Catherine McLeod
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1921-07-02
- Died
- 1997-05-11
- Place of birth
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Also known as
- Catherine Mc Leod · Catherine McCleod · Catharine McLeod · Catherine Frances McLeod
Biography
Catherine McLeod (July 2, 1921 – May 11, 1997) was an American actress who made over sixty television and movie appearances between 1944 and 1976. She memorably portrayed the one woman whom James Garner's character Bret Maverick wanted to marry on the 1957 television series Maverick, in the episode "Rage for Vengeance," and appeared in literally dozens of other series including The Millionaire, Meet McGraw, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 77 Sunset Strip, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Bronco, Perry Mason, Colt .45, Lawman, Bonanza, Hawaiian Eye, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Outer Limits, The Virginian, and the Ten Thousand Horses Singing episode of Studio One opposite James Dean and John Forsythe.
Movies included Frank Borzage's I've Always Loved You (1946), Courage of Lassie (1946), The Fabulous Texan (1947), That's My Man (1947), Old Los Angeles (1948), My Wife's Best Friend (1952), A Blueprint for Murder (1953), William Witney's The Outcast (1954), Ride the Wild Surf (1964), and Lipstick (1976).
McLeod's greatest impact upon American consciousness by far, however, was as purveyor of one of the most ubiquitous catchphrases of its era when she portrayed the woman in the 1963 headache remedy television commercial who plaintively but irritably said, "Mother, please! I'd rather do it myself!" The announcer's voiceover would then intone, "Sure you have a headache... tense, irritable.... but don't take it out on her."
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Known For
TV Shows (32)
Perry Mason
1957
as Lorraine Ferrell / Nora Huxley
Bonanza
1959
as Mrs. McClure
Maverick
1957
as Margaret Ross
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
The Virginian
1962
as Amy Sturgis / Mary Mallory
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Effie Fallon / Myra Hanscom
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Leila / Nora
The F.B.I.
1965
as Lorraine Fryes
Studio One
1948
as Sgt. Shirley Marsh / Monica Dixon / D. D. Dillward / Bessie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Pate
Hawaiian Eye
1959
The Outer Limits
1963
as Abby Kagan
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Letty Rickers / Lizzie
One Step Beyond
1959
as Mary Dermott
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Mildred Tyler
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Edie
Suspense
1949
Public Defender
1954
Bronco
1958
State Trooper
1956
87th Precinct
1961
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Grace / Sandra
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Secretary
Stagecoach West
1960
as Emily Walker
Coronado 9
1960
as Martha Travis
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Martha Patton
Angel
1960
General Electric Theater
1953
as Isabel Harris
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bess Maguire
Movies (20)
The Outcast
1954
as Alice Austin
Lipstick
1976
as Vogue Lady
Courage of Lassie
1946
as Alice Merrick
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Louise (uncredited)
Forever Yours
1945
as Martha
That's My Man
1947
as Ronnie Grange
Ride the Wild Surf
1964
as Mrs. Kilua
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Maggie Sargent
Return to Warbow
1958
as Kathleen Fallam
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Jane Richards
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Myra Hassman
So Young, So Bad
1950
as Ruth Levering
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Marie Marlowe
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Mrs. Bateman
The Sergeant Was a Lady
1961
as Maj. Hay
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Josie Allen
Sword of Venus
1953
as Claire
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
10,000 Horses Singing
1952
as D. D. Dillward
The Heart of Juliet Jones
1954
as Juliet Jones
About Catherine McLeod
Catherine McLeod (July 2, 1921 – May 11, 1997) was an American actress who made over sixty television and movie appearances between 1944 and 1976. She memorably portrayed the one woman whom James Garner's character Bret Maverick wanted to marry on the 1957 television series Maverick, in the episode "Rage for Vengeance," and appeared in literally dozens of other series including The Millionaire, Meet McGraw, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 77 Sunset Strip, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Bronco, Perry Mason, Colt .45, Lawman, Bonanza, Hawaii… With 52 credits spanning from 1945 to 1991, Catherine McLeod has appeared in 20 films and 32 TV shows.
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- The Outcast (1954) — as Alice Austin
- Lipstick (1976) — as Vogue Lady
- Courage of Lassie (1946) — as Alice Merrick
- The Harvey Girls (1946) — as Louise (uncredited)
- Forever Yours (1945) — as Martha
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