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K.T. Stevens(bornGloria Wood;[1]July 20, 1919 – June 13, 1994) was an American film and television actress.
K. T. Stevens | |
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 Stevens inHarriet Craig,1950 | |
| Born | Gloria Wood July 20, 1919 |
| Died | June 13, 1994(aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Filmandtelevisionactress |
| Years active | 1921–1994 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, includingChris Marlowe |
| Father | Sam Wood |
Early years
editBorn in Hollywood,[2]Stevens was the daughter of film producer and directorSam Wood.[3]She made her first film appearance when she was just two years old in her father's second silent film,Peck's Bad Boy(1921).
As an adult, she changed her name to K.T. Stevens to distance herself from her father's fame. She initially called herselfKatherine Stevens,which people often shorted to Katie, leading to the final version with the initials K.T.[4]
Stage
editStevens gained theatrical experience by doingsummer stock theatrein Skowhegan, Maine.[4]Her Broadway credits includeThe Land Is Bright,Yankee Point,Nine GirlsandLaura.[5]
Film
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Stevens appeared in a number of films in the 1940s and 1950s, includingKitty Foyle(1940, directed by her father) withGinger Rogers,The Great Man's Lady(1942) withBarbara Stanwyck,Address Unknown(1944),Port of New York(1949) withYul Brynner,Harriet Craig(1950) withJoan CrawfordandVice Squad(1953) withEdward G. Robinson.She also appeared as Phyllis in the 1969 hit movieBob & Carol & Ted & Alice.Her last film role before her death fromlung cancerwas in the 1994Whoopi GoldbergfilmCorrina, Corrina.
Television
editStevens acted on episodic television in such series asCrossroads,The Rebel,The Brothers Brannagan,and appeared on the daytime soap operasGeneral Hospitalas part of the original cast (1963–1965), portraying Peggy Mercer who was engaged to Dr. Steve Hardy, Julie Olson's mother-in-law Helen Martin (1966–1967, 1969) onDays of Our LivesandThe Young and the Restless(1976–1981) as the veiled, facially burned Vanessa Prentiss. In the episode "New Neighbors" of the sitcomI Love Lucy,she played oppositeHayden Rorkeas television actors whoLucy Ricardomistakenly believes are foreign secret agents.
Stevens appeared in 1957 and again in 1961 in different roles onThe Real McCoys.In 1959, she made her first of three guest appearances onPerry Masonas murder victim Ethel Garvin in "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom." In 1962, she played Margit Bruner in "The Case of the Ancient Romeo," and in 1965, she played Alice Munford in "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner." In this episode, she was featured as the wife of murderer Guy Munford, played by her then husbandHugh Marlowe.In 1961, she played Ada Kihlgren in "The Broken Wing", one of the latter episodes ofDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre.The same year, she appeared as Lorraine Miller in "A Great Day for a Scoundrel" onThe DuPont Show with June Allyson.Between 1960 and 1963, she guest-starred five times onThe Rifleman.[citation needed]
She portrayed Lieutenant Harriet Twain in theBuck Rogers in the 25th Centuryepisode "Return of the Fighting 69th".
Personal life
editStevens married actorHugh Marloweon May 7, 1946, in San Francisco.[6]They had two sons, Jeffrey and Christian.[1]The couple divorced in 1968.[citation needed]
Stevens and Marlowe acted in the Broadway production ofLaurain which, credited as "A Girl" so as not to alert the audience, she played the title role (acted byGene Tierneyin the 1944 filmLaura).
Stevens died at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on June 13, 1994, aged 74, after battling lung cancer.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1921 | Peck's Bad Boy | Henry's Sweetheart | |
| Don't Tell Everything | Cullen's niece | Lostfilm | |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle | Molly | |
| 1942 | The Great Man's Lady | Girl Biographer | |
| 1944 | Address Unknown | Griselle Eisenstein aka Griselle Stone | |
| 1949 | Port of New York | Toni Cardell | |
| 1950 | Harriet Craig | Clare Raymond | |
| 1953 | Vice Squad | Ginny | |
| Tumbleweed | Louella Buckley | ||
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Liza | Season 2 Episode 5: "None Are So Blind" |
| Jungle Hell | Dr. Pamela Ames | ||
| 1958 | Missile to the Moon | The Lido | |
| 1959 | Perry Mason | Ethel Garvin | Season 2 Episode 29: "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom" |
| 1962 | Perry Mason | Margit Bruner | Season 5 Episode 28: "The Case of the Ancient Romeo" |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Alice | Season 1 Episode 10: "Day of Reckoning" |
| 1965 | Perry Mason | Alice Munford | Season 9 Episode 7: "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner" |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Phyllis | |
| 1970 | Adam at 6 A.M. | Uncredited | |
| 1973 | Pets | Mrs. Daubrey | |
| 1984 | They're Playing with Fire | Lillian Stevens | |
| 1994 | Corrina, Corrina | Mrs. Morgan |
See also
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References
edit- ^abc"K. T. Stevens, 74, Actress and Unionist".The New York Times.June 22, 1994.RetrievedMay 26,2018.
- ^Willis, John (March 1, 2000).Theatre World 1994-1995.Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 238.ISBN978-1-55783-250-4.RetrievedJune 2,2023.
- ^"Son Born to K. T. Stevens".The New York Times.United Press. July 8, 1948. p. 19.RetrievedJune 2,2023.
- ^ab"Little Rich Hollywood Princess".Albuquerque Journal.New Mexico, Albuquerque. King Features Syndicate, Inc. June 15, 1941. p. 18.RetrievedJuly 10,2016– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"(" K.T. Stevens "search)".Playbill Vault.Retrieved11 July2016.
- ^"K.T. Stevens Wed on Coast".The New York Times.United Press. May 8, 1946. p. 42.RetrievedJune 2,2023.
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