Betsy Jones-Moreland

Betsy Jones-Moreland
Betsy Jones-Moreland
	Jones-Moreland in Murder Is A Grave Affair
Born	April 1, 1930
Died	May 1, 2006 (aged 76); El Monte, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1956–1993

Betsy Jones-Moreland (April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2006) was an American actress.

Early life

Jones-Moreland worked in secretarial jobs before she became an entertainer.^[2]

Career

Jones-Moreland acted on stage, including as a member of the newly formed Valley Playhouse in Woodland Hills, California, in 1958^[3] and the Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles in 1960.^[4] She also appeared in The Solid Gold Cadillac on Broadway and in the touring company that presented that play across the United States.^[5]

Betsy Jones-Moreland in *Last Woman on Earth* (1960)

She began her film career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman films, including a lead role in Last Woman on Earth (1960). Subsequently, she appeared mostly on television through 1975.^{[citation needed]}

Jones-Moreland guest-starred in an episode of the television series Ironside starring Raymond Burr, and in the early 1990s appeared in a recurring role as a judge in a series of his Perry Mason television films. Her first Perry Mason appearance was in 1959 as Lorrie Garvin in "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom." In Have Gun - Will Travel, Jones-Moreland guest-starred as Topaz, a saloon hostess who befriended Paladin in the episode "Brother's Keeper" that aired May 6, 1961. In 1962, she appeared as Nurse Brown in McHale's Navy.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	The Eddy Duchin Story	Minor Role	Uncredited
1956	The Best Things in Life Are Free	Secretary	Uncredited
1956	Full of Life	Bit Role	Uncredited
1957	The Garment Jungle	Secretary	Uncredited
1957	Operation Mad Ball	Lt. Bushey	Uncredited
1957	The Brothers Rico		Voice, Uncredited
1957	The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent	Thyra
1958	The True Story of Lynn Stuart	Ginger - Carhop	Uncredited
1958	Screaming Mimi	Jan - Raoul's Assistant	Uncredited
1959	Day of the Outlaw	Mrs. Preston
1960	Strangers When We Meet	Mrs. Gerandi	Uncredited
1960	Last Woman on Earth	Evelyn Gern
1961	Creature from the Haunted Sea	Mary-Belle Monahan
1967	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	Poolside Interviewer	Uncredited
1975	The Hindenburg	Stewardess Imhoff
1976	Gable and Lombard	Party Guest #1
1976	The Last Tycoon	Lady Writer
1979	Joni	Mrs. Barber

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Perry Mason	Lori Garvin	Season 2 Ep. 29: "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom"
1960	The Donna Reed Show	Mrs. Pratt	Season 3 Ep. 14: "Someone is Watching"
1961	Have Gun Will Travel	Topaz	Season 4 Ep. 33: "Brother's Keeper"
1961	My Three Sons	Flo Afton	Episode: "The Horseless Saddle"
1961	Route 66	Bea Webster	Episode: "The Quick and the Dead"
1962	McHale's Navy	Lt Casey Brown	Season 1 Episode 3: "McHale and the Seven Cupids"
1963	Bonanza	Nora Whitley	Episode: "Five into the Wind"
1963	Gunsmoke	Tess	Episode: "Kate Heller"
1964	The Outer Limits	Julie Griffith	Episode: "The Mutant"
1964	My Three Sons	Congresswoman Barbara Maitland	Episode: "Lady President"
1991	Perry Mason	a judge in several episodes	"The Case of the Glass Coffin"

References

^ "Betsy Jones-Moreland - the Private Life and Times of Betsy Jones-Moreland. Betsy Jones-Moreland Pictures".
^ Callaghan, J. Dorsey (April 7, 1955). "She Went from Buick To a 'Gold Cadillac'". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. p. 18. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Climactic Scene". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 25, 1958. p. F-Pt. VIII 5. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott, John L. (April 1, 1960). "Inge's 'Stairs' Has Strong Revival Here". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part II - 11. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Acting Career Cured Her Case of Jitters". Standard-Sentinel. Pennsylvania, Hazleton. Associated Press. July 28, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.