Catherine McLeod
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-07-02 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Died
1997-05-11
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine McLeod, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Lorraine Ferrell
Perry Mason
as Nora Huxley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Effie Fallon
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Myra Hanscom
Have Gun, Will Travel
Studio One
as Sgt. Shirley Marsh
Studio One
as Monica Dixon
Studio One
as D. D. Dillward
Studio One
as Bessie
Maverick
as Margaret Ross
The Virginian
as Amy Sturgis
The Virginian
as Mary Mallory
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mrs. Pate
The F.B.I.
as Lorraine Fryes
The Outer Limits
as Abby Kagan
The Philco Television Playhouse
77 Sunset Strip
Gunsmoke
as Letty Rickers
Gunsmoke
as Lizzie
