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| image = Sheree North 1975.JPG
| image = Sheree North 1975.JPG
| caption = Sheree North in 1975
| caption = North in 1975
| birth_name = Dawn Shirley Crang
| birth_name = Dawn Shirley Crang
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|17|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|11|4|1932|1|17|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|11|4|1932|1|17|mf=y}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|dancer }}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|dancer }}
| yearsactive = 1951–2000
| yearsactive = 1951–2000
| other_names = Dawn Shirley Bethel<br />Sherree Bessire<br />Shirley Mae Bessire
| other_names = Dawn Shirley Bethel<br />Sherree Bessire<br />Shirley Mae Bessire
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{marriage|Fred Bessire|1948|1953|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|John "Bud" Freeman|1955|1956|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Dr. Gerhardt Sommer|1958|1963|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Phillip Alan Norman<br />|2003}}
* {{marriage|Fred Bessire|1948|1953|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|John "Bud" Freeman|1955|1956|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Dr. Gerhardt Sommer|1958|1963|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Phillip Alan Norman|2003}}
}}
| children = 2
| children = 2
}}
}}

'''Sheree North''' (born '''Dawn Shirley Crang'''; January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for being one of [[20th Century-Fox]]'s intended successors to [[Marilyn Monroe]].
'''Sheree North''' (born '''Dawn Shirley Crang'''; January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for being one of [[20th Century-Fox]]'s intended successors to [[Marilyn Monroe]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
North was born Dawn Shirley Crang<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=i_A4MeqTEcIC&pg=PA346#v=onepage&q&f=false Theatre World 2005–2006]; accessed December 26, 2014.</ref> in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], on January 17, 1932, the daughter of June (née Shoard) and Richard Crang. Following her mother's remarriage to Edward Bethel, she was known as Dawn Shirley Bethel.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}}
North was born Dawn Shirley Crang<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_A4MeqTEcIC&pg=PA346| title=Theatre World 2005–2006: The Most Complete Record of the American Theatre| editor1-first=John| editor1-last=Willis| editor2-first=Ben| editor2-last=Hodges| publisher=Hal Leonard| date=July 1, 2008| page=346| access-date=2024-03-09| isbn=978-1-5578-3708-0}}</ref> in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1932,<ref name=wilson>{{cite book| last=Wilson| first=Scott| title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|location=Jefferson, N.C.| publisher=McFarland & Company| year=2016| isbn=978-0-7864-7992-4| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ| page=553}}</ref> the daughter of June (née Shoard) and Richard Crang. Following her mother's remarriage to Edward Bethel, she was known as Dawn Shirley Bethel.<ref name=wilson />

She began dancing in [[United Service Organizations|USO]] shows during [[World War II]] at age 10. In 1948, she married Fred Bessire. She bore her first child at age 17 in 1949, and continued dancing in clubs under the stage name Shirley Mae Bessire. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}} (Already married at this age, her legal name at this time was Dawn Shirley Bessire.)


==Career==
==Career==
===Beginnings===
===Beginnings===
North made her film début as an uncredited extra in ''[[Excuse My Dust (1951 film)|Excuse My Dust]]'' (1951). She was then spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], and was cast as a chorus girl in the film ''[[Here Come the Girls (1953 film)|Here Come the Girls]]'' (1953), starring [[Bob Hope]]. Around that time, she adopted the [[stage name]] Sheree North. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] début in the musical ''[[Hazel Flagg]]'', for which she won a [[Theatre World Award]].<ref name="ibdb">{{IBDB name|id=94110|name=Sheree North}}</ref> She reprised her role in the film version, ''[[Living It Up]]'' (1954), starring [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]].{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} In early 1954, at age 22, she appeared in a live TV version of [[Cole Porter]]'s ''[[Anything Goes#Television version|Anything Goes]]'' on ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'', with [[Ethel Merman]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and [[Bert Lahr]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anything Goes! on DVD|url=http://emmytvlegends.org/anything-goes-on-dvd|publisher=Television Academy Foundation's Archive of American Television|access-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
North made her film début as an uncredited extra in ''[[Excuse My Dust (1951 film)|Excuse My Dust]]'' (1951). She was then spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], and was cast as a chorus girl in the film ''[[Here Come the Girls (1953 film)|Here Come the Girls]]'' (1953), starring [[Bob Hope]]. Around that time, she adopted the stage name Sheree North. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] début in the musical ''[[Hazel Flagg]]'', for which she won a [[Theatre World Award]].<ref name="ibdb">{{IBDB name|id=94110|name=Sheree North}}</ref> She reprised her role in the film version, ''[[Living It Up]]'' (1954), starring [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]].{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} In early 1954, at age 22, she appeared in a live TV version of [[Cole Porter]]'s ''[[Anything Goes#Television version|Anything Goes]]'' on ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'', with [[Ethel Merman]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and [[Bert Lahr]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Anything Goes! on DVD| url=http://emmytvlegends.org/anything-goes-on-dvd| website=Television Academy Foundation's Archive of American Television| access-date=December 26, 2014| archive-date=November 3, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103223718/http://emmytvlegends.org/anything-goes-on-dvd| url-status=dead}}</ref>


===20th Century-Fox===
===20th Century-Fox===
In 1954, North signed a four-year contract with [[20th Century-Fox]]. The studio had big plans for her, hoping to groom her as a replacement for the studio's leading—and increasingly uncontrollable—female star Marilyn Monroe. Fox tested North for leading roles in two of their upcoming productions, ''The Girl in Pink Tights'' and ''[[There's No Business Like Show Business (film)|There's No Business Like Show Business]]''—two films that had been offered to Monroe—while North was wearing Monroe's own studio wardrobe. After her screen tests, though, North was not cast in either film. In March 1954, North had a brush with scandal when she was revealed to have once danced in a [[bikini]] in an [[8 mm film|8 mm]] erotic film. Fox capitalized on the publicity, as the studio previously had with Monroe's nude calendar posing in 1952.<ref name="Movie Time">{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Gene|title=Movie Time: A Chronology of Hollywood and the Movie Industry from Its Beginnings to the Present|type=paperback|year=1995|publisher=MacMillan|location=New York|isbn=0-02-860429-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/movietimechronol00brow/page/222 222]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/movietimechronol00brow/page/222}}</ref>
In 1954, North signed a four-year contract with [[20th Century-Fox]]. The studio had big plans for her, hoping to groom her as a replacement for the studio's leading—and increasingly uncontrollable—female star [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Fox tested North for leading roles in two of their upcoming productions, ''The Girl in Pink Tights'' and ''[[There's No Business Like Show Business (film)|There's No Business Like Show Business]]''—two films that had been offered to Monroe—while North was wearing Monroe's own studio wardrobe. After her screen tests, though, North was not cast in either film. In March 1954, North had a brush with scandal when she was revealed to have once danced in a [[bikini]] in an [[8 mm film|8 mm]] erotic film. Fox capitalized on the publicity, as the studio previously had with Monroe's nude calendar posing in 1952.<ref name="Movie Time">{{cite book| last1=Brown| first1=Gene| title=Movie Time: A Chronology of Hollywood and the Movie Industry from Its Beginnings to the Present| type=paperback| year=1995| publisher=MacMillan| location=New York| isbn=978-0-0286-0429-9| page=[https://archive.org/details/movietimechronol00brow/page/222 222]| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/movietimechronol00brow/page/222}}</ref>


In 1955, she was assigned the lead role opposite [[Betty Grable]] in ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955), a role that Marilyn Monroe had refused. Media attention surrounding Monroe's suspension, and North's hiring resulted in North appearing on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' with the cover line "Sheree North Takes Over from Marilyn Monroe".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932505.html?categoryid=25&cs=1|title=Sheree North |website=Variety.com|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' did not live up to the hype Fox had generated, though North had appeared on ''[[What's My Line?]]'' to publicize the film and had been asked point-blank by one of the panelists if she has been associated with Monroe. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box-office success. Despite this, film historians, then and now, cite North's electrically charged dancing to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" as the film's most memorable scene.<ref name=bostonglobe>{{cite news|last=Oliver|first=Myrna|title=Sheree North; blond bombshell recast career with character roles|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=2005-11-05|url=https://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/11/07/sheree_north_blond_bombshell_recast_career_with_character_roles/}}</ref>
In 1955, she was assigned the lead role opposite [[Betty Grable]] in ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955), a role that Marilyn Monroe had refused. Media attention surrounding Monroe's suspension, and North's hiring resulted in North appearing on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' with the cover line "Sheree North Takes Over from Marilyn Monroe".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/sheree-north-1117932505/| title=Sheree North| magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' did not live up to the hype Fox had generated, though North had appeared on ''[[What's My Line?]]'' to publicize the film and had been asked point-blank by one of the panelists if she has been associated with Monroe. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box-office success. Despite this, film historians, then and now, cite North's electrically charged dancing to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" as the film's most memorable scene.<ref name=bostonglobe>{{cite news|last=Oliver| first=Myrna| title=Sheree North; blond bombshell recast career with character roles| newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]| date=2005-11-05| url=https://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/11/07/sheree_north_blond_bombshell_recast_career_with_character_roles/}}</ref>


[[File:Shereenorthlifemag.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sheree North on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' (March 21, 1955)]]
[[File:Shereenorthlifemag.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sheree North on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' (March 21, 1955)]]
In an attempt to promote North, Fox studio executives lobbied to cast her in films surrounded with popular stars. The studio had campaigned to cast her in a film with comedian [[Tom Ewell]], hoping to repeat the success he had with Monroe in ''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' (1955). Soon thereafter, the studio assigned North and Ewell to appear together in the romantic comedy ''[[The Lieutenant Wore Skirts]]'', plotting the story of an army lieutenant whose husband tries to get her discharged. To promote the film, North posed for several publicity shots showing her legs. When the majority of the shots were released, only her legs appeared, with the tagline "Believe it or not, these legs belong to an army lieutenant." The film premiered with much fanfare in January 1956, and became a box-office success, grossing over $4 million in the United States. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
In an attempt to promote North, Fox studio executives lobbied to cast her in films surrounded with popular stars. The studio had campaigned to cast her in a film with comedian [[Tom Ewell]], hoping to repeat the success he had with Monroe in ''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' (1955). Soon thereafter, the studio assigned North and Ewell to appear together in the romantic comedy ''[[The Lieutenant Wore Skirts]]'', plotting the story of an army lieutenant whose husband tries to get her discharged. To promote the film, North posed for several publicity shots showing her legs. When the majority of the shots were released, only her legs appeared, with the tagline "Believe it or not, these legs belong to an army lieutenant." The film premiered with much fanfare in January 1956, and became a box-office success, grossing over $4 million in the United States.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}


North's follow-up was ''[[The Best Things in Life Are Free (film)|The Best Things in Life Are Free]]'' (1956), a lavish [[Musical film|musical]] in which her singing voice was [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] by [[Eileen Wilson]]. She received fourth billing under [[Gordon MacRae]], [[Dan Dailey]], and [[Ernest Borgnine]]. It was an attempt by the studio to broaden North's audience appeal, and while it earned favorable reviews from critics, it did not become the success for which Fox had hoped. In 1956, Fox signed another [[bombshell (sex symbol)|blonde bombshell]] in the person of Broadway actress [[Jayne Mansfield]] to a contract, and began promoting her instead of North. Although Fox gradually lost interest in North, the studio continued to offer her a string of films. She was offered the lead role in a film called ''The Girl Upstairs'', in which she would have parodied Monroe's on-screen persona.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
North's follow-up was ''[[The Best Things in Life Are Free (film)|The Best Things in Life Are Free]]'' (1956), a lavish [[Musical film|musical]] in which her singing voice was [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] by [[Eileen Wilson]]. She received fourth billing under [[Gordon MacRae]], [[Dan Dailey]], and [[Ernest Borgnine]]. It was an attempt by the studio to broaden North's audience appeal, and while it earned favorable reviews from critics, it did not become the success for which Fox had hoped. In 1956, Fox signed another [[bombshell (sex symbol)|blonde bombshell]] in the person of Broadway actress [[Jayne Mansfield]] to a contract, and began promoting her instead of North. Although Fox gradually lost interest in North, the studio continued to offer her a string of films. She was offered the lead role in a film called ''The Girl Upstairs'', in which she would have parodied Monroe's on-screen persona.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
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After North's contract with Fox ended in 1958, her career stalled, although she continued to act in films, television, and on the stage throughout the rest of her life. She guest-starred on episodes of ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' and ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (both 1963). North joined the cast of ''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'' in 1962, which featured [[Elliott Gould]] and introduced [[Barbra Streisand]]. She later guest-starred on a series of popular television series, including ''[[Ben Casey]]'', ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' (1963–65), ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (1964–66), ''[[The Big Valley]]'', ''[[The Iron Horse (TV series)|The Iron Horse]]'' (both 1966), and ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1965–67).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
After North's contract with Fox ended in 1958, her career stalled, although she continued to act in films, television, and on the stage throughout the rest of her life. She guest-starred on episodes of ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' and ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (both 1963). North joined the cast of ''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'' in 1962, which featured [[Elliott Gould]] and introduced [[Barbra Streisand]]. She later guest-starred on a series of popular television series, including ''[[Ben Casey]]'', ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' (1963–65), ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (1964–66), ''[[The Big Valley]]'', ''[[The Iron Horse (TV series)|The Iron Horse]]'' (both 1966), and ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1965–67).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}


After an eight-year absence from film acting, North accepted a lead role in the [[B-movie]] [[science-fiction film]] ''[[Destination Inner Space]]'' (1966). The film opened to only a minor release in 1966 and has rarely been seen since. North co-starred with Elvis Presley in one of his final films, ''[[The Trouble with Girls (film)|The Trouble with Girls]]'' (1969).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} While not working in film, she worked in musical theater and many theatrical productions during her 40-year career. In 1965, she took over for Shirley Knight in a Los Angeles production of ''[[Dutchman (play)|Dutchman]]'', which coincided with the 1965 Watts riots. The production was controversial and was blamed by conservatives for inciting unrest. It was picketed, ads were blocked from the newspapers, and North's car was set on fire. Despite that, the production ran for a year. She had appeared on Broadway doing a lively routine in the musical ''Hazel Flagg'' (1953), consequently winning a [[Theatre World Award]]. This led directly to her being cast for the film, ''[[Living It Up]]'' (1954). In 1962, North appeared on Broadway as Martha Mills in ''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'', with Jack Kruschen, Elliott Gould, and a young Barbra Streisand in her Broadway debut. North also appeared in productions of ''[[Irma La Douce (musical)|Irma La Douce]]'', ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]'', and ''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]''.
After an eight-year absence from film acting, North accepted a lead role in the [[B-movie]] [[science-fiction film]] ''[[Destination Inner Space]]'' (1966). The film opened to only a minor release in 1966 and has rarely been seen since. North co-starred with Elvis Presley in one of his final films, ''[[The Trouble with Girls (film)|The Trouble with Girls]]'' (1969).{{Citation needed |date=June 2022}}


When she was not working in films, she worked in musicals and many other theatrical productions. She appeared on Broadway doing a lively routine in the musical ''Hazel Flagg'' (1953), and won a [[Theatre World Award]]. This led directly to her being cast in the film ''[[Living It Up]]'' (1954). In 1962, she appeared on Broadway as Martha Mills in ''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'', with Jack Kruschen, Elliott Gould, and Barbra Streisand in her Broadway debut. North also appeared in productions of ''[[Irma La Douce (musical)|Irma La Douce]]'', ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]'', and ''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]''. In 1965, she took over from Shirley Knight in a Los Angeles production of ''[[Dutchman (play)|Dutchman]]'' that coincided with the 1965 Watts riots. The production was controversial and was blamed by conservatives for inciting unrest. It was picketed, ads in newspapers were blocked, and North's car was set on fire. Despite that, the production ran for a year.
From the 1960s onward, North focused mainly on becoming a solid and versatile character actress, appearing on almost every television Western, cop show, and medical drama produced from the 1960s through the 1990s. She displayed a fine talent for comic timing on many of the situation comedies of the era. She was a favorite in several made-for-television movies. She also earned Emmy nominations for appearances on ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1969) and ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (1979). [[File:Ed Asner Sheree North Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975.JPG|thumb|right|[[Ed Asner]] as Lou Grant and Sheree North as Charlene Maguire, his new girlfriend, in a fifth-season episode of ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'']]


From the 1960s onward, North focused mainly on becoming a solid and versatile character actress, appearing on almost every television Western, cop show, and medical drama produced from the 1960s through the 1990s. She displayed a talent for comic timing on many of the situation comedies of the era. She was a favorite in several made-for-television movies. She also earned Emmy nominations for appearances on ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1969) and ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (1979). [[File:Ed Asner Sheree North Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975.JPG|thumb|right|[[Ed Asner]] as Lou Grant and Sheree North as Charlene Maguire, his new girlfriend, in a fifth-season episode of ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'']]
A favorite of film producer/director [[Don Siegel]], she appeared in four of his films: ''[[Madigan]]'' (1968) opposite Richard Widmark; in ''[[Charley Varrick]]'' (1973) with Walter Matthau; as [[John Wayne]]'s long-lost love in the actor's final film ''[[The Shootist]]'' (1976); and in ''[[Telefon (film)|Telefon]]'' (1977). She had supporting roles in two [[Charles Bronson]] movies, ''[[Breakout (1975 film)|Breakout]]'' (1975) with [[Robert Duvall]], and the aforementioned ''Telefon''. Other notable Sheree North performances are 1969's ''[[The Gypsy Moths]]'' with Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman; as Burt Lancaster's ex-lover in director Michael Winner's 1971 Western, ''[[Lawman (film)|Lawman]]'' with [[Robert Ryan]], [[Lee J. Cobb]], Robert Duvall, and [[Albert Salmi]]. She appeared in the 1971 crime drama ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]'' with [[Sidney Poitier]], and appeared in 1973's ''[[The Outfit (1973 film)|The Outfit]]'' with Duvall, [[Joe Don Baker]], and [[Karen Black]].


A favorite of film producer/director [[Don Siegel]], she appeared in four of his films: in ''[[Madigan]]'' (1968) opposite Richard Widmark; in ''[[Charley Varrick]]'' (1973) with Walter Matthau; as [[John Wayne]]'s long-lost love in the actor's final film ''[[The Shootist]]'' (1976); and in ''[[Telefon (film)|Telefon]]'' (1977). She had supporting roles in two [[Charles Bronson]] movies, ''[[Breakout (1975 film)|Breakout]]'' (1975) with [[Robert Duvall]], and ''Telefon''. Other notable performances were in ''[[The Gypsy Moths]]'' (1969) with Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman; and as Burt Lancaster's ex-lover in Michael Winner's Western, ''[[Lawman (film)|Lawman]]'' (1971) with [[Robert Ryan]], [[Lee J. Cobb]], Robert Duvall, and [[Albert Salmi]]. She also appeared in the crime drama ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]'' (1971) with [[Sidney Poitier]], and in ''[[The Outfit (1973 film)|The Outfit]]'' (1973) with Duvall, [[Joe Don Baker]], and [[Karen Black]].
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, North appeared in guest spots on ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'', and ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''. She played [[Lou Grant (fictional character)|Lou Grant]]'s girlfriend on several episodes of ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''. She co-starred with [[Sheldon Leonard]] in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''[[Big Eddie]]'' in 1975. During the 1980–81 season, North starred in ''[[I'm a Big Girl Now]]'' with [[Diana Canova]], [[Danny Thomas]], and [[Martin Short]]. The series aired 19 episodes. In 1980, she played Marilyn Monroe's mother in the made-for-television film ''[[Marilyn: The Untold Story]]''. In 1983, she appeared in the ensemble cast of the [[Steven Bochco]] series ''[[Bay City Blues]]''. The hour-long drama series aired eight episodes. North later appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' as [[Blanche Devereaux]]'s sister Virginia. In the 1990s, she appeared as [[Cosmo Kramer]]'s mother [[List of Seinfeld minor characters#babskramer|Babs Kramer]] in two episodes of the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''. North's last onscreen role came in [[John Landis]]' black comedy ''[[Susan's Plan]]'' (1998).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, North appeared in guest spots on TV shows, including ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'', ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'', ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'', and ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''. She played [[Lou Grant (fictional character)|Lou Grant]]'s girlfriend in several episodes of ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''. She co-starred with [[Sheldon Leonard]] in the short-lived CBS sitcom ''[[Big Eddie]]'' in 1975. During the 1980–81 season, North starred in ''[[I'm a Big Girl Now]]'' with [[Diana Canova]], [[Danny Thomas]], and [[Martin Short]]. The series aired 19 episodes. In 1980, she played Marilyn Monroe's mother in the made-for-television film ''[[Marilyn: The Untold Story]]''. In 1983, she appeared in the ensemble cast of [[Steven Bochco]]'s series ''[[Bay City Blues]]''. The hour-long drama series aired eight episodes. North later appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' as [[Blanche Devereaux]]'s sister Virginia.

In the 1990s, she appeared as [[Cosmo Kramer]]'s mother [[List of Seinfeld minor characters#babskramer|Babs Kramer]] in two episodes of the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''. Her last screen role was in [[John Landis]]' black comedy ''[[Susan's Plan]]'' (1998).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
North was married four times and had two children. In 1948, at age 16, she married Fred Bessire, a draftsman, with whom she had a daughter, Dawn. The marriage ended in 1953. In 1955, she married television writer Bud Freeman, and the marriage ended a year later. Her third marriage was to psychologist Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daughter, Erica Eve. The marriage ended in divorce in 1963.{{Citation needed |date=June 2021}} At the time of her death, North was married to her fourth husband, Emmy Award-winning title designer Phillip "Phill" Norman.<ref name=bostonglobe/>
North was married four times and had two children. In 1948, at age 16, she married Fred Bessire, a draftsman, with whom she had a daughter, Dawn. The marriage ended in 1953. In 1955, she married television writer Bud Freeman; the marriage ended a year later. Her third marriage was to a psychologist, Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daughter, Erica Eve. The marriage ended in divorce in 1963.{{Citation needed |date=June 2021}} At the time of her death, North was married to her fourth husband, Emmy Award-winning title designer Phillip "Phill" Norman.<ref name=bostonglobe/>


On November 4, 2005, aged 73, North died of complications following surgery at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]].<ref>Some sources claim it was cancer-related surgery but no [[WP:RELIABLE|reliable]] first hand sources disclose the precise nature of the surgery nor did her family.</ref>
On November 4, 2005, aged 73, North died of complications following surgery at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]].<ref>Some sources claim that it was cancer-related surgery but no [[WP:RELIABLE|reliable]] first-hand sources disclose the precise nature of the surgery, nor did her family.</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-07-me-north7-story.html|title=Sheree North, 72; Stand-In for Marilyn Monroe Forged a Lengthy Acting Career|first=Myrna|last=Oliver|date=7 November 2005|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-07-me-north7-story.html| title=Sheree North, 72; Stand-In for Marilyn Monroe Forged a Lengthy Acting Career|first=Myrna|last=Oliver| date=7 November 2005| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=16 January 2022| df=mdy}}</ref>


==Theatre==
==Theatre==
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Features===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Excuse My Dust (1951 film)|Excuse My Dust]]'' (1951) as Six Girl Club Member (uncredited)
|-
* ''[[Here Come the Girls (1953 film)|Here Come the Girls]]'' (1953) as Chorine with Elephant (uncredited)
! Year
* ''[[Living It Up]]'' (1954) as Jitterbug Dancer
! Title
* ''[[The Girl in Pink Tights]]'' (1954) (uncompleted)
! Role
* ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' (1955) as Curly Flagg
! Notes
* ''[[The Lieutenant Wore Skirts]]'' (1956) as Lt. Katy Whitcomb
|-
* ''[[The Best Things in Life Are Free (film)|The Best Things in Life Are Free]]'' (1956) as Kitty Kane
|1951 || ''[[Excuse My Dust (1951 film)|Excuse My Dust]]'' || Six Girl Club Member || Uncredited
* ''[[The Way to the Gold]]'' (1957) as Henrietta 'Hank' Clifford - waitress
|-
* ''[[No Down Payment]]'' (1957) as Isabelle Flagg
* ''[[In Love and War (1958 film)|In Love and War]]'' (1958) as Lorraine
|1953 || ''[[Here Come the Girls (1953 film)|Here Come the Girls]]'' || Chorine with Elephant || Uncredited
|-
* ''[[Mardi Gras (1958 film)|Mardi Gras]]'' (1958) as Eadie West
|rowspan=2|1954 || ''[[Living It Up]]'' || Jitterbug Dancer ||
* ''[[Destination Inner Space]]'' (1966) as Dr. Rene Peron
|-
* ''[[Madigan]]'' (1968) as Jonesy
* ''[[The Gypsy Moths]]'' (1969) as Waitress
| ''[[The Girl in Pink Tights]]'' || || Uncompleted
|-
* ''[[The Trouble with Girls (film)|The Trouble with Girls]]'' (1969) as Nita Bix
|1955 || ''[[How to Be Very, Very Popular]]'' || Curly Flagg ||
* ''[[Lawman (film)|Lawman]]'' (1971) as Laura Shelby
|-
* ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]'' (1971) as Mrs. Morgan
|rowspan=2|1956 || ''[[The Lieutenant Wore Skirts]]'' || Lieutenant Katy Whitcomb ||
* ''[[Charley Varrick]]'' (1973) as Jewell Everett
|-
* ''[[The Outfit (1973 film)|The Outfit]]'' (1973) as Buck's Wife
| ''[[The Best Things in Life Are Free (film)|The Best Things in Life Are Free]]'' || Kitty Kane ||
* ''[[Breakout (1975 film)|Breakout]]'' (1975) as Myrna
|-
* ''[[The Shootist]]'' (1976) as Serepta
|rowspan=2|1957 || ''[[The Way to the Gold]]'' || Henrietta 'Hank' Clifford, waitress ||
* ''Survival'' (1976) as Sheree
|-
* ''[[Telefon (film)|Telefon]]'' (1977) as Marie Wills
* ''[[Rabbit Test (film)|Rabbit Test]]'' (1978) as Mystery Lady
| ''[[No Down Payment]]'' || Isabelle Flagg ||
|-
* ''Only Once in a Lifetime'' (1979) as Sally
|rowspan=2|1958 || ''[[In Love and War (1958 film)|In Love and War]]''|| Lorraine ||
* ''[[Maniac Cop]]'' (1988) as Sally Noland
|-
* ''[[Cold Dog Soup (film)|Cold Dog Soup]]'' (1990) as Mrs. Hughes
| ''[[Mardi Gras (1958 film)|Mardi Gras]]''|| Eadie West ||
* ''[[Defenseless]]'' (1991) as Mrs. Bodeck
|-
* ''[[Susan's Plan]]'' (1998) as Mrs. Beyers (final film role)
|1966 || ''[[Destination Inner Space]]'' || Dr. Rene Peron ||
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|1968 || ''[[Madigan]]'' || Jonesy ||
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| rowspan=2|1969 ||''[[The Gypsy Moths]]'' || Waitress ||
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| ''[[The Trouble with Girls (film)|The Trouble with Girls]]'' || Nita Bix ||
|-
|1970 || ''Io sono la legge'' ||||
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| rowspan=2|1971 || ''[[Lawman (film)|Lawman]]'' || Laura Shelby ||
|-
| ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]'' || Mrs. Morgan ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1973 || ''[[Charley Varrick]]''|| Jewell Everett ||
|-
| ''[[The Outfit (1973 film)|The Outfit]]''|| Buck's Wife ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[Breakout (1975 film)|Breakout]]'' || Myrna ||
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|rowspan=2|1976 || ''[[The Shootist]]''|| Serepta ||
|-
| ''Survival'' || Sheree ||
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|1977 || ''[[Telefon (film)|Telefon]]'' || Marie Wills ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Rabbit Test (film)|Rabbit Test]]''|| Mystery Lady ||
|-
|1979 || ''Only Once in a Lifetime'' || Sally ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Maniac Cop]]''|| Sally Noland ||
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|1990 || ''[[Cold Dog Soup (film)|Cold Dog Soup]]'' || Mrs. Hughes ||
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|1991 || ''[[Defenseless]]'' || Mrs. Bodeck ||
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|1998 || ''[[Susan's Plan]]'' || Mrs. Beyers ||
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===Television===
===Television===
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* ''[[The Bing Crosby Show (1964 TV series)|The Bing Crosby Show]]'' (CBS, January 3, 1954) as Herself
* ''[[The Bing Crosby Show (1964 TV series)|The Bing Crosby Show]]'' (CBS, January 3, 1954) as Herself
* ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'' (one episode, 1954) as Bonnie
* ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'' (1954) (Season 4 Episode 22: "Anything Goes") as Bonnie
* ''[[Shower of Stars]]'' (one episode, 1954)
* ''[[Shower of Stars]]'' (1954) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Lend an Ear")
* ''[[What's My Line?]]'' (one episode, 1955) as Herself
* ''[[What's My Line?]]'' (1955) as Herself
* ''[[Playhouse 90]]'' (one episode, 1957) as Suzy
* ''[[Playhouse 90]]'' (1957) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Topaze") as Suzy
* ''[[The Witness (TV series)|The Witness]]'' (one episode, 1961) as Blossom Knight
* ''[[The Witness (TV series)|The Witness]]'' (1961) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Ma Barker") as Blossom Knight
* ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' (one episode, 1963) as Claire Simmons
* ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' (1963) (Season 4 Episode 13: "Search for a Dead Man") as Claire Simmons
* ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (one episode, 1963) as Avis Fisher
* ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1963) (Season 9 Episode 2: "Lover Boy") as Avis Fisher
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' (one episode, 1963) as Peggy Lewis
* ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' (1963) (Season 2 Episode 11: "There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'!") as Peggy Lewis
* ''[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|Breaking Point]]'' (two episodes, 1963) as Susan Beaumont / Lisa Adams
* ''[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|Breaking Point]]'' (1963) (2 episodes)
**(Season 1 Episode 1: "Solo for B-Flat Clarinet") as Lisa Adams
* ''[[The Great Adventure (U.S. TV series)|The Great Adventure]]'' (one episode, 1964) as Agnes Lake
**(Season 1 Episode 15: "Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry") as Susan Beaumont
* ''[[Ben Casey]]'' (two episodes, 1963–1964) as Gloria Cooper / Lisa Adams
* ''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]'' (one episode, 1964) as Gloria
* ''[[The Great Adventure (U.S. TV series)|The Great Adventure]]'' (1964) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Wild Bill Hickok- the Legend and the Man") as Agnes Lake
* ''[[Ben Casey]]'' (1963–1964) (2 episodes)
* ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' (three episodes, 1963–1965) as Cleo Delaney / The Maharani of Kooshipoo / Myrtle 'Gigi' String
**(Season 3 Episode 1: "For This Relief, Much Thanks") (1963) as Lisa Adams
* ''[[The Loner (TV series)|The Loner]]'' (one episode, 1965) as Cora Rice
**(Season 3 Episode 28: "Dress My Doll Pretty") (1964) as Gloria Cooper
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (two episodes, 1964–1966) as Della Saunders / Karen Anders
* ''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run for Your Life]]'' (one episode, 1966) as Jeannie Lake
* ''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]'' (1964) (Season 1 Episode 28: "This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There") as Gloria
* ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' (1963–1965) (3 episodes)
* ''[[The Big Valley]]'' (one episode, 1966) as Libby Mathews
**(Season 1 Episode 10: "Who Killed the Kind Doctor?") (1963) as Myrtle 'Gigi' String
* ''[[The Iron Horse (TV series)|The Iron Horse]]'' (one episode, 1966) as Alix Henderson
**(Season 2 Episode 15: "Who Killed Davidian Jonas?") (1964) as The Maharani of Kooshipoo
* ''[[Code Name: Heraclitus]]'' (1967, TV Movie) as Sally
**(Season 2 Episode 19: "Who Killed Rosie Sunset?") (1965) as Cleo Delaney
* ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' (three episodes, 1965–1967) as Sally / Mary
* ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (two episodes, 1965–1967) as Willy / Marianne Adams
* ''[[The Loner (TV series)|The Loner]]'' (1965) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Escort for a Dead Man") as Cora Rice
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (1964–1966) (2 episodes)
* ''[[Mannix]]'' (one episode, 1968) as Rose Anderson
**(Season 2 Episode 24: "Another's Footsteps") (1964) as Karen Anders
* ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'' (one episode, 1968) as Felicia
**(Season 4 Episode 27: "That Saunders Woman") (1966) as Della Saunders
* ''[[Then Came Bronson]]'' (one episode, 1969) as Gloria Oresko
* ''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run for Your Life]]'' (1966) (Season 2 Episode 1: "The Day Time Stopped") as Jeannie Lake
* ''[[My Friend Tony]]'' (one episode, 1969) as Vivian
* ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]'' (one episode, 1970) as Mrs. Palmer
* ''[[The Big Valley]]'' (1966) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Man from Nowhere") as Libby Mathews
* ''[[The Iron Horse (TV series)|The Iron Horse]]'' (1966) (Season 1 Episode 15: "A Dozen Ways to Kill a Man") as Alix Henderson
* ''[[The Most Deadly Game]]'' (one episode, 1970) as Lottie
* ''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]'' (one episode, 1971) as Beth Calico
* ''[[Code Name: Heraclitus]]'' (1967, TV movie) as Sally
* ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' (1965–1967) (3 episodes)
* ''Vanished'' (1971, TV Movie) as Beverly West
**(Season 3 Episode 2: "The Crime") (1965) as Mary
* ''[[The Smith Family (TV series)|The Smith Family]]'' (one episode, 1971) as Sheree
**(Season 4 Episode 13: "Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 1") (1966) as Sally
* ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'' (one episode, 1972) as Bess Tapscott
**(Season 4 Episode 14: "Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2") (1967) as Sally
* ''[[Rolling Man]]'' (1972, TV Movie) as Ruby
* ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' (one episode, 1972) as Millie Carroll
* ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' (1965–1967) (2 episodes)
**(Season 3 Episode 8: "An Apple a Day") (1965) as Marianne Adams
* ''[[Jigsaw (U.S. TV series)|Jigsaw]]'' (one episode, 1972)
**(Season 4 Episode 27: "The Walls of Night") (1967) as Willy
* ''Trouble Comes to Town'' (1973, TV Movie) as Mrs. Murdock
* ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' (one episode, 1973) as Dr. Marion Voight
* ''[[Mannix]]'' (1968) (Season 2 Episode 2: "Comes Up Rose") as Rose Anderson
* ''[[Snatched (1973 film)|Snatched]]'' (1973, TV Movie) as Kim Sutter
* ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'' (1968) (Season 1 Episode 5: "A Hard Card to Play") as Felicia
* ''[[Kung Fu (TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' (one episode, 1973) as Noreen Gallagher
* ''[[Then Came Bronson]]'' (1969) (Pilot Episode) as Gloria Oresko
* ''[[My Friend Tony]]'' (1969) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Computer Murder") as Vivian
* ''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]'' (one episode, 1973) as Evelyn Knight
* ''[[Hawkins (TV series)|Hawkins]]'' (one episode, 1973) as Debbie Lane
* ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]'' (1970) (Season 2 Episode 25: "One of the Girls in Research") as Mrs. Palmer
* ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' (one episode, 1973) as Donna Coughlin
* ''[[The Most Deadly Game]]'' (1970) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Who Killed Kindness?") as Lottie
* ''[[Maneater (1973 film)|Maneater]]'' (1973, TV Movie) as Gloria Baron
* ''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]'' (1971) (Season 1 Episode 18: "The Challenger") as Beth Calico
* ''Key West'' (1973, TV Movie) as Brandi
* ''Vanished'' (1971, TV movie) as Beverly West
* ''[[The Smith Family (TV series)|The Smith Family]]'' (1971) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Lost Lady") as Peggy Manners
* ''[[Hec Ramsey]]'' (one episode, 1974) as Esther Helpinstall
* ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]'' (1972) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg") as Bess Tapscott
* ''[[Winter Kill]]'' (1974, TV Movie) as Betty
* ''[[Kojak]]'' (two episodes, 1974) as Mrs. Giancana
* ''[[Rolling Man]]'' (1972, TV movie) as Ruby
* ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (one episode, 1974) as Doris Brown
* ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' (1972) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Stakeout") as Millie Carroll
* ''[[Jigsaw (U.S. TV series)|Jigsaw]]'' (1972) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Finder's Fee")
* ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' (one episode, 1974) as Roxy Morgan
* ''[[ABC's Wide World of Entertainment|Wide World Mystery]]'' (one episode, 1974) as Mrs. Janet Swimmer
* ''Trouble Comes to Town'' (1973, TV movie) as Mrs. Murdock
* ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'' (1973) (Season 2 Episode 5: "No Hearts, No Flowers") as Dr. Marion Voight
* ''The Whirlwind'' (1974, TV Movie)
* ''[[Movin' On (TV series)|Movin' On]]'' (two episodes, 1974) as Dinah
* ''[[Snatched (1973 film)|Snatched]]'' (1973, TV movie) as Kim Sutter
* ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' (1973) (Season 1 Episode 14: "The Third Man") as Noreen Gallagher
* ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (two episodes, 1974–1975) as Charlene Maguire
* ''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]'' (1973) (Season 3 Episode 3: "The Pool House") as Evelyn Knight
* ''A Shadow in the Streets'' (1975, TV Movie) as Gina Pulaski
* ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' (three episodes, 1971–1975) as Karen Porter / Sylvia Ronston
* ''[[Hawkins (TV series)|Hawkins]]'' (1973) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Murder in Movieland") as Debbie Lane
* ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' (1973) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Going Home") as Donna Coughlin
* ''[[Big Eddie]]'' (1975) as Honey Smith
* ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (one episode, 1976) as June Monica
* ''[[Maneater (1973 film)|Maneater]]'' (1973, TV movie) as Gloria Baron
* ''[[Most Wanted (1976 TV series)|Most Wanted]]'' (1976) as Melissa Dawson
* ''Key West'' (1973, TV movie) as Brandi
* ''[[Hec Ramsey]]'' (1974) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Dead Heat") as Esther Helpinstall
* ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'' (one episode, 1976) as Constance Hume
* ''[[Baretta]]'' (one episode, 1977) as Amy
* ''[[Winter Kill]]'' (1974, TV movie) as Betty
* ''[[Future Cop (TV series)|Future Cop]]'' (one episode, 1977) as Claire Hammond
* ''[[Kojak]]'' (1974) (2 episodes) as Mrs. Giancana
**(Season 2 Episode 1: "The Chinatown Murders: Part 1")
* ''[[Westside Medical]]'' (two episodes, 1977) as Laurie
**(Season 2 Episode 2: "The Chinatown Murders: Part 2")
* ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' (one episode, 1977) as Adele Serkin
* ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1974) (Season 7 Episode 2: "A Hawaiian Nightmare") as Doris Brown
* ''[[The Night They Took Miss Beautiful]]'' (1977, TV Movie) as Layla Burden
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' (one episode, 1978) as Julie
* ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' (1974) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Forfeit by Death") as Roxy Morgan
* ''[[ABC's Wide World of Entertainment|Wide World Mystery]]'' (1974) (Episode: "The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer") as Mrs. Janet Swimmer
* ''[[A Real American Hero (film)|A Real American Hero]]'' (1978, TV Movie) as Carrie Todd
* ''The Whirlwind'' (1974, TV movie)
* ''Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill'' (1979, TV Movie) as Lettie Norman
* ''Women in White'' (1979, TV Movie) as Lisa Gordon
* ''[[Movin' On (TV series)|Movin' On]]'' (1974) (2 episodes) as Dinah
**(Season 1 Episode 12: "Goin' Home: Part 1")
* ''Portrait of a Stripper'' aka ''The Secret Life of Susie Hanson'' (1979, TV Movie) as Sally Evers
**(Season 1 Episode 13: "Goin' Home: Part 2")
* ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (two episodes, 1979) as Dotty Wertz
* ''A Christmas for Boomer'' (1979, TV Movie) as Dorothy
* ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (1974–1975) (2 episodes) as Charlene Maguire
**(Season 5 Episode 4: "Lou and That Woman") (1974)
* ''[[Marilyn: The Untold Story]]'' (1980, TV Movie) as Gladys Baker
**(Season 5 Episode 19: "The Shame of the Cities") (1975)
* ''[[I'm a Big Girl Now]]'' (1980, cast member) as Edie McKendrick
* ''[[Legs (film)|Legs]]'' (1983, TV Movie) as Ida
* ''A Shadow in the Streets'' (1975, TV movie) as Gina Pulaski
* ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' (1971–1975) (3 episodes)
* ''[[Bay City Blues]]'' (four episodes, 1983) as Lynn Holtz
**(Season 3 Episode 15: "Shock! Part 1") (1971) as Karen Porter
* ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (one episode, 1984) as Blanche Rafferty
**(Season 3 Episode 16: "Shock! Part 2") (1972) as Karen Porter
* ''Scorned and Swindled'' (1984, TV Movie) as Maxine Wagner
**(Season 6 Episode 23: "Half a Life") (1975) as Sylvia Ronston
* ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' (one episode, 1985) as Tilly Whiteside
* ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' (one episode, 1986) as Madelyn
* ''[[Big Eddie]]'' (1975) (10 episodes) as Honey Smith
* ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' (1976) (Season 7 Episode 16: "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?") as June Monica
* ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' (two episodes, 1986) as Alice Jenkins
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (one episode, 1987) as Norma Lewis
* ''[[Most Wanted (1976 TV series)|Most Wanted]]'' (1976) (Pilot Episode) as Melissa Dawson
* ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'' (1976) (Season 2 Episode 9: "On the First Day of Christmas") as Constance Hume
* ''[[Jake Spanner, Private Eye]]'' (1989, TV Movie) as Mrs. Bernstein
* ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]'' (one episode, 1989) as Joyce Burton
* ''[[Baretta]]'' (1977) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Big Bad Charlie") as Amy
* ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'' (one episode, 1989) as Dorothy Nickens
* ''[[Future Cop (TV series)|Future Cop]]'' (1977) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Carlisle Girl") as Claire Hammond
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' (two episodes, 1985–1989) as Virginia Hollingsworth
* ''[[Westside Medical]]'' (1977) (2 episodes) as Laurie
**(Season 1 Episode 9: "My Physician, My Friend: Part 1")
* ''Dead on the Money'' (1991, TV Movie)
**(Season 1 Episode 10: "My Physician, My Friend: Part 2")
* ''[[Seinfeld]]'' (two episodes, 1995–1998) as Babs
* ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' ''Have I Got a Christmas for You'' (1977) as Adele Serkin
* ''[[The Night They Took Miss Beautiful]]'' (1977, TV movie) as Layla Burden
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' (1978) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Prince/The Sheriff") as Julie
* ''[[A Real American Hero (film)|A Real American Hero]]'' (1978, TV movie) as Carrie Todd
* ''Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill'' (1979, TV movie) as Lettie Norman
* ''Women in White'' (1979, TV movie) as Lisa Gordon
* ''Portrait of a Stripper'' aka ''The Secret Life of Susie Hanson'' (1979, TV movie) as Sally Evers
* ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (1979) (2 episodes) as Dotty Wertz
**(Season 1 Episode 4: "Archie and the Oldest Profession")
**(Season 1 Episode 12: "Barney and the Hooker")
* ''A Christmas for Boomer'' (1979, TV movie) as Dorothy
* ''[[Marilyn: The Untold Story]]'' (1980, TV movie) as Gladys Baker
* ''[[I'm a Big Girl Now]]'' (1980-1981) (16 episodes) as Edie McKendrick
* ''[[Legs (film)|Legs]]'' (1983, TV movie) as Ida
* ''[[Bay City Blues]]'' (1983-1984) (8 episodes) as Lynn Holtz
* ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1984) (Season 4 Episode 16: "The Return of Luther Gillis") as Blanche Rafferty
* ''[[Scorned and Swindled]]'' (1984, TV movie) as Maxine Wagner
* ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' (1985) (Season 6 Episode 18: "The Unholy Ghost") as Tilly Whiteside
* ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' (1986) (Season 14 Episode 6: "Are You My Mother?") as Madelyn
* ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' (1986) (2 episodes) as Alice Jenkins
**(Season 1 Episode 6: "The Don: Part 1")
**(Season 1 Episode 7: "The Don: Part 2")
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1987) (Season 3 Episode 18: "No Laughing Murder") as Norma Lewis
* ''[[Jake Spanner, Private Eye]]'' (1989, TV movie) as Mrs. Bernstein
* ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]'' (1989) (Season 2 Episode 8: "Bloodlines") as Joyce Burton
* ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'' (1989) (Season 6 Episode 8: "Shield of Honor") as Dorothy Nickens
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' (1985–1989) (2 episodes) as Virginia Hollingsworth
**(Season 1 Episode 4: "Transplant") (1985)
**(Season 5 Episode 11: "Ebb Tide") (1989)
* ''Dead on the Money'' (1991, TV movie)
* ''[[Seinfeld]]'' (1995–1998) (2 episodes) as Babs Kramer
**(Season 6 Episode 11: "The Switch") (1995)
**(Season 9 Episode 22: "The Finale") (1998)
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Sheree North
North in 1975
Born
Dawn Shirley Crang

(1932-01-17)January 17, 1932
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 2005(2005-11-04) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesDawn Shirley Bethel
Sherree Bessire
Shirley Mae Bessire
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active1951–2000
Spouses
Fred Bessire
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(m. 1948; div. 1953)​
John "Bud" Freeman
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(m. 1955; div. 1956)​
Dr. Gerhardt Sommer
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(m. 1958; div. 1963)​
Phillip Alan Norman
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(m. 2003)​
Children2

Sheree North (born Dawn Shirley Crang; January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was an American actress, dancer, and singer, known for being one of 20th Century-Fox's intended successors to Marilyn Monroe.

Early life

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North was born Dawn Shirley Crang[1] in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1932,[2] the daughter of June (née Shoard) and Richard Crang. Following her mother's remarriage to Edward Bethel, she was known as Dawn Shirley Bethel.[2]

Career

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Beginnings

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North made her film début as an uncredited extra in Excuse My Dust (1951). She was then spotted by a choreographer performing at the Macayo Club in Santa Monica, and was cast as a chorus girl in the film Here Come the Girls (1953), starring Bob Hope. Around that time, she adopted the stage name Sheree North. She made her Broadway début in the musical Hazel Flagg, for which she won a Theatre World Award.[3] She reprised her role in the film version, Living It Up (1954), starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.[citation needed] In early 1954, at age 22, she appeared in a live TV version of Cole Porter's Anything Goes on The Colgate Comedy Hour, with Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, and Bert Lahr.[4]

20th Century-Fox

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In 1954, North signed a four-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. The studio had big plans for her, hoping to groom her as a replacement for the studio's leading—and increasingly uncontrollable—female star Marilyn Monroe. Fox tested North for leading roles in two of their upcoming productions, The Girl in Pink Tights and There's No Business Like Show Business—two films that had been offered to Monroe—while North was wearing Monroe's own studio wardrobe. After her screen tests, though, North was not cast in either film. In March 1954, North had a brush with scandal when she was revealed to have once danced in a bikini in an 8 mm erotic film. Fox capitalized on the publicity, as the studio previously had with Monroe's nude calendar posing in 1952.[5]

In 1955, she was assigned the lead role opposite Betty Grable in How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955), a role that Marilyn Monroe had refused. Media attention surrounding Monroe's suspension, and North's hiring resulted in North appearing on the cover of Life with the cover line "Sheree North Takes Over from Marilyn Monroe".[6] How to Be Very, Very Popular did not live up to the hype Fox had generated, though North had appeared on What's My Line? to publicize the film and had been asked point-blank by one of the panelists if she has been associated with Monroe. The movie received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box-office success. Despite this, film historians, then and now, cite North's electrically charged dancing to "Shake, Rattle and Roll" as the film's most memorable scene.[7]

Sheree North on the cover of Life (March 21, 1955)

In an attempt to promote North, Fox studio executives lobbied to cast her in films surrounded with popular stars. The studio had campaigned to cast her in a film with comedian Tom Ewell, hoping to repeat the success he had with Monroe in The Seven Year Itch (1955). Soon thereafter, the studio assigned North and Ewell to appear together in the romantic comedy The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, plotting the story of an army lieutenant whose husband tries to get her discharged. To promote the film, North posed for several publicity shots showing her legs. When the majority of the shots were released, only her legs appeared, with the tagline "Believe it or not, these legs belong to an army lieutenant." The film premiered with much fanfare in January 1956, and became a box-office success, grossing over $4 million in the United States.[citation needed]

North's follow-up was The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956), a lavish musical in which her singing voice was dubbed by Eileen Wilson. She received fourth billing under Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, and Ernest Borgnine. It was an attempt by the studio to broaden North's audience appeal, and while it earned favorable reviews from critics, it did not become the success for which Fox had hoped. In 1956, Fox signed another blonde bombshell in the person of Broadway actress Jayne Mansfield to a contract, and began promoting her instead of North. Although Fox gradually lost interest in North, the studio continued to offer her a string of films. She was offered the lead role in a film called The Girl Upstairs, in which she would have parodied Monroe's on-screen persona.[citation needed]

When North's agent suggested she decline the film, Fox put her on suspension for two months. When her suspension was lifted one month later, North agreed to appear in The Way to the Gold, but only on the assurance that Elvis Presley would be her co-star. When Presley withdrew due to salary disagreements, he was replaced with Jeffrey Hunter, with whom North often quarreled. In the film, North attempted to progress from her blonde bombshell image, playing a sarcastic waitress, and while the film drew mixed reviews, it was a box-office success. [citation needed]

She next starred in No Down Payment (1957), a melodrama about the lives of multiple families living in a California subdivision. Tony Randall played her alcoholic husband in the film. Although critically acclaimed, it was not a box-office success. The following year, she appeared in her final two films for Fox. In Love and War (1958) was a war drama film pairing her again with Jeffrey Hunter, and also with Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, and Hope Lange. It was not a critical or financial success. Although the musical film genre had declined in profitability, she next co-starred in Mardi Gras (1958) with Pat Boone and Tommy Sands. It was her final film under her contract.[citation needed]

Later years

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After North's contract with Fox ended in 1958, her career stalled, although she continued to act in films, television, and on the stage throughout the rest of her life. She guest-starred on episodes of The Untouchables and Gunsmoke (both 1963). North joined the cast of I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1962, which featured Elliott Gould and introduced Barbra Streisand. She later guest-starred on a series of popular television series, including Ben Casey, Burke's Law (1963–65), The Virginian (1964–66), The Big Valley, The Iron Horse (both 1966), and The Fugitive (1965–67).[citation needed]

After an eight-year absence from film acting, North accepted a lead role in the B-movie science-fiction film Destination Inner Space (1966). The film opened to only a minor release in 1966 and has rarely been seen since. North co-starred with Elvis Presley in one of his final films, The Trouble with Girls (1969).[citation needed]

When she was not working in films, she worked in musicals and many other theatrical productions. She appeared on Broadway doing a lively routine in the musical Hazel Flagg (1953), and won a Theatre World Award. This led directly to her being cast in the film Living It Up (1954). In 1962, she appeared on Broadway as Martha Mills in I Can Get It for You Wholesale, with Jack Kruschen, Elliott Gould, and Barbra Streisand in her Broadway debut. North also appeared in productions of Irma La Douce, Bye Bye Birdie, and Can-Can. In 1965, she took over from Shirley Knight in a Los Angeles production of Dutchman that coincided with the 1965 Watts riots. The production was controversial and was blamed by conservatives for inciting unrest. It was picketed, ads in newspapers were blocked, and North's car was set on fire. Despite that, the production ran for a year.

From the 1960s onward, North focused mainly on becoming a solid and versatile character actress, appearing on almost every television Western, cop show, and medical drama produced from the 1960s through the 1990s. She displayed a talent for comic timing on many of the situation comedies of the era. She was a favorite in several made-for-television movies. She also earned Emmy nominations for appearances on Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979).

Ed Asner as Lou Grant and Sheree North as Charlene Maguire, his new girlfriend, in a fifth-season episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

A favorite of film producer/director Don Siegel, she appeared in four of his films: in Madigan (1968) opposite Richard Widmark; in Charley Varrick (1973) with Walter Matthau; as John Wayne's long-lost love in the actor's final film The Shootist (1976); and in Telefon (1977). She had supporting roles in two Charles Bronson movies, Breakout (1975) with Robert Duvall, and Telefon. Other notable performances were in The Gypsy Moths (1969) with Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman; and as Burt Lancaster's ex-lover in Michael Winner's Western, Lawman (1971) with Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Duvall, and Albert Salmi. She also appeared in the crime drama The Organization (1971) with Sidney Poitier, and in The Outfit (1973) with Duvall, Joe Don Baker, and Karen Black.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, North appeared in guest spots on TV shows, including Hawaii Five-O, The Streets of San Francisco, McMillan & Wife, Matlock, Family, and Magnum, P.I.. She played Lou Grant's girlfriend in several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She co-starred with Sheldon Leonard in the short-lived CBS sitcom Big Eddie in 1975. During the 1980–81 season, North starred in I'm a Big Girl Now with Diana Canova, Danny Thomas, and Martin Short. The series aired 19 episodes. In 1980, she played Marilyn Monroe's mother in the made-for-television film Marilyn: The Untold Story. In 1983, she appeared in the ensemble cast of Steven Bochco's series Bay City Blues. The hour-long drama series aired eight episodes. North later appeared in two episodes of The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux's sister Virginia.

In the 1990s, she appeared as Cosmo Kramer's mother Babs Kramer in two episodes of the sitcom Seinfeld. Her last screen role was in John Landis' black comedy Susan's Plan (1998).[citation needed]

Personal life

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North was married four times and had two children. In 1948, at age 16, she married Fred Bessire, a draftsman, with whom she had a daughter, Dawn. The marriage ended in 1953. In 1955, she married television writer Bud Freeman; the marriage ended a year later. Her third marriage was to a psychologist, Gerhardt Sommer, with whom she had another daughter, Erica Eve. The marriage ended in divorce in 1963.[citation needed] At the time of her death, North was married to her fourth husband, Emmy Award-winning title designer Phillip "Phill" Norman.[7]

On November 4, 2005, aged 73, North died of complications following surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[8] [9]

Theatre

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Filmography

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Features

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Year Title Role Notes
1951 Excuse My Dust Six Girl Club Member Uncredited
1953 Here Come the Girls Chorine with Elephant Uncredited
1954 Living It Up Jitterbug Dancer
The Girl in Pink Tights Uncompleted
1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular Curly Flagg
1956 The Lieutenant Wore Skirts Lieutenant Katy Whitcomb
The Best Things in Life Are Free Kitty Kane
1957 The Way to the Gold Henrietta 'Hank' Clifford, waitress
No Down Payment Isabelle Flagg
1958 In Love and War Lorraine
Mardi Gras Eadie West
1966 Destination Inner Space Dr. Rene Peron
1968 Madigan Jonesy
1969 The Gypsy Moths Waitress
The Trouble with Girls Nita Bix
1970 Io sono la legge
1971 Lawman Laura Shelby
The Organization Mrs. Morgan
1973 Charley Varrick Jewell Everett
The Outfit Buck's Wife
1975 Breakout Myrna
1976 The Shootist Serepta
Survival Sheree
1977 Telefon Marie Wills
1978 Rabbit Test Mystery Lady
1979 Only Once in a Lifetime Sally
1988 Maniac Cop Sally Noland
1990 Cold Dog Soup Mrs. Hughes
1991 Defenseless Mrs. Bodeck
1998 Susan's Plan Mrs. Beyers

Television

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  • The Bing Crosby Show (CBS, January 3, 1954) as Herself
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954) (Season 4 Episode 22: "Anything Goes") as Bonnie
  • Shower of Stars (1954) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Lend an Ear")
  • What's My Line? (1955) as Herself
  • Playhouse 90 (1957) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Topaze") as Suzy
  • The Witness (1961) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Ma Barker") as Blossom Knight
  • The Untouchables (1963) (Season 4 Episode 13: "Search for a Dead Man") as Claire Simmons
  • Gunsmoke (1963) (Season 9 Episode 2: "Lover Boy") as Avis Fisher
  • The Eleventh Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 11: "There Should Be an Outfit Called 'Families Anonymous'!") as Peggy Lewis
  • Breaking Point (1963) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 1: "Solo for B-Flat Clarinet") as Lisa Adams
    • (Season 1 Episode 15: "Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry") as Susan Beaumont
  • The Great Adventure (1964) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Wild Bill Hickok- the Legend and the Man") as Agnes Lake
  • Ben Casey (1963–1964) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 3 Episode 1: "For This Relief, Much Thanks") (1963) as Lisa Adams
    • (Season 3 Episode 28: "Dress My Doll Pretty") (1964) as Gloria Cooper
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (1964) (Season 1 Episode 28: "This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There") as Gloria
  • Burke's Law (1963–1965) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 1 Episode 10: "Who Killed the Kind Doctor?") (1963) as Myrtle 'Gigi' String
    • (Season 2 Episode 15: "Who Killed Davidian Jonas?") (1964) as The Maharani of Kooshipoo
    • (Season 2 Episode 19: "Who Killed Rosie Sunset?") (1965) as Cleo Delaney
  • The Loner (1965) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Escort for a Dead Man") as Cora Rice
  • The Virginian (1964–1966) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 2 Episode 24: "Another's Footsteps") (1964) as Karen Anders
    • (Season 4 Episode 27: "That Saunders Woman") (1966) as Della Saunders
  • Run for Your Life (1966) (Season 2 Episode 1: "The Day Time Stopped") as Jeannie Lake
  • The Big Valley (1966) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Man from Nowhere") as Libby Mathews
  • The Iron Horse (1966) (Season 1 Episode 15: "A Dozen Ways to Kill a Man") as Alix Henderson
  • Code Name: Heraclitus (1967, TV movie) as Sally
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965–1967) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 3 Episode 2: "The Crime") (1965) as Mary
    • (Season 4 Episode 13: "Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 1") (1966) as Sally
    • (Season 4 Episode 14: "Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2") (1967) as Sally
  • The Fugitive (1965–1967) (2 episodes)
    • (Season 3 Episode 8: "An Apple a Day") (1965) as Marianne Adams
    • (Season 4 Episode 27: "The Walls of Night") (1967) as Willy
  • Mannix (1968) (Season 2 Episode 2: "Comes Up Rose") as Rose Anderson
  • Here Come the Brides (1968) (Season 1 Episode 5: "A Hard Card to Play") as Felicia
  • Then Came Bronson (1969) (Pilot Episode) as Gloria Oresko
  • My Friend Tony (1969) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Computer Murder") as Vivian
  • The Name of the Game (1970) (Season 2 Episode 25: "One of the Girls in Research") as Mrs. Palmer
  • The Most Deadly Game (1970) (Season 1 Episode 5: "Who Killed Kindness?") as Lottie
  • The Interns (1971) (Season 1 Episode 18: "The Challenger") as Beth Calico
  • Vanished (1971, TV movie) as Beverly West
  • The Smith Family (1971) (Season 2 Episode 4: "Lost Lady") as Peggy Manners
  • Alias Smith and Jones (1972) (Season 2 Episode 18: "The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg") as Bess Tapscott
  • Rolling Man (1972, TV movie) as Ruby
  • Cannon (1972) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Stakeout") as Millie Carroll
  • Jigsaw (1972) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Finder's Fee")
  • Trouble Comes to Town (1973, TV movie) as Mrs. Murdock
  • McMillan & Wife (1973) (Season 2 Episode 5: "No Hearts, No Flowers") as Dr. Marion Voight
  • Snatched (1973, TV movie) as Kim Sutter
  • Kung Fu (1973) (Season 1 Episode 14: "The Third Man") as Noreen Gallagher
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1973) (Season 3 Episode 3: "The Pool House") as Evelyn Knight
  • Hawkins (1973) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Murder in Movieland") as Debbie Lane
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1973) (Season 2 Episode 5: "Going Home") as Donna Coughlin
  • Maneater (1973, TV movie) as Gloria Baron
  • Key West (1973, TV movie) as Brandi
  • Hec Ramsey (1974) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Dead Heat") as Esther Helpinstall
  • Winter Kill (1974, TV movie) as Betty
  • Kojak (1974) (2 episodes) as Mrs. Giancana
    • (Season 2 Episode 1: "The Chinatown Murders: Part 1")
    • (Season 2 Episode 2: "The Chinatown Murders: Part 2")
  • Hawaii Five-O (1974) (Season 7 Episode 2: "A Hawaiian Nightmare") as Doris Brown
  • Barnaby Jones (1974) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Forfeit by Death") as Roxy Morgan
  • Wide World Mystery (1974) (Episode: "The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer") as Mrs. Janet Swimmer
  • The Whirlwind (1974, TV movie)
  • Movin' On (1974) (2 episodes) as Dinah
    • (Season 1 Episode 12: "Goin' Home: Part 1")
    • (Season 1 Episode 13: "Goin' Home: Part 2")
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974–1975) (2 episodes) as Charlene Maguire
    • (Season 5 Episode 4: "Lou and That Woman") (1974)
    • (Season 5 Episode 19: "The Shame of the Cities") (1975)
  • A Shadow in the Streets (1975, TV movie) as Gina Pulaski
  • Medical Center (1971–1975) (3 episodes)
    • (Season 3 Episode 15: "Shock! Part 1") (1971) as Karen Porter
    • (Season 3 Episode 16: "Shock! Part 2") (1972) as Karen Porter
    • (Season 6 Episode 23: "Half a Life") (1975) as Sylvia Ronston
  • Big Eddie (1975) (10 episodes) as Honey Smith
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1976) (Season 7 Episode 16: "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?") as June Monica
  • Most Wanted (1976) (Pilot Episode) as Melissa Dawson
  • Family (1976) (Season 2 Episode 9: "On the First Day of Christmas") as Constance Hume
  • Baretta (1977) (Season 3 Episode 22: "Big Bad Charlie") as Amy
  • Future Cop (1977) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Carlisle Girl") as Claire Hammond
  • Westside Medical (1977) (2 episodes) as Laurie
    • (Season 1 Episode 9: "My Physician, My Friend: Part 1")
    • (Season 1 Episode 10: "My Physician, My Friend: Part 2")
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977) as Adele Serkin
  • The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977, TV movie) as Layla Burden
  • Fantasy Island (1978) (Season 1 Episode 5: "The Prince/The Sheriff") as Julie
  • A Real American Hero (1978, TV movie) as Carrie Todd
  • Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (1979, TV movie) as Lettie Norman
  • Women in White (1979, TV movie) as Lisa Gordon
  • Portrait of a Stripper aka The Secret Life of Susie Hanson (1979, TV movie) as Sally Evers
  • Archie Bunker's Place (1979) (2 episodes) as Dotty Wertz
    • (Season 1 Episode 4: "Archie and the Oldest Profession")
    • (Season 1 Episode 12: "Barney and the Hooker")
  • A Christmas for Boomer (1979, TV movie) as Dorothy
  • Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980, TV movie) as Gladys Baker
  • I'm a Big Girl Now (1980-1981) (16 episodes) as Edie McKendrick
  • Legs (1983, TV movie) as Ida
  • Bay City Blues (1983-1984) (8 episodes) as Lynn Holtz
  • Magnum, P.I. (1984) (Season 4 Episode 16: "The Return of Luther Gillis") as Blanche Rafferty
  • Scorned and Swindled (1984, TV movie) as Maxine Wagner
  • Trapper John, M.D. (1985) (Season 6 Episode 18: "The Unholy Ghost") as Tilly Whiteside
  • ABC Afterschool Special (1986) (Season 14 Episode 6: "Are You My Mother?") as Madelyn
  • Matlock (1986) (2 episodes) as Alice Jenkins
    • (Season 1 Episode 6: "The Don: Part 1")
    • (Season 1 Episode 7: "The Don: Part 2")
  • Murder, She Wrote (1987) (Season 3 Episode 18: "No Laughing Murder") as Norma Lewis
  • Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989, TV movie) as Mrs. Bernstein
  • Freddy's Nightmares (1989) (Season 2 Episode 8: "Bloodlines") as Joyce Burton
  • Hunter (1989) (Season 6 Episode 8: "Shield of Honor") as Dorothy Nickens
  • The Golden Girls (1985–1989) (2 episodes) as Virginia Hollingsworth
    • (Season 1 Episode 4: "Transplant") (1985)
    • (Season 5 Episode 11: "Ebb Tide") (1989)
  • Dead on the Money (1991, TV movie)
  • Seinfeld (1995–1998) (2 episodes) as Babs Kramer
    • (Season 6 Episode 11: "The Switch") (1995)
    • (Season 9 Episode 22: "The Finale") (1998)

Awards and honors

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Theatre World Award

  • Won: For performance in Hazel Flagg (1953)

Emmy Award

  • Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series, Marcus Welby, M.D. episode "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?" (1976)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Archie Bunker's Place (1980)

References

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  1. ^ Willis, John; Hodges, Ben, eds. (July 1, 2008). Theatre World 2005–2006: The Most Complete Record of the American Theatre. Hal Leonard. p. 346. ISBN 978-1-5578-3708-0. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 553. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
  3. ^ Sheree North at the Internet Broadway Database
  4. ^ "Anything Goes! on DVD". Television Academy Foundation's Archive of American Television. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Brown, Gene (1995). Movie Time: A Chronology of Hollywood and the Movie Industry from Its Beginnings to the Present (paperback). New York: MacMillan. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-0286-0429-9.
  6. ^ "Sheree North". Variety. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (2005-11-05). "Sheree North; blond bombshell recast career with character roles". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ Some sources claim that it was cancer-related surgery but no reliable first-hand sources disclose the precise nature of the surgery, nor did her family.
  9. ^ Oliver, Myrna (November 7, 2005). "Sheree North, 72; Stand-In for Marilyn Monroe Forged a Lengthy Acting Career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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