LOIS NETTLETON

(1927 - 2008) 80

TELEVISION ACTOR

Wikipedia Profile

Two-time Emmy winning actress Lois Nettleton died Jan. 18 in Woodland Hills, Calif., after a long bout with lung cancer. She was 80. Full Article (Variety)

AWARDS

Daytime Emmy Awards (2 wins, 3 nominations):

  • 1975: Daytime Drama Special Actress, The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (Nominee)
  • 1977: Daytime Drama Specials Achievement, The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (Winner)
  • 1983: Individual Achievement - Religious Programming, Insight (Winner)

Emmy Awards (3 nominations):

  • 1975-76: Supporting Actress in a Special, Fear on Trial (Nominee)
  • 1986-87: Comedy Series Guest Performer, The Golden Girls (Nominee)
  • 1988-89: Drama Supporting Actress, In the Heat of the Night (Nominee)

NOTED WORKS

For a full filmography, visit: Internet Movie Database Profile

Movies:

  • Period of Adjustment (1962)
  • Come Fly with Me (1963)
  • Mail Order Bride (1964)
  • The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
  • Echoes of a Summer (1976)
  • Butterfly (1982)

Television Series:

  • Accidental Family (1967-68)
  • Medical Center (1970-76)
  • In the Heat of the Night (1988-90)
  • Crossing Jordan (2001)
  • House of Mouse (2001-02)
  • Various Guest Appearances (1953-02)

Television Movies/Miniseries:

  • Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
  • Macbeth (1968)
  • Women in Chains (1972)
  • Fear on Trial (1975)
  • The Christmas Carol (2006)