Mimi Walters (actress)
Mimi Walters (born November 21, 1926 - November 16, 2014 in New York City , New York ) was an American actress and dancer .
Life
Walters began dancing as a child and appeared in the Broadway production Follow the Girls in 1945 . In the 1950s, she starred in a regional theater production of Annie Get Your Gun , toured with the Guy Lombardo Orchestra and appeared in various television commercials . From 1958 to 1959 she appeared as an assistant to Tom Kennedy on the quiz show Doctor IQ . Between 1958 and 1965 she starred in a number of television series, including the Bonanza episode Help for Harry , with Charles Bronson in the role of Harry .
After a final television role in 1965, she retired from show business and worked as an account manager in the late 1960s. In 1972 she married Spelman Prentice, a grandson of John D. Rockefeller ; the marriage existed on Prentice's death in 2000.
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
- 1960: The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
- 1962: My Three Sons ( My Three Sons , television series)
- 1964: Bonanza (TV series)
- 1965: Katy (TV series)
Broadway
- 1945: Follow the Girls
Web links
- Mimi Walters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mimi Walters in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Harris M. Lentz III: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014 , McFarland 2015, ISBN 978-0786476664
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walters, Mimi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1926 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 2014 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |