Beautiful Ladies of “The Rockford Files”
by girlconnoisseur | created - 03 Jul 2022 | updated - 09 Aug 2022 | Public
1. Lindsay Wagner
Actress | The Bionic Woman
Lindsay Wagner makes little distinction between her life as an actress, advocate, mother or author. What unites these various parts is a commitment through her work and her personal life to exploring and advancing human potential.
Lindsay first came to prominence in the critically-acclaimed role of ...
Backlash of the Hunter
Episode aired March 27, 1974
Aura Lee, Farewell
Episode aired January 3, 1975
2. Julie Sommars
Actress | Matlock
Julie Sommars was born in Fremont, Nebraska to a government grain inspector and schoolteacher. She attended schools in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. While a student in Onawa, Iowa, her father, without her knowledge, entered her name in a worldwide talent hunt. Fifteen-year-old Julie found ...
The Kirkoff Case Episode aired September 13, 1974
3. Gretchen Corbett
Actress | The Rockford Files
Gretchen Corbett was born on August 13, 1945 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She is an actress, known for The Rockford Files (1974), Pig (2021) and Otherworld (1985).
The Dark and Bloody Ground (1st of 33 appearances) Episode aired September 20, 1974
4. Susan Strasberg
Actress | Picnic
Susan Strasberg was born in New York City on May 22, 1938. From the time of her birth, she was destined to be an actress, as her father was Lee Strasberg, acting coach at the famed Actors Studio in New York. In 1953, Susan made her acting debut in the episode Goodyear Playhouse: Catch a Falling Star...
The Countess
Episode aired September 27, 1974
A Bad Deal in the Valley
Episode aired March 19, 1976
5. Corinne Camacho
Actress | The Six Million Dollar Man
Corinne Camacho was a veteran American television actress and singer-songwriter. After an impressive career in television, spanning nearly four decades, Camacho dedicated the majority of her adult life to being a mother, a life coach, opening hospice centers and writing children's music.
Camacho was...
Exit Prentiss Carr
Episode aired October 4, 1974
A Deadly Maze
Episode aired December 23, 1977
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs
Episode aired October 12, 1979
No Fault Affair
Episode aired November 30, 1979
6. Suzanne Somers
Actress | Three's Company
Suzanne Somers was the third of four children born to Frank and Marion Mahoney. Her father worked loading beer onto boxcars, and her mother was a medical secretary. She grew up living in constant fear of being hurt or even killed at the hands of her verbally and physically abusive, alcoholic father...
The Big Ripoff Episode aired October 25, 1974
7. Joan Van Ark
Actress | Knots Landing
Joan Van Ark, just out of high school, was the second youngest student to attend the Yale School of Drama on a scholarship. The youngest was Julie Harris. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Years later, they would co-star on the CBS Television series, Knots Landing (1979). Van Ark began...
Find Me If You Can
Episode aired November 1, 1974
Resurrection in Black & White
Episode aired November 7, 1975
There's One in Every Port
Episode aired January 7, 1977
8. Lynnette Mettey
Actress | Favorite Son
Lynnette Mettey was born on April 4, 1943 in Tarrytown, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Favorite Son (1988), Simon & Simon (1981) and M*A*S*H (1972).
In Pursuit of Carol Thorne Episode aired November 8, 1974
9. Linda Kelsey
Actress | Lou Grant
Linda Kelsey was born on July 28, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for Lou Grant (1977), A Family Torn Apart (1993) and Day by Day (1988). She has been married to Glenn Nellist Strand since May 20, 1979. They have two children. She was previously married to Bill Grivna.
The Dexter Crisis Episode aired November 15, 1974
10. Lee Purcell
Actress | JL Ranch
Prime-Time Emmy-nominated actress Lee Purcell produces, directs and performs in Two Fat Dogs Entertainment's (co-owned by Lee and her producing partner) anthology series of classic radio plays starring today's Hollywood Radio Players in these innovative virtual shows, Radio You Can See.
Lee is the ...
The Dexter Crisis Episode aired November 15, 1974
11. Shelley Fabares
Actress | The Donna Reed Show
Vibrant, increasingly lovely teen fave Shelley Fabares withstood the test of time by transitioning successfully into adult parts unlike many of her 1960s "teen queen" peers who faded quickly into the memory books. She was born Michele Marie Fabares on January 19, 1944, in sunny Santa Monica, ...
Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! Episode aired December 6, 1974
12. Melissa Greene
Actress | The Six Million Dollar Man
Melissa Greene was born on July 8, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Electra Glide in Blue (1973) and The Rockford Files (1974).
Aura Lee, Farewell Episode aired January 3, 1975
13. Linda Dano
Actress | Another World
Linda Dano was born on May 12, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Another World (1964), Days of Our Lives (1965) and General Hospital (1963). She was previously married to Frank Attardi, Salvatore Jack Giordano and Larry Larue Peck.
Aura Lee, Farewell
Episode aired January 3, 1975
In Hazard
Episode aired February 6, 1976
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You
Episode aired January 14, 1977
14. Mary Frann
Actress | Newhart
Mary Frann was born Mary Frances Luecke on February 27, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri. She became a child model and acted in television commercials. At the age of eighteen she won the title of America's Junior Miss. She attended Northwestern University where she studied drama. She dropped out of ...
Counter Gambit
Episode aired January 24, 1975
A Fast Count
Episode aired December 1, 1978
15. Linda Evans
Actress | Dynasty
Actress Linda Evans has personified beauty and grace to American television viewers for over five decades, from her role as Audra Barkley, a daughter of the Old West on The Big Valley (1965) (1965-1969 on ABC) to the glamorous Krystle Carrington on Dynasty (1981) (1981-1989 on ABC) to Hell's Kitchen...
Claire
Episode aired January 31, 1975
The Farnsworth Stratagem
Episode aired September 19, 1975
16. Diana Muldaur
Actress | McCloud
Diana Muldaur is known for L.A. Law (1986), Star Trek: The Next Generation, McCloud, Born Free, The Other and McQ. In the eighties, Diana became the president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the academy handing out the Emmy awards). Diana's L.A. Law character, Rosalind Shays, was a ...
Charlie Harris at Large Episode aired February 14, 1975
17. E.J. Peaker
Actress | Hello, Dolly!
E.J. (short for Edra Jean) portrayed the role of Minnie Fay in the motion picture Hello, Dolly! (1969). Originally from Oklahoma, E.J. had numerous experience in high school plays, and studied drama at the University of New Mexico as well as experiencing Drama training in Vienna. She also played ...
Just by Accident Episode aired February 28, 1975
18. Jesse Welles
Actress | Wizards
Jesse Welles was born on April 16, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Wizards (1977), Hey Good Lookin' (1982) and Medical Center (1969). She has been married to Stephen Nathan since January 11, 1976. They have three children. She was previously married to Danny Kortchmar.
Roundabout
Episode aired March 7, 1975
2 Into 5.56 Won't Go
Episode aired November 21, 1975
A Different Drummer
Episode aired April 13, 1979
19. Pat Finley
Actress | The Rockford Files
Pat Finley was born on October 14, 1938 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for The Rockford Files (1974), The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) and The Bob Newhart Show (1972).
The Farnsworth Stratagem (1st of 6 appearances as Peggy Becker, Dennis' wife.) Episode aired September 19, 1975
20. Melendy Britt
Actress | She-Ra: Princess of Power
Melendy Britt is an American actress active in television and voice acting since the 1970s. Her most notable animated work is for Filmation, voicing characters such as She-Ra, and the second animated Batgirl (Jane Webb was the first). She also provided the voice for Penny, would-be love interest ...
The Deep Blue Sleep
Episode aired October 10, 1975
In Hazard
Episode aired February 6, 1976
Just Another Polish Wedding
Episode aired February 18, 1977
21. Mary Ann Chinn
Actress | Highway to Heaven
Mary Ann Chinn is known for Highway to Heaven (1984), The Rockford Files (1974) and Barnaby Jones (1973).
The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company Episode aired October 17, 1975
22. Stefanie Powers
Actress | Hart to Hart
Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne...
The Real Easy Red Dog Episode aired October 31, 1975
23. Sherry Jackson
Actress | The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Gorgeous, brown-eyed, chestnut-maned Sherry Jackson began her promising career as a pig-tailed, pleasant-looking child actress. Born in Idaho on February 15, 1942, she was the only daughter of four children born to Maurita Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. Her father died when she was 6...
The Real Easy Red Dog Episode aired October 31, 1975
24. Blair Brown
Actress | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Blair Brown was born in Washington D.C. Her father, Milton Henry Brown, worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, while her mother Elizabeth Ann Brown worked as a teacher.
Brown graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1969 and took to the stage, where she performed in the New York ...
The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club Episode aired December 19, 1975
25. Camilla Sparv
Actress | Murderers' Row
Glamorous, svelte, ash blonde Camilla Margareta Sparv briefly courted the international limelight in the mid-60s. The stunning Swedish high-fashion model arrived in Hollywood in 1965, courtesy of Columbia Pictures. Following a third-billed role (Sister Constance) in The Trouble with Angels (1966), ...
The Italian Bird Fiasco Episode aired February 13, 1976
26. Lane Bradbury
Writer | From the Midst of Pain
Lane Bradbury was born on June 17, 1938 in Buckhead, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for From the Midst of Pain (2010), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and Then Came Bronson (1969). She was previously married to Lou Antonio.
Where's Houston? Episode aired February 20, 1976
27. Veronica Hamel
Actress | Hill Street Blues
Veronica Hamel was born on November 20, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), Cannonball! (1976) and When Time Ran Out... (1980). She was previously married to Michael Irving.
A Bad Deal in the Valley
Episode aired March 19, 1976
Return to the 38th Parallel
Episode aired December 10, 1976
28. Sandra Kerns
Stunts | What Dreams May Come
Sandra Kerns was born on July 20, 1949 in the USA. She is an actress, known for What Dreams May Come (1998), House Calls (1978) and Charles in Charge (1984). She has been married to Hubie Kerns Jr. since October 18, 1975. They have two children.
Rattlers' Class of '63
Episode aired November 26, 1976
Just a Coupla Guys
Episode aired December 14, 1979
29. Irene Yah-Ling Sun
Actress | Magnum, P.I.
Irene Yah-Ling Sun was born on September 1, 1946. She is an actress, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) and Airwolf (1984).
New Life, Old Dragons Episode aired February 25, 1977
30. Bibi Besch
Actress | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Bibi Besch, a talented actress, was born in Vienna, Austria, to Gotfrid Köchert, a renowned race car driver, and actress Gusti Huber. She had a busy career, especially as a supporting actress on TV, spanning over twenty years. Her exceptional performance in the TV series, Doing Time on Maple Drive ...
Beamer's Last Case Episode aired September 16, 1977
31. Donna Baccala
Actress | Brainscan
Donna Baccala was born on April 26, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known for Brainscan (1994), The Big Valley (1965) and Mannix (1967).
Trouble in Chapter 17 Episode aired September 23, 1977
32. Joanne Nail
Actress | Switchblade Sisters
Joanne Nail was born on June 3, 1947 in Spokane, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Switchblade Sisters (1975), The Gumball Rally (1976) and The Visitor (1979). She has been married to Joseph Cornelius Gallagher since May 7, 1988.
The Dog and Pony Show Episode aired October 21, 1977
33. Priscilla Barnes
Actress | Jane the Virgin
Though probably not to her liking, actress Priscilla Barnes is best known for her bittersweet replacement of TV goddess Suzanne Somers during the tension-riddled times of the popular ABC slapstick comedy series, Three's Company (1976) -- bittersweet in that although the lovely, stringy-framed ...
The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls Episode aired November 25, 1977
34. Barbra Rae
Actress | Not My Kid
Barbra Rae is known for Not My Kid (1985), The Rockford Files (1974) and Days of Our Lives (1965).
Hotel of Fear Episode aired December 2, 1977
35. Rita Moreno
Actress | West Side Story
Rita Moreno is one of the very few performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy, thus becoming an EGOT. She was born Rosita Dolores Alverío in the hospital in Humacao, Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931 (but raised in nearby, smaller Juncos, which had no hospital), to seamstress Rosa ...
The Paper Palace
Episode aired January 20, 1978
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Episode aired September 29, 1978
No Fault Affair
Episode aired November 30, 1979
36. Rebecca Balding
Actress | Kiss My Grits
Cute, perky, and engaging brunette actress Rebecca Balding was born on September 21, 1948, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The sweet, comely, and spirited Balding first began acting on television in the mid 1970s. She played an eager-beaver cub reporter on three episodes of Lou Grant (1977). She achieved ...
Dwarf in a Helium Hat Episode aired January 27, 1978
37. Dorrie Kavanaugh
Actress | Dark Shadows
Dorrie Kavanaugh was born on July 12, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Dark Shadows (1966), Hester Street (1975) and The Edge of Night (1956). She was married to Kristjan Johannsson. She died on December 31, 1983 in Bonn, West Germany.
South by Southeast Episode aired February 3, 1978
38. Lynne Marta
Actress | Footloose
Lynne Marta was born on October 30, 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Footloose (1984), Joe Kidd (1972) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). She was married to Brick Huston. She died on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Heartaches of a Fool Episode aired September 22, 1978
39. Sharon Acker
Actress | Happy Birthday to Me
Although she was presented in 1969 the first Film Star of Tomorrow by The Motion Picture Exhibitors of Canada, the status of Sharon Acker as a star never materialized. Not that she was inactive, quite the opposite, but she worked almost only for TV and appeared only in a few undistinguished movies....
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Episode aired September 29, 1978
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Episode aired February 10, 1979
40. Karen Austin
Actress | Summer Rental
Karen Austin has worked continually on film, television and stage in a wide variety of roles. She received an MA in Theatre and Philosophy from Northwestern University. She won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Dramalogue Award for Lead Performance for the play NUTS. Known for her ...
White on White and Nearly Perfect Episode aired October 20, 1978
41. Louisa Moritz
Actress | Death Race 2000
Lovely, buxom, and vivacious blonde bombshell Louisa Moritz was born as Luisa Cira Castro Netto on September 25, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Many members of Louisa's family which include her father Luis, sister Aurora, and her older brother Rafael all worked in the law profession. Moritz left Cuba and ...
A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights Episode aired November 3, 1978
42. Jenny Sherman
Actress | Mean Johnny Barrows
Jenny Sherman is known for Mean Johnny Barrows (1975), The Fall Guy (1981) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972).
A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights Episode aired November 3, 1978
43. Marianne Bunch
Actress | Wavelength
Marianne Bunch is known for Wavelength (1983), The Rockford Files (1974) and Magnum, P.I. (1980).
The Empty Frame Episode aired November 17, 1978
44. Kathryn Harrold
Actress | Raw Deal
Kathryn Harrold was born on August 2, 1950 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Raw Deal (1986), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Modern Romance (1981). She was previously married to Lawrence O'Donnell.
Black Mirror
Episode aired November 24, 1978
Love Is the Word
Episode aired November 9, 1979
45. Erin Gray
Actress | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Erin Gray was born on January 7, 1950 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Gray moved with her family from Hawaii to California when she was eight years old and graduated from Pacific Palisades High School. She was fifteen when a chance meeting with Nina Blanchard, head of one of Hollywood's top model agencies, ...
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? Episode aired January 5, 1979
46. Marisa Pavan
Actress | The Rose Tattoo
Maria Luisa Pierangeli and her twin sister Anna Maria were born in Sardinia, Italy. They were fraternal twins with different personalities as well. Anna Maria was dreamy and innocent; Maria Luisa was independent and studious. They moved to Rome in the late 1940s. In 1948 their lives changed when ...
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? Episode aired January 5, 1979
47. Pat Crowley
Actress | Forever Female
A very pleasing and thoroughly enjoyable vision on 1950s film and 1960s TV, Patricia Crowley effortlessly lit up her surroundings with a warm, inviting personality and fresh-faced attractiveness that she still carries today. At her peak she courted top TV stardom in the mid-'60s as the beleaguered ...
Guilt Episode aired January 19, 1979
48. Elisabeth Brooks
Actress | The Howling
Elisabeth Brooks Luyties was born on July 2, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth Brooks began acting at age five with her career encompassing both stage and screen. She started appearing in television roles in the mid-1970s and managed to pursue her acting career as a single mother while ...
Guilt Episode aired January 19, 1979
49. Rita Gam
Actress | The Thief
Rita Gam was born on April 2, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Thief (1952), King of Kings (1961) and Klute (1971). She was married to Thomas Henry Guinzburg and Sidney Lumet. She died on March 22, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Guilt Episode aired January 19, 1979
50. Margaret Blye
Actress | The Italian Job
Margaret "Maggie" Blye attended the University of Texas, before transferring to UCLA in her senior year. She was quickly spotted by a talent agent, and the agent booked Maggie for her first audition in the Oscar-nominated film "Summer and Smoke" starring Geraldine Page. Maggie went on to ...
The Deuce Episode aired January 25, 1979
51. Trisha Noble
Actress | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Patricia Ann Ruth Noble was born on February 3, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales to a popular Australian theater family. Her father, Buster Noble, was a well-known comedian, singer and dancer, and her mother, Helen de Paul, was a noted choreographer and producer. At the age of six, Patsy Ann, as she...
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job Episode aired March 3, 1979
52. Lauren Bacall
Actress | To Have and Have Not
Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. She was the daughter of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and William Perske, who was born in New Jersey, to Polish Jewish parents. Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a ...
Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs Episode aired October 12, 1979
53. Marcia Strassman
Actress | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
This tall (5'10"), pretty, willowy brunette (but frequently blonde) was born on April 28, 1948, in New York City, as one of four children. Raised in Passaic, New Jersey, Marcia grew into a striking young teen and worked for a time as a model in a local children's department store. A talented singer...
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1
Episode aired October 19, 1979
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 2
Episode aired October 26, 1979
54. Jan Teige
Actress | The Rockford Files
Jan Teige is known for The Rockford Files (1974), Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) and Young Lust (1984).
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1
Episode aired October 19, 1979
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 2
Episode aired October 26, 1979
55. Laura Teige
Actress | Harper Valley P.T.A.
Laura Teige is known for Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978), The Rockford Files (1974) and Young Lust (1984).
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1
Episode aired October 19, 1979
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 2
Episode aired October 26, 1979
56. Marion Yue
Actress | Disneyland
Marion Yue was born on April 1, 1955. She is an actress and producer, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), Falcon Crest (1981) and Barry (2016). She is married to Lance Lane.
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1 Episode aired October 19, 1979
57. Betty Kennedy
Actress | Remington Steele
Betty Kennedy was born in Redlands, California USA. She is known for Remington Steele (1982), Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) and The Rockford Files (1974). She was previously married to Herbert B. Leonard.
Love Is the Word Episode aired November 9, 1979
58. Erica Hagen
Actress | Soylent Green
Erica Hagen was born on June 6, 1946 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Soylent Green (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Wonder Woman (1975). She died on September 15, 2018 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
Nice Guys Finish Dead Episode aired November 16, 1979
59. Constance Towers
Actress | General Hospital
This elegant, lovely blonde singer/actress initially had designs on becoming an opera singer. Born in Montana on May 20, 1933, and christened Constance Mary Towers, she appeared on radio as a child singer. Her family moved to New York where she subsequently studied at the Julliard School of Music ...
The Big Cheese Episode aired December 7, 1979
60. Jennifer Rhodes
Actress | Heathers
From Rosiclare, IL to Summer Stock, to studying in New York and a little Off-Broadway, I made the move to L.A. where I did a lot of theatre and have been Guest-Starring on TV shows for many years. I'm probably best known for playing Winona Ryder's mom in "Heathers", recurring for 8 years as "Grams"...
Just a Coupla Guys Episode aired December 14, 1979
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