Betsy Jones-Moreland

Biography

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Betsy Jones-Moreland (April 1, 1930 – May 1, 2006) was an American actress.

She was born as Mary Elizabeth Jones in Brooklyn, New York, and began her career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman films, including a lead role in Last Woman on Earth (1960). Subsequently she appeared mostly on television through 1975.

She guest-starred in an episode of the television series Ironside starring Raymond Burr and in the early 1990s appeared in a recurring role as a judge in a series of his "Perry Mason" television films. Ms Jones-Moreland starred as "Topaz", a saloon hostess who befriended Paladin in the episode "Brother"s Keeper" that aired 05/06/1961.

She died in El Monte, California from cancer at age 76.

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Known For

Perry Mason

Lorrie Garvin

Have Gun, Will Travel

Ironside

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Lucy Parney

Ben Casey

Dr. Kildare

Ruth Jonah

Gunsmoke

Tess

The Donna Reed Show

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2014	Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins	Self
1993	Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal	Judge Elinor Harrelson
1993	Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host	Judge Elinor Harrelson
1992	Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing	Judge Elinor Harrelson
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter	Judge Elinor Harrelson
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster	Judge Elinor Harrelson
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin	Judge
1990	Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer	The Judge
1979	Joni	Mrs. Barber
1976	The Last Tycoon	Lady Writer
1976	Gable and Lombard	Party Guest
1975	The Hindenburg	Stewardess Imhoff
1967	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	Poolside Interviewer (uncredited)
1962	Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1961	Creature from the Haunted Sea	Mary-Belle Monahan
1960	Last Woman on Earth	Evelyn Gern
1959	Day of the Outlaw	Mrs. Preston
1957	The Brothers Rico
1957	The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent	Thyra
1957	The Garment Jungle	Secretary (uncredited)
1957	Operation Mad Ball	Lt. Bushey (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1968	The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1967	Ironside
1967	Judd for the Defense
1965	Morning Star
1964	Flipper
1964	Profiles in Courage	Sally
1963	The Greatest Show on Earth
1963	The Outer Limits	Julie Griffith
1962	McHale's Navy
1961	Ben Casey
1961	The New Breed	Claire Arnet
1961	Dr. Kildare	Ruth Jonah
1960	Route 66
1959	Philip Marlowe
1958	The Donna Reed Show
1957	Perry Mason	Lorrie Garvin
1957	Have Gun, Will Travel
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Lucy Parney
1955	Gunsmoke	Tess
1953	General Electric Theater	Rita
1953	General Electric Theater	Woman Taking Off Ring
1948	Studio One	Kitty O'Donoghue