan Award America’s Favorite Villain for playing Vanessa Cortlandt on "All My Children"
(1995) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for "The Guiding Light"

Soap Opera Digest Awards Nominations

(1995) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villainess for Guiding Light
(1988) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Daytime Role for Capitol
(1986) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Daytime Serial for Capitol

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ACTING CREDITS

Television Appearances, Series:

Jennifer Selden, Stop Susan Williams (also known as Cliffhangers: Stop Susan Williams), NBC, 1979
Kate Hanrahan, Bret Maverick, NBC, 1981
Third Myrna Clegg, Capitol, CBS, 1983-87
Third Pamela Capwell Conrad, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1987-88, 1990
Second Vivian Alamain, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days), NBC, 1992-93
Second Alexandra Spaulding von Helkein Walls Thorpe, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1993-97, 2002-
Vanessa Bennett Cortlandt (also known as Proteus), All My Children, ABC, 1999-2002

Television Appearances, Single Episodes

Crystal Fair, “The Night of the Turncoat,” The Wild, Wild West, 1967
Zena, “The Deputy,” Cimarron Strip, 1967
KAOS Agent, “A Man Called Smart: Part 2,” Get Smart, 1967
Susan, “Instant Fatherhood,” Occasional Wife, 1967
“No Experience Necessary,” The Second Hundred Years, 1967
April Horn, “A Ride in the Sun,” Bonanza, 1968
Stephanie Regan, “Commitment at Angelus,” Bonanza, 1968
Kara, “Spock’s Brain,” Star Trek, NBC, 1968
Dolores Hammond, “The Night of the Kraken,” The Wild, Wild West, 1968
Andrea Dupraix, “Twenty-Four Karat Kill,” Hawaii Five-O, 1968
Heidi Eberhardt, “Guess Who Came to Dinner?,” Hogan’s Heroes, 1968
“Conspiracy of Power: Parts 1 & 2,” Felony Squad, 1968
Eugenie, “Benvenuto . . . Who?,” Daniel Boone, 1969
Baroness von Krimm, “My Favorite Prisoner,” Hogan’s Heroes, 1969
Nicole Wylie, “Singapore File,” Hawaii Five-O, 1969
April Horn, “A Ride in the Sun,” Bonanza, 1969
Doris Sanders, “The Debt,” The Mod Squad, 1969
Countess Marlene, “The Merry Widow,” Hogan’s Heroes, 1970
“The Impersonator,” The F.B.I., 1970
Dana Markham, “Unsinkable Mr. French,” Family Affair, 1970
Dr. Pauline Michaels, “A Duel with Doom,” Medical Center, 1970
Ellen Childs, “Man From Taos: Part 1: Who Says You Can’t Make Friends in New York City?,” McCloud, 1970
Henley Gilliat, “Little David,” The Most Deadly Game, 1970
“The Judas Trap,” The Mod Squad, 1970
Florence, “The Loneliness Racket,” The Bold Ones: The Lawyers, 1970
Diana, “A Gathering of Ghosts,” Mannix, 1971
Marilyn Wade, “Superstition Rock,” The F.B.I., 1971
Christine McNeice, “Never Trust an Honest Man,” Alias Smith and Jones, 1971
Allison Richards, “My Brother’s Keeper,” The Immortal, 1971
Madelyn, “What Does a Naked Lady Say to You,” The Odd Couple, 1971
“Love and the Penal Code,” Love, American Style, 1971
Jimmie Mitchell, “Bad Cats and Sudden Death,” Cannon, 1972
“The Wizard,” The F.B.I., 1972
Eloise Simms, “The Face of Murder,” McMillan and Wife, 1972
“The Big Job,” The F.B.I., 1973
Mrs. Farrell, “Murder by Proxy,” Cannon, 1973
Gail Anthony, “The Killing Defense,” Barnaby Jones, 1973
Helen Layton, “Mask for a Charade,” Mannix, 1974
“The Doomsday Gang,” The Manhunter, 1974
Cheryl Fitz, “Murder by Proxy,” The Streets of San Francisco, 1975
Sylvia Blake, “The Deadlier Species,” Barnaby Jones, 1975
Eve Orland, “Terror by the Book,” Petrocelli, 1975
Dr. Brandes, “In This Corner, Jaime Sommers,” The Bionic Woman, 1976
Rachel, “Beyond the Mountain,” The Fantastic Journey, 1977
Dr. Janice Cradic, “The Disappearing Floor,” The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, 1977
“Red Hot Rolls,” Grandpa Goes to Washington, 1978
Jennifer Allen/Rhodes, “Final Judgment: Parts 1 & 2,” Barnaby Jones, 1978
Ginny, “No Way to Treat a Body,” Quincy, 1978
Mildred, “The Night the Cylons Landed: Parts 1 & 2,” Galactica 1980, 1980
Kate Hanrahan, “The Yellow Rose,” Bret Maverick, NBC, 1981
Monica Warner, “A Friend in Deed,” The Facts of Life, 1981
Jessica Price, “Curse of the Toltec Death Mask,” Tucker’s Witch, 1982
Beverly Tepperman, “Muffy’s Bat Mitzvah,” Square Pegs, 1982
Watson, “Computer Dating,” At Ease, 1983
Cheryl Hyatt, “Too Close to Hart,” Hart to Hart, 1983
Monica Warner, “Graduation: Parts 1 & 2,” The Facts of Life, 1983
Mrs. Paffly, “All’s Well That Ends,” E/R, 1984
Monica Warner, “Sisters,” The Facts of Life, 1985
Monica Warner, “A New Life,” The Facts of Life, 1985
Monica Warner, “Christmas Baby,” The Facts of Life, 1985
Bernice Billings, “Sentences,” Dallas, 1985
Monica Warner, “Rites of Passage: Part 1,” The Facts of Life, 1987
“The Fallen Arrow,” The Law and Harry McGraw, 1987
Monica Warner, “Adventures in Baileysitting,” The Facts of Life, 1987
Maxine, “Racial Matters,” Mancuso, FBI, 1989
Alice Reynard Carson, “Test of Wills,” Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
“Love Life,” Booker, 1990
Ilsa Van Zandt, “The Spirit of Television,” Friday the 13th, 1990
Lenora Dumont, “Door to Door,” Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1991
Sarah Carnegie, “Geoffrey Cleans Up,” The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,NBC, 1991
Irene Chambers, “The More Things Change,” In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1991
Daisy Mercer, “Where’s Poppa?,” Sons and Daughters, 1991
Miriam Bowman, “Ever After,” Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
(In archive footage) “All My Children,” Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Herself, Crossing Over with John Edward, syndicated, 2003
Herself, Soap Talk, Soap Net, 2004
Appeared in episodes of The Johnny Carson Show, Joey Bishop Show, Merv Griffin Show, and Tattletales.

Television Appearances, Pilots

Angela Marten, In the Dead of Night, ABC, 1969
Wife, Bobby Parker and Company, CBS, 1974
Mercy, A.E.S. Hudson Street, 1977

Television Appearances, Movies

Angela Martin, A Darkness at Blaisedon, 1968
May Franklin, Climb an Angry Mountain, 1972
Wife, Bobby Parker and Company, 1974
Jean Evers, Most Wanted, Fox, 1976
Ellen Considine, Murder in Peyton Place, 1977
Mae, Strange Companions, 1978
Ellen Gilliam, A Fire in the Sky, 1978
Maggie Donovan, The Paradise Connection, CBS, 1979
Mrs. Benson, The Child Stealer, ABC, 1979
Jennifer Selden, The Girl Who Saved the World, 1979
Dean Nancy Phillips, The Murder That Wouldn’t Die (also known as Battles), NBC, 1980
Mildred, Conquest of the Earth (also known as Galactica III: Conquest of the Earth), 1980
Trina Keys, Daughters of Privilege (also known as Keys to the Kingdom), NBC, 1991
Aunt Eleanor, Love Matters, Showtime, 1993
Roberta, I Can Make You Love Me (also known as Stalking Laura), 1993

Television Appearances, Miniseries

Caroline Horton, Wheels (also known as Arthur Hailey’s “Wheels”), NBC, 1978

Television Appearances, Specials

Kara, Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (documentary), 1983
Drug Free Kids: A Parent’s Guide, PBS, 1988
Star Trek: A Captain’s Log, UPN, 1994
Kara, Ultimate Trek: Star Trek’s Greatest Moments, UPN, 1999
A&E Biography: All My Children (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2003

Television Appearances, Awards Presentations

Presenter, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, 1995
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2000
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, 2003

Film Appearances

Waitress, Clam Bake, 1967
Carol, Sweet November, Warner Bros., 1968
Liz Tennant, Pendulum, Columbia, 1968
Thirty Dangerous Seconds, 1972
Betty Tobin, Breezy, Universal, 1973
Mrs. Jean MacArthur, MacArthur (also known as MacArthur, the Rebel General), Universal, 1977
Mrs. Packert, Made in Heaven, General Films, 1987
Rita, Shao Nu Xiao Yu (also known as Siao Yu), 1995
Mrs. Moore, Love Walked In (also known as Ne el tiro del final), 1997
Goldie, 12 Bucks, 1998
Grandmother Elliot, A Chronicle of Corpses, ARM/Cinema 25, 2000
Jeanne, Pride & Loyalty, 2002