Melinda Plowman | |
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Born | Melinda Ann Plowman May 13, 1941 Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
Other names | Melinda Ann Casey Melinda Casey |
Occupation(s) | Actress, assistant director |
Years active | 1949−1996 |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Melinda Ann Plowman (born May 13, 1941), also known as Melinda Ann Casey and Melinda Casey, is an American actress and associate director. She began her acting career at age 6 and appeared in feature films and television episodes through the 1960s. In the 1970s, she became a member of the Directors Guild of America and worked as an associate director through the 1990s.
Melinda Ann Plowman was born on May 13, 1941, in Abilene, Texas. [1] Her parents, Homer Lee Plowman and Lura Frances Slaughter, had met and married in Abilene in 1934. [2] She has one younger sister. [3] Her second birthday party, hosted by her mother and grandmother, was reported in the Abilene Reporter-News . [4]
The family moved to Los Angeles in 1942. [5] Plowman was enrolled in a dance school at age 3. [5] She was "discovered" at the age of 6 through the dancing school and was cast in a bit part in the 1949 film Little Women . [5]
Plowman acted in Hollywood films in the 1950s but primarily worked in television. [6] She appeared in seven NBC Matinee Theater episodes, as well as episodes of Ford Theatre , The Loretta Young Show , and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show . [5] She was one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club . [7] [8] [9]
Her parents preferred to maintain her status as a freelance actor rather than a studio contract player. [3] Her mother accompanied her on the set. [3] When she wasn't working, Plowman attended a public elementary school and, later, San Marino High School in San Marino, California. [5] During film shoots, she had a private tutor on the set. [3] [5]
Plowman landed her first leading role at the age of 25 in the 1966 horror film Billy the Kid Versus Dracula . [6]
In the 1970s, she joined the Directors Guild of America, listing herself as an associate director under the name Melinda Ann Casey. [10] She continued working on film crews through the 1990s.
Plowman married Phil Casey, a talent manager, in Las Vegas in August 1967. [11] They had one son. [2] Plowman later married Robert Ballew, with whom she has a daughter. [2] In 1971, her parents moved back to Fort Worth. [2] She lives in Victoria, British Columbia. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1949 | Little Women | Girl | Uncredited [5] |
Holiday Affair | Girl | ||
Ma and Pa Kettle | Susie Kettle | ||
1950 | Three Came Home | English girl | |
My Blue Heaven | Pringle girl | ||
Again Pioneers | Rebecca Ashby | As Malinda Plowman | |
1951 | Home Town Story | Katie Washburn | |
Chicago Calling | Nancy Cannon | ||
1952 | Monkey Business | Little girl | |
Carrie | Little girl | ||
1953 | Pack Train | Judy | |
1956 | Wiretapper | ||
1957 | The Green-Eyed Blonde | Betsy Abel | As Linda Plowman |
1966 | Billy the Kid Versus Dracula | Betty Bentley | |
1976 | Street Girls | Adelle | As Linda Reynolds |
1982 | Wrong Is Right | W.T.N. news staffer | As Melinda Ann Casey [12] |
Sources: [13] [14] |
Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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1950 | Big Town | Kathy | |
The Gene Autry Show | Betsy Simmons | ||
The Cisco Kid | Carol Cartright | ||
1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Girl, Linda, Melinda, Sean's girl, Sue Bailey | 5 episodes |
Ford Television Theatre | Little girl | ||
Cavalcade of America | Vi as a teenager | ||
1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Mary Lou | |
General Electric Theater | Charlotte Dunn | ||
1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | Jonica | |
Annie Oakley | Jill Turner, Penny | 2 episodes | |
1955 | The Adventures of Champion | Sally Custer | Episode: "Salted Ground" [13] |
The Adventures of Champion | Lorna | Episode: "Canyon of Wanted Men" [13] | |
Science Fiction Theatre | Alice | ||
1956 | The Mickey Mouse Club | Peggy | [7] |
Diamond Mystery Theater | Susan Davis | Episode: "The Man Across the Street" [15] | |
1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Babs | Episode: "Parting of the Ways" [13] |
Wanted: Dead or Alive | Patience Fairweather | Season 3, Episode 22 "Detour" | |
1959 | The June Allyson Show | Nancy | 1 episode |
Bonanza | Heather Lowell | 1 episode | |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Central High Girl | ||
1960 | My Three Sons | Julie | Season 6, episode: "the wrong Robbie" |
National Velvet | Sally Grimes | ||
1961 | The Americans | Molly | 1 episode |
Bachelor Father | Agnes | 1 episode | |
1962 | Wagon Train | Penelope | Episode: "Path of the Serpent" [16] |
Perry Mason | Maureen Thomas | Episode: "The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony" [17] | |
Going My Way | Jane Everett | ||
1963 | The Fugitive | Ellen Tolan | Episode: "See Hollywood and Die" |
The Virginian | Episode: "A Time Remembered" | ||
My Favorite Martian | Sally | ||
Petticoat Junction | Mary Jane Burris | ||
1964 | The Outer Limits | Viva Hayden | Episode: "Don't Open Till Doomsday" |
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Girl Marine | ||
1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Terry, Secretary | 2 episodes |
1966 | The Felony Squad | Mylene Bruce, Suellen Taubs | 2 episodes |
Bonanza | Episode: "Four Sisters from Boston" [18] | ||
1967 | Judd, for the Defense | Girl | |
1969–1971 | Hot Wheels (TV series) | Janet Martin | Voice [19] |
Skyhawks | Cynthia Hughes | Voice [20] | |
Sources: [12] [13] [21] |
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