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Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish (born March 18, 1935) is an American actress who starred under her birth name, Marjorie Helen, until she changed it in 1959.

Her two most notable roles are as Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1959) and as Jocie Jordan in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

She has numerous television appearances, including her role in the Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonis?" where Parrish played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, who becomes the lust object of the god Apollo.

Parrish married Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, in 1981; they have since divorced.

Partial filmography

  • 1958 Missile to the Moon
  • 1959 Li'l Abner
  • 1962 The Manchurian Candidate
  • 1963 For Love or Money
  • 1975 The Giant Spider Invasion
  • 1976 Invisible Strangler

Selected TV appearances

  • 1965 "Wild Wild West, The" (1965) playing "Greta Lundquist" in episode: "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth" (episode # 1.3) 1 October
  • 1966 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "Fine Feathered Finks" (episode # 1.3) 19 January
  • 1966 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "The Penguin's a Jinx" (episode # 1.4) 20 January
  • 1966 "Wild Wild West, The" (1965) playing "Morn" in episode: "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate" (episode # 2.6) 21 October
  • 1967 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "Ice Spy" (episode # 2.59) 29 March
  • 1967 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "The Duo Defy" (episode # 2.60) 30 March
  • 1967 "Star Trek" (1966) playing "Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas" in episode: "Who Mourns for Adonis?" (episode # 2.2) 22 September
  • 1967 "Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1964) playing "Leslie Welling" in episode: "The Master's Touch Affair" (episode # 4.6) 16 October
  • 1974 "McCloud" (1970) playing "Lynne O'Connell" in episode: "The Gang That Stole Manhattan" (episode # 5.2) 13 October

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Parrish married Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, in 1981; they have since divorced. Redgrave was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, although she later became an American citizen. She has numerous television appearances, including her role in the Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonis?" where Parrish played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, who becomes the lust object of the god Apollo. She has written a play, The Mandrake Root, in which she will star if her cancer treatments allow. Her two most notable roles are as Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1959) and as Jocie Jordan in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). Recently, Redgrave announced that she has breast cancer. Leslie Parrish (born March 18, 1935) is an American actress who starred under her birth name, Marjorie Helen, until she changed it in 1959. The assistant eventually married, then divorced, Redgrave and Clark's son Benjamin.

1974 "McCloud" (1970) playing "Lynne O'Connell" in episode: "The Gang That Stole Manhattan" (episode # 5.2) 13 October. In 2000, Redgrave divorced her husband of 33 years, producer John Clark, when it was revealed that he had fathered a child with his assistant. 1967 "Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1964) playing "Leslie Welling" in episode: "The Master's Touch Affair" (episode # 4.6) 16 October. In 1998 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Gods and Monsters. 1967 "Star Trek" (1966) playing "Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas" in episode: "Who Mourns for Adonis?" (episode # 2.2) 22 September. From 1979 to 1981, she starred in the American television series House Calls. 1967 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "The Duo Defy" (episode # 2.60) 30 March. Other films include The Happy Hooker, Every Little Crook and Nanny, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), The Big Bus, Sunday Lovers and Morgan Stewart's Coming Home.

1967 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Glacia Glaze" in episode: "Ice Spy" (episode # 2.59) 29 March. She has twice been nominated for Tony Awards. 1966 "Wild Wild West, The" (1965) playing "Morn" in episode: "The Night of the Flying Pie Plate" (episode # 2.6) 21 October. She has worked on television, the London stage, and Broadway. 1966 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "The Penguin's a Jinx" (episode # 1.4) 20 January. In 1966 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Georgy Girl. 1966 "Batman" (1966/II) playing "Dawn Robin" in episode: "Fine Feathered Finks" (episode # 1.3) 19 January. Lynn Redgrave's first film role was in a small part in Tom Jones in 1963.

1965 "Wild Wild West, The" (1965) playing "Greta Lundquist" in episode: "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth" (episode # 1.3) 1 October. She is the aunt of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave. 1976 Invisible Strangler. Her parents are Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, her brother is Corin Redgrave and her sister is Vanessa Redgrave. 1975 The Giant Spider Invasion. Born Lynn Rachel Redgrave in London, she is a member of the famous acting Redgrave family. 1963 For Love or Money. Lynn Redgrave (born March 8, 1943) is a British actress.

1962 The Manchurian Candidate. 1959 Li'l Abner. 1958 Missile to the Moon.