Debbie Watson (actor)

Debbie Watson
Born January 17, 1949 (1949-01-17) (age 63)
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
Occupation Actress

Debbie Watson, (born January 17, 1949) is an American movie and television actress.

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Career

Born in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, Watson got her start on television, starring as the boy-struck teenage girl Karen Scott in the 1964 sitcom TV series Karen,[1] the only portion of the largely unsuccessful "90 Bristol Court" to last the entirety of the 1964-65 season. She then went on to star as Tammy Tarleton in the 1965 rural themed sitcom TV series Tammy.[2]

Watson's film appearance include the character of Marilyn Munster in Munster, Go Home! 1966.[3] The actress was a Universal Pictures starlet at the time and the studio used Watson to replace Pat Priest. In 1967, Watson co-starred with Roddy McDowall in The Cool Ones.[4] Before starting in television, Watson did community theatre. "Gangway" in Tustin and "45 Minutes From Broadway" in Long Beach. In 1963, "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Brigadoon" at Melodyland in Anaheim.

TV series

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "TV schedule". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. October 3, 1964. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=M9IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3482,952574&dq=debbie-watson+munster&hl=en. Retrieved June 16, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Goodby Karen Here's Tammy". St. Petersburg Times. August 30, 1965. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=ttsQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UnQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6928,5423338&dq=tammy+debbie-watson&hl=en. Retrieved June 16, 2010. 
  3. ^ "`Munsters` actress sues slot maker". Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 28, 2004. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Dec-28-Tue-2004/business/25555124.html. Retrieved June 16, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Huffing Hoofers Turn Directors". St. Petersburg Times. May 14, 1967. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=l-oLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n1oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5647,2953065&dq=roddy+debbie-watson&hl=en. Retrieved June 16, 2010. 

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