Connie Hines

Connie Hines (March 24, 1931 – December 18, 2009) was an American actress best known for co-starring on the 1960s sitcom Mister Ed.

Life and career Hines was one of four children born in Dedham in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, to an actress mother and a Boston-based teacher/acting coach father. As a child, she appeared in many of her father's stock-company plays. A member of the class of 1948 at Dedham High School, she was voted the most popular girl in her class. She tried out unsuccessfully for a part in the senior class play. and joined a stock company in Miami. By the time she was divorced, Hines traveled to New York City to study with the Helen Hayes Equity Group. When she came to Hollywood, she began acting with a role on an episode of the syndicated television series Whirlybirds. Hines' first film role was in 1960's Thunder in Carolina. She also appeared in 1960 episodes of Sea Hunt and M Squad.

Hines made a guest appearance on the CBS western series Johnny Ringo as Lily in the episode "The Assassins." She also guested on an episode of Bachelor Father and made two guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1960 she played defendant Lucy Stevens in "The Case of the Singular Double," then later played Sandra Dalgran, the wife of a murder victim, in a 1962 episode, "The Case of the Counterfeit Crank."

Hines was cast as Lucy Bridges in the 1960 episode "Chicota Landing" of the Darren McGavin NBC western series Riverboat, along with Richard Chamberlain as a United States Army lieutenant.

Mister Ed Hines auditioned for and won the role of Wilbur Post's wife Carol on Mister Ed, which was her best-known character. According to Alan Young, who portrayed Wilbur, Hines' role was "a tough chore," as the storylines focused more on the relationship of Wilbur and Mister Ed (the talking horse) than her. Following the divorce, she moved to New York City to pursue acting. In 1970, she married Lee Savin, an entertainment lawyer and producer. They remained together until Savin's death in 1995.