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1960s Actresses

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Aug 14, 2024

Peggy Moffitt (1937–2024), ‘60s fashion model

Peggy Moffitt was a model and actress best known for helping define the makeup-heavy, chopped-hair look of ‘60s fashion.

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Dec 22, 2022

Diane McBain (1941–2022), Elvis Presley’s co-star in “Spinout”

Diane McBain was an actress best known for starring with Elvis Presley in the movie “Spinout.”

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Dec 9, 2022

June Blair (1933–2022), actress known for “Ozzie and Harriet”  

June Blair was an actress and Playboy Playmate who starred on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” with her real-life husband David Nelson.

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Jul 31, 2022

Nichelle Nichols (1932–2022), starred as Uhura on “Star Trek”

Nichelle Nichols , the actress whose portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on TV's “Star Trek” inspired countless science fiction fans to envision a peacefully multicultural future, died Saturday night, her son announced on her official website.

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Jan 19, 2022

Yvette Mimieux (1942–2022), “The Time Machine” star

Yvette Mimieux was an actor known for starring in the films “The Time Machine” and “Where the Boys Are.”

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Oct 18, 2021

Betty Lynn (1926–2021), “The Andy Griffith Show” actress

Betty Lynn was an actress best known for playing Thelma Lou, Barney Fife’s girlfriend, on “The Andy Griffith Show.”

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Dec 30, 2020

Dawn Wells (1938–2020), "Gilligan's Island" star

Dawn Wells played the down-to-earth farm girl Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom

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Sep 10, 2020

Diana Rigg (1938–2020), played Emma Peel in TV’s “The Avengers”

Diana Rigg was an actress best known for playing the tough, smart, and stylish spy Emma Peel in TV’s “The Avengers” from 1965 to 1968. Rigg also portrayed the Queen of Thorns, Olenna Tyrell, in “Game of Thrones.”

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Jun 29, 2020

Linda Cristal (1931–2020), starred as Victoria Cannon in “The High Chaparral”

Linda Cristal was an actress who starred as Victoria Cannon in the popular Western series “The High Chaparral” from 1967 to 1970.

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Apr 16, 2019

Georgia Engel (1948–2019), “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” actress

Georgia Engel, the television actress best known for playing Georgette Franklin Baxter on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Friday, April 12, 2019, in Princeton, New Jersey, according to the Associated Press. She was 70.

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Mar 25, 2017

Remembering Patty Duke (video)

A video tribute to the actress and mental health advocate.

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Feb 13, 2017

Love Story: Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis (video)

and had a love story for the ages. The two actors met when they co-starred together in the Broadway play “Jeb” in 1946. They married two years later and, over the next five decades, appeared together in dozens of plays and films: “Gone Are the Days,” “Roots: The Next Generation,” “Do the Right Thing,” and “The Stand,” to name . All the while, they remained equally busy off camera as activists working for civil rights. They inspired countless fans with their fearless love and dedication to one another.

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Jan 26, 2017

Mary Tyler Moore (1936 - 2017), beloved actress

Mary Tyler Moore, the vivacious actress known best for roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show," died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. She was 80.

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Mar 29, 2016

Patty Duke (1946–2016), Oscar winner for The Miracle Worker

Actress Patty Duke won an Academy Award as a teenager for "The Miracle Worker" and went on to have a long and successful career.

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