Rebecca Welles

Rebecca Welles (born Reba Tassell; February 5, 1928 – February 13, 2017) was an American television and film actress.

Early years Welles's sibling was fashion designer Gustave Tassell. In 1944, she was the recipient of a $500 tuition award from the Theatre Guild to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She spent two years at the academy while acting in stock theater in Philadelphia.

As a youngster, she was a member of the Bessie V. Hicks Players in Philadelphia.

Career Welles' first TV appearance was in the episode "A Chill on the Wind" on Studio One in 1951, where she was credited under her birth name, but subsequently worked under the surname Welles. (A newspaper source in February 1951 says of Welles, "Last November she had a walk-on in the Studio One drama of A Letter to Cairo.)

Personal life Welles married Barton Goldberg in 1946. They had two daughters together, Elizabeth and actress Gwen Welles, before they divorced in 1961. Welles married television director Don Weis on August 25, 1961, in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Season 2 Episode 33: "A Man Greatly Beloved" (1957) as Mrs. Fell

Season 2 Episode 37: "The Indestructible Mr. Weems" (1957) as Laura Weems