Kathleen Crowley
Biography
Kathleen Crowley, also known as Betty Jane Kathleen Crowley, was an American actress born on December 26, 1929, and she died on April 23, 2017. She was Miss New Jersey in 1949 and competed in the Miss America pageant the same year, finishing in sixth place. Following the pageants, she pursued an acting career and specialized in playing seductive roles in movies and television series. She is particularly well known for appearing in eight episodes of the television series Maverick opposite James Garner, Jack Kelly, and Roger Moore, which set a series record for leading ladies. Among her specific television credits are the episodes The Jeweled Gun, Maverick Springs, The Misfortune Teller, A Bullet for the Teacher, Kiz, and Dade City. Her acting career encompassed fifty-one known credits.
Career overview
Kathleen Crowley, also known as Betty Jane Crowley, was born on December 26, 1929, and passed away on April 23, 2017, at the age of 87. She was an American actress who was Miss New Jersey in 1949 and a contestant for Miss America in the same year, finishing in sixth place. Following her participation in the pageants, she pursued a career in acting, specializing in portraying phenomenally seductive characters in television series and movies.
Crowley achieved recognition for her work in television, most notably for playing a variety of sirens in the television series Maverick, which originally aired beginning in 1957. She appeared opposite James Garner, Jack Kelly, and Roger Moore during her time on the program. Crowley set a series record for leading ladies by appearing in eight episodes of the show. Among her credited episodes in the series are The Jeweled Gun, which featured Jack Kelly, and Maverick Springs, which featured both James Garner and Jack Kelly.
Her other credited appearances in Maverick included The Misfortune Teller alongside Garner, as well as A Bullet for the Teacher and Kiz, both of which featured Roger Moore. She also appeared in the episode titled Dade City. Throughout her career, Crowley accumulated 51 known acting credits in television shows and movies, establishing a notable presence on the screen as a frequent leading lady in classic television western programming.
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- The Lawyer (1970) as Alice Fiske
- Downhill Racer (1969) as American Newspaper Woman
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Countess Maria Kettenden von München
- Batman (1966) as Sophia Starr
- Family Affair (1966)
- Branded (1965)
- Gidget (1965)
- Redigo (1963)
- Showdown (1963) as Estelle
- FBI Code 98 (1963) as Marian Nichols
- The Virginian (1962) as Jennifer McLeod
- The Americans (1961)
- Thriller (1960) as Dr. Lois Walker
- Route 66 (1960)
- Surfside 6 (1960)
- Checkmate (1960) as Pauline Spencer
- Bonanza (1959) as Kathleen aka Quick-Buck Kate
- Bonanza (1959) as Mademoiselle Denise
- Hawaiian Eye (1959)
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- Curse of the Undead (1959) as Dolores Carter
- The Rebel Set (1959) as Jeanne Mapes
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Jo Hart
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Mari Brewster
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
- Bronco (1958)
- Yancy Derringer (1958) as Desiree
- The Flame Barrier (1958) as Carol Dahlmann
- Perry Mason (1957) as Marylin Clark
- Perry Mason (1957) as Lillian Bradisson
- Perry Mason (1957) as Grace Knapp
- Maverick (1957)
- Maverick (1957) as Daisy Harris
- The Phantom Stagecoach (1957) as Fran Maroon
- The Quiet Gun (1957) as Teresa Carpenter
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
- Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956) as Laura Thompson
- Female Jungle (1956) as Peggy Voe
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Cheyenne (1955)
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
- Seven Cities of Gold (1955) as Mother
- Ten Wanted Men (1955)
- City of Shadows (1955) as Fern Fellows
- Climax! (1954) as Laura Harriss
- Climax! (1954) as Louise
- Climax! (1954) as Sally
- Climax! (1954) as Jeanne Warren
- Target Earth (1954) as Nora King
- City Detective (1953) as Janet
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Mary
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) as Susanna
- The Silver Whip (1953) as Kathy Riley
- Sabre Jet (1953) as Susan Crenshaw
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Abigail Paddock
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Esther Blodgett
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Dot