Betsy Jones-Moreland
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Betsy Jones-Moreland 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. In Have Gun - Will Travel, Ms. Jones-Moreland guest-starred as "Topaz", a saloon hostess who befriended Paladin in the episode "Brother"s Keeper" that aired May 6, 1961.
She died in El Monte, California
from cancer at age 76.
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
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
films, including a lead role in Last Woman on Earth
Last Woman on Earth
Last Woman on Earth is an American science-fiction film produced and directed by Roger Corman. It tells the story of three survivors of a mysterious apocalypse which appears to have wiped out all human life on earth. The screenplay is by Robert Towne, who also appears in the film billed as...
(1960). Subsequently she appeared mostly on television through 1975.
She guest-starred in an episode of the television series Ironside
Ironside (TV series)
Ironside is a Universal television series which ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as the wheelchair-using Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The character's debut was in a TV-movie on March 28, 1967. The original title of the show in the...
starring Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacey Burr was a Canadian actor, primarily known for his title roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. His early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television and in film, usually as the villain...
, and in the early 1990s appeared in a recurring role as a judge in a series of his Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional character, a defense attorney who was the main character in works of detective fiction authored by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason was featured in more than 80 novels and short stories, most of which had a plot involving his client's murder trial...
television films. In Have Gun - Will Travel, Ms. Jones-Moreland guest-starred as "Topaz", a saloon hostess who befriended Paladin in the episode "Brother"s Keeper" that aired May 6, 1961.
She died in El Monte, California
El Monte, California
El Monte is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte," and historically is known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail." As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 113,475,...
from cancer at age 76.