Janet Angel MacLachlan(August 27, 1933 – October 11, 2010) was an American actress who had roles in such television series asThe Rockford Files,Alias,All in the FamilyandThe Golden Girls.She is best remembered for her key supporting part in the filmSounder(1972) where she portrayed Camille Johnson, a young teacher. MacLachlan worked with numerous well-known actors and actresses and celebrities such asBill Cosby,Jim Brown,James Earl Jones,Maya AngelouandMorgan Freeman.
Janet MacLachlan | |
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 Publicity photo of Janet McLachlan, taken in the late 1960s | |
| Born | Janet Angel MacLachlan August 27, 1933 Harlem,New York City,U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 2010(aged 77) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–2010 |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
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MacLachlan was born inHarlem,New York City;her mother, Iris South MacLachlan, and father, James MacLachlan, were both Jamaican-born members of the Church of the Illumination. Attending P.S. 170 and Julia Ward Junior High School, MacLachlan graduated fromJulia Richman High Schoolin 1950.[1][2]She received a bachelor's degree in psychology fromHunter Collegein 1955.[2]She then worked as an executive secretary in New York City before turning to acting. She later performed at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.
A one-time contract player forUniversal Studios,MacLachlan made her debut in two episodes ofThe Alfred Hitchcock Hourin 1965. She appeared in episodes ofThe Fugitive,The Invadersepisode "The Vise" as Mrs Baxter (1968),The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,Star Trek,Ironside,The Mary Tyler Moore Show,Wonder WomanandThe Mod Squad.She also appeared in the filmsUptight(1968),Change of Mind(1969),...tick...tick...tick...(1970),Darker Than Amber(1970),Halls of Anger(1970),Sounder(1972),The Man(1972),Tightrope(1984),Murphy's Law(1986),The Boy Who Could Fly(1986) andThe Thirteenth Floor(1999).
MacLachlan also won a Los Angeles-area Emmy for her performance inKCET'sVoices of Our People: In Celebration of Black Poetryin 1981. She would later serve as grant committee chairman for theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Death
editSuffering fromcardiovascular diseasein her later years, MacLachlan died from complications from the condition on October 11, 2010, at the age of 77 at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles. MacLachlan resided in theSilver Lakeneighborhood of Los Angeles.[2]
Filmography
edit| 1967 | Star Trek | Lieutenant Charlene Masters | Episode: "The Alternative Factor"; Season 1, Episode 27 |
| 1968 | Uptight | Jeannie | |
| 1969 | Change of Mind | Elizabeth Dickson | |
| 1969 | The Mod Squad | Ann Gibbon | Episode: "To Linc, With Love"; Season 2 Episode 5 |
| 1970 | ...tick...tick...tick... | Mary Price | |
| 1970 | Halls of Anger | Lorraine Nash | |
| 1970 | Darker Than Amber | Noreen | |
| 1972 | The Man | Wanda | |
| 1972 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Sherry (Kris) Wilson[3] | Episode: "His Two Right Arms"; Season 2, Episode 24 |
| 1972 | Sounder | Camille Johnson | |
| 1973 | Maurie | Dorothy | |
| 1975 | The Rockford Files | Adrienne Clarke | Episode: "The Deep Blue Sleep"; Season 2, Episode 5 |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | Cleo Kay | Episode: "Jungle War"; Season 1, Episode 6 |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | Corrine Ogden | Episode: "The Adventure of the Sunday Punch"; Season 1, Episode 13 |
| 1977 | Wonder Woman | Sakri | Episode: "Judgment from Outer Space: Part 1"; Season 1, Episode 9 |
| 1978 | Good Times | Sandra Forbes | Episode: "Florida Gets a Job"; Season 6, Episode 5 |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Mary Logan | |
| 1979 | All in the Family | Polly Lewis | Episode: "The Return of Stephanie's Father; Season 9, Episode 23 |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Lynne Sutter | Episode: "Mr. Lonelyhearts"; Season 2, Episode 7 |
| 1984 | Tightrope | Dr. Yarlofsky | |
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Dr. Lovell | |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | Mrs. D'Gregario | |
| 1987 | Big Shots | Welfare Worker | |
| 1987 | The Golden Girls | Sandra | Episode: "Old Friends"; Season 3, Episode 1 |
| 1988 | For Keeps | Miss Giles | |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Agnes Miller | |
| 1994 | There Goes My Baby | Lottie | |
| 1994 | Criminal Passion | Tracy's Lawyer | |
| 1994 | In The Heat Of The Night | Nedda Losey | Episode: Who Was Geli Bendl? |
| 1996 | The Big Squeeze | Bank Manager | |
| 1996 | Pinocchio's Revenge | Judge Allen | |
| 1999 | The Thirteenth Floor | Ellen |
References
edit- ^"ARTMAKERS: JANET ANGEL MACLACHLAN".The History Makers.Retrieved2014-04-26.
- ^abc"PASSINGS: Simon MacCorkindale, Janet MacLachlan".Los Angeles Times.2010-10-17.Retrieved2010-10-27.
- ^Although the character's first name is listed as "Sherry" in the end credits, she is never called by that name within the dialogue of the episode; she is always referred to as "Kris" in the dialogue.
External links
edit- Janet MacLachlanatIMDb
- Janet MacLachlanat theInternet Broadway Database
- Janet MacLachlanat theInternet Off-Broadway Database
- Janet MacLachlanatMemory Alpha
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