Terry Burnham

Elizabeth Teresa "Terry" Burnham (August 8, 1949 – October 7, 2013 which originally aired in 1960.

Burnham played the young daughter of Lana Turner's character in the film Imitation of Life (1959), which was widely popular. Burnham retired from acting in 1971. She was raised Catholic and attended St. Maria Goretti Catholic School, St. Cornelius School, and Bancroft Junior High School.

On December 22, 1955, Burnham made her television debut at age six alongside Brandon deWilde in the series Climax!, in an episode entitled "The Day They Gave the Babies Away". (This was based on the 1946 novel of the same title, which was also adapted for the 1957 film All Mine to Give.) More prominent roles soon followed, most notably in 1957 with "Let There Be Light", an episode of the series M Squad, which starred Lee Marvin, who Burnham later singled out as her favorite actor. That projected series was never produced, but a year later, Burnham appeared on an episode of Temple's own series, entitled "The Magic Fishbone". It was adapted by Margaret Fitts from the Charles Dickens short story of the same name.

She first attracted national attention as "Susie", the 8-year-old daughter of Lana Turner's character in Imitation of Life (1959). Sandra Dee played the girl as a teenager.

Burnham worked in numerous episodes of TV series through the late 1950s and 1960s. She retired from acting in 1971.