June Vincent

June Vincent (born Dorothy June Smith; July 17, 1920 – November 20, 2008) was an American actress.

Life and career Vincent was born in Harrod, Ohio,

Stage Vincent's acting career began in Keene, New Hampshire, where she acted in summer theater. A newspaper article published July 7, 1944, reported, "she was urged to go to Hollywood by talent scouts. Universal promptly signed her." (A different version of Vincent's going to Hollywood appears in the book Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. Michael G. Fitzgerald and Boyd Magers quote Vincent's recollection, "I was a model – someone saw my picture – and I landed a stock contract at Universal".)

She returned to the stage in 1957, appearing in The Man on a Stick at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Film and television Vincent began her career in film in the early 1940s. After having made 50 films, she retired from that field when her second child was born.

She later became a successful television actress appearing in many programs throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She appeared in three episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel and she made five guest appearances on Perry Mason including the roles of Madge Wainwright in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Bartered Bikini," and title character and murder victim/villainess Laura Randall in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Wintry Wife."

Personal life Vincent was married to William M. Sterling in 1940 by Vincent's father, Reverend Willis E. Smith. They had a son, William Thayer Sterling, and a daughter, Tina Sterling. Their third child was singer songwriter Mindy Sterling (not to be confused with actress Mindy Sterling).

Death Vincent died on November 20, 2008, in Aurora, Colorado.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1943 Honeymoon Lodge Carol Sterling Crump 1944 Sing a Jingle Muriel Crane 1944 Ladies Courageous Mary Frances 1944 The Climax Marcellina 1944 Can't Help Singing Jeannie McLean 1945 Here Come the Co-Eds Diane Kirkland 1945 That's the Spirit Libby Cawthorne Gogarty 1946 Black Angel Catherine Bennett Alternative title: The Black Angel 1948 Song of Idaho Eve Allen 1948 The Challenge Vivian Bailey 1948 Trapped by Boston Blackie Doris Bradley 1948 Shed No Tears Edna Grover 1948 The Arkansas Swing Pamela Trent 1948 The Creeper Gwen Runstrom 1949 The Lone Wolf and His Lady Grace Duffy 1949 Zamba Jenny 1949 Mary Ryan, Detective Estelle Byron 1950 In a Lonely Place Actress in Convertible Uncredited 1950 Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard Barbara Taylor 1951 Secrets of Monte Carlo Stella Strutzenbacher 1952 Colorado Sundown Carrie Hurley 1952 Night Without Sleep Emily Morton 1952 The WAC from Walla Walla Doris Vail Alternative title: Army Capers 1953 Clipped Wings Doreen Thompson 1953 Marry Me Again Miss Craig 1955 City of Shadows Linda Fairaday 1959 The Miracle of the Hills Mrs. LeonardTelevision Year Title Role Notes 1951 Racket Squad Marian Paulsen 1 episode 1953 The Abbott and Costello Show Agnes 1 episode 1955 Father Knows Best Mrs. Leslie Morell 1 episode 1956 Medic Veda Talley 1 episode 1957 Dr. Christian Angela 1 episode 1957 Trackdown Mrs. Howard The Wedding 1957 Have Gun - Will Travel Maria Rojas Strange Vendetta 1957 Have Gun - Will Travel Martha Lathrop The Colonel and the Lady 1958 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater Abby Fraser 1 episode 1958–1961 Perry Mason various characters 5 episodes 1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive Stella Winter 1 episode1960 Peter Gunn Lisa Nye 1 episode Richard Diamond, Private Detective Grace Williams Double Trouble The Rifleman Jenny Morgan 1 episode - The VisitorOne Step Beyond Ruth Graham "Vanishing Point" 1960 Have Gun - Will Travel Mrs. Decker The Broken Image 1961 The Untouchables Mrs. Randall 1 episode 1961–1962 Hawaiian Eye Agnes Rondell 2 episodes1962 Route 66 Dr. Anna Martin "From An Enchantress Fleeing" Target: The Corruptors Alicia Farmer "Fortress of Despair" Tales of Wells Fargo Grace Adams "The Wayfarers"1963 The Lieutenant Martha "A Touching of Hands" Mr. Novak Mrs. Wilder "Love in the Wrong Season" 1964 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ruth Prine " The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" 1965 The Andy Griffith Show The Actress 1 episode1966 That Girl Mom 1 episode Honey West Victoria Tilson "Like Visions and Omens... and All That Jazz" Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) Ava "The Death Ship" 1967 Family Affair Sheila 1 episode1967Ironside Mrs Chase"The Past Is Prologue" 1969 Bewitched Cynthia Monteagle 1 episode 1971–1972 Bright Promise Dr. Amanda Winninger Unknown episodes 1973 Kung Fu Meg 1 episode 1976 Maude Ursula Harrison 1 episode, (final appearance)