Melinda Plowman
American actress
Melinda Plowman (born May 13, 1941), also called Melinda Ann Casey and Melinda Casey, is an American actress and associate director. She started acting aged 6 and was in many movies and television series in the 1960s. Her first lead role was in the 1966 horror movie Billy the Kid Versus Dracula.[2] She joined the Directors Guild of America in the 1970s and was an associate director in the 1990s.[3]
Melinda Plowman | |
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.jpg) Plowman in 1951 | |
| Born | Melinda Ann Plowman May 13, 1941 |
| Other names | Melinda Ann Casey Melinda Casey |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, assistant director |
| Spouse(s) | Philip Casey Robert Ballew |
| Children | 2 |
Filmography (as an actress)
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Little Women | Girl | Uncredited[4] |
| 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[5] |
| Sources:[6][7] | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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"[6] |
| The Adventures of Champion | Lorna | Episode: "Canyon of Wanted Men"[6] | |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Alice | ||
| 1956 | The Mickey Mouse Club | Peggy | [8] |
| Diamond Mystery Theater | Susan Davis | Episode: "The Man Across the Street"[9] | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Babs | Episode: "Parting of the Ways"[6] |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Patience Fairweather | ||
| 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 | |
| National Velvet | Sally Grimes | ||
| 1961 | The Americans | Molly | 1 episode |
| Bachelor Father | Agnes | 1 episode | |
| 1962 | Wagon Train | Penelope | Episode: "Path of the Serpent"[10] |
| Perry Mason | Maureen Thomas | Episode: "The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony"[11] | |
| 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"[12] | ||
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense | Girl | |
| 1969–1971 | Hot Wheels (TV series) | Janet Martin | Voice[13] |
| Skyhawks | Cynthia Hughes | Voice[14] | |
| Sources:[5][6][15] | |||
References
change- ↑ "Six New Arrivals At Hospitals Here". Abilene Reporter-News. May 13, 1941. p. 14. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Boggs 2013, p. 181.
- ↑ Directory of Members. Directors Guild of America. 1976. pp. 56, 399. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ Harter, Billie (August 27, 1957). "Melinda Plowman, Young Starlet, Visits In City". Lubbock Evening Journal. p. 4. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Melinda Casey". Video Detective. 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Melinda Plowman". British Film Institute. 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Melinda Plowman". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. 2019. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ Woolery 1985, p. 478.
- ↑ "Thursday, July 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 8, 1956. p. 6. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wagon Train". TV Guide. 2020. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ↑ Kelleher, Brian; Merrill, Diana (1998). "Episode Guide – The Sixth Season". The Perry Mason TV Show Book. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "TV Week". Pasadena Independent Star-News. October 30, 1966. p. 73. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Terrace 2014, p. 478.
- ↑ Terrace 2014, p. 980.
- ↑ "Melinda Plowman". TV Guide. 2020. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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