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
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Virginian
1962
as Amy Sturgis / Mary Mallory
Matinee Theater
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Effie Fallon / Myra Hanscom
The F.B.I.
1965
as Lorraine Fryes
Studio One
1948
as Sgt. Shirley Marsh / Monica Dixon / D. D. Dillward / Bessie
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Leila / Nora
The Outer Limits
1963
as Abby Kagan
Gunsmoke
1955
as Letty Rickers / Lizzie
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Pate
77 Sunset Strip
1958
One Step Beyond
1959
as Mary Dermott
Suspense
1949
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Mildred Tyler
Bronco
1958
State Trooper
1956
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Grace / Sandra
Public Defender
1954
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Secretary
87th Precinct
1961
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Edie
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
Courage of Lassie
1946
as Alice Merrick
Lipstick
1976
as Vogue Lady
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Louise (uncredited)
A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Maggie Sargent
Ride the Wild Surf
1964
as Mrs. Kilua
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Myra Hassman
Forever Yours
1945
as Martha
Sword of Venus
1953
as Claire
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Mrs. Bateman
That's My Man
1947
as Ronnie Grange
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Marie Marlowe
Return to Warbow
1958
as Kathleen Fallam
So Young, So Bad
1950
as Ruth Levering
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Jane Richards
10,000 Horses Singing
1952
as D. D. Dillward
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Josie Allen
The Heart of Juliet Jones
1954
as Juliet Jones
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
The Sergeant Was a Lady
1961
as Maj. Hay
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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Most Popular Catherine McLeod Movies
- The Outcast (1954) — as Alice Austin
- Courage of Lassie (1946) — as Alice Merrick
- Lipstick (1976) — as Vogue Lady
- The Harvey Girls (1946) — as Louise (uncredited)
- A Blueprint for Murder (1953) — as Maggie Sargent
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