Marlyn Mason | |
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Born | San Fernando, California, U.S. [1] | August 7, 1940
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Years active | 1960–present |
Spouse(s) | J. Raymond Henderson (1960–1962) Lee Harman (m. 1972) |
Marlyn Mason (born August 7, 1940) is an American actress and producer.
Mason was born in San Fernando, California, and she was named after a friend of a friend of her mother. Mason moved to Hollywood after she finished high school. [2]
Mason played the role of Nikki Bell, a Braille teacher who became the title character's business partner, [3] in the television series Longstreet (1971-1972), which starred James Franciscus. [4]
Her other acting credits include roles in Hogan's Heroes , My Three Sons , Burke's Law , The New Phil Silvers Show , Kentucky Jones , Bonanza , The Big Valley , Ben Casey , Dr. Kildare (in a recurring role), Laredo , Occasional Wife , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , I Spy , , The F.B.I. , Mission Impossible , The Fugitive , Mannix , Vega$ , The Invaders , The Odd Couple , Love, American Style , Marcus Welby, M.D. , Cannon , Barnaby Jones , Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. , Wonder Woman , The Bronx Zoo , Charles in Charge , Ironside , Jake and the Fatman , and in the episode "The Mask of Adonis" from the 1977 series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale). She guest-starred on the final Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Final Fadeout," portraying Erna Landry, a 'nice-girl' actress of a television show. She played Sgt. Margo Demarest in Twelve O'Clock High Season 3, Episode 9 "The Fighter Pilot"[ citation needed ]
Mason played a principal role in the original 1967-68 Broadway production of How Now, Dow Jones . [5]
She appeared in the motion picture films Because They're Young (her film debut, in an uncredited role), The Trouble with Girls , and Making It . In 2019, she starred in the feature film Senior Love Triangle as the character Jeanie. [6] She appeared in such television movies as That Certain Summer , Outrage , Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan , Last of the Good Guys , The New Adventures of Heidi , My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn , and Fifteen and Pregnant .
She was married to musician J. Raymond Henderson from 1960 to 1962. She married Lee Harman in 1972.[ citation needed ]
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