Marlyn Mason

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Actress • Producer

Birth Date: August 7, 1940

Age: 84 years old

Birth Place: San Fernando, California

Television actress Marlyn Mason made her TV debut in 1960 with an appearance on the offbeat detective drama "Johnny Midnight." After establishing herself with a string of one-offs on a variety of programs, Mason scored a recurring role on two different hospital dramas in 1965. The first was the gritty Vince Edwards series "Ben Casey" and the other the dashing Richard Chamberlain drama "Dr. Kildare."

In 1967, Mason balanced her TV work with her Broadway debut in the comedy-musical "How Now, Dow Jones." Her performance gained her enough attention to earn her a lead role in the Elvis Presley musical-comedy film "The Trouble with Girls," which was arguably the best-known of the handful of films in which Mason appeared.

Though she never became a big star, she's proved prolific in television, where she's appeared in more than 80 different programs. By the late 1990s, the aging actress grew much more selective about the roles she'd portray.

In 2008, this judgment proved effective, when Mason earned acclaim for her work on the dramatic short film "Model Rules," which she wrote and starred in.

Credits

Bad Fish

Actor
Phyllis Brand
Movie
2024

The Next Big Hit

Actor
Madam Castille
Movie
2023

Thorp

Actor
Pauline
Movie
2020

Between the Trees

Actor
Bonny
Movie
2019

Senior Love Triangle

Actor
Jeanie
Movie
2019

Besetment

Actor
Mildred Colvin
Movie
2017

Fifteen and PregnantStream

Actor
Grandma Spangler
Movie
1998

Miles From Nowhere

Actor
Barbara Reilly
Movie
1992

Jake and the Fatman

Guest Star
Series
1987

Charles in ChargeStream

Guest Star
Julia Meyers
Series
1984

NewhartStream

Guest Star
Series
1982

El Último de los Chicos Buenos

Actor
Movie
1978

Wolf Pack/The Kirkwood Haunting

Actor
Lisa Kirkwood
Movie
1978

Handle With Care

Actor
Nurse Liz Baker
Show
1977

Wonder WomanStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

Joe Forrester

Guest Star
Show
1975

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Actor
Jean Foster
Movie
1975

Christina

Actor
Girl
Movie
1974

Barnaby JonesStream

Guest Star
Series
1973

Outrage

Actor
Muriel Kiler
Movie
1973

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

Guest Star
Angela Somes
Series
1972

That Certain Summer

Actor
Laureen Hyatt
Movie
1972

Longstreet

Actor
Nikki Bell
Show
1971

Cannon

Guest Star
Molly Stoner
Series
1971

Escape

Actor
Susan Walding
Movie
1971

Harpy

Actor
Alison Reed
Movie
1971

Making It

Actor
Yvonne
Movie
1971

The Odd Couple

Guest Star
Lisa
Series
1970

A Storm in Summer

Actor
Gloria Ross
Movie
1970

Love, American Style

Actor
Barbara
Series
1969

The Trouble With GirlsStream

Actor
Charlene
Movie
1969

Mod Squad

Guest Star
Evelyn Pruitt
Series
1968

MannixStream

Guest Star
Joyce Loman
Series
1967

Hogan's HeroesStream

Guest Star
Series
1965

Laredo

Guest Star
Series
1965

I SpyStream

Guest Star
Series
1965

The Big Valley

Guest Star
Series
1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Stream

Guest Star
Babe Carter
Series
1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Stream

Guest Star
Series
1964
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12 O'Clock High

Guest Star
Series
1964

The FugitiveStream

Guest Star
Gayle Martin
Series
1963

The Lieutenant

Guest Star
Series
1963

Ben Casey

Guest Star
Sally Weldon
Series
1961

Dr. Kildare

Guest Star
Laura Morrison
Series
1961

My Three SonsStream

Guest Star
Series
1960

BonanzaStream

Guest Star
Series
1959

Perry MasonStream

Guest Star
Erna Landry
Series
1957