Nettleton, Lois (1929–)
Nettleton, Lois (1929–)
American stage, tv and screen actress. Born Aug 16, 1929, in Oak Park, IL; m. Jean Shepherd (disk jockey and writer), 1961 (div. 1967).
Made film debut in Period of Adjustment (1962), followed by Come Fly With Me, Dirty Dingus Magee, Pigeons, The Man in the Glass Booth, Echoes of a Summer and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, among others; on tv, appeared in the mini-series "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977), "All That Glitters" (1977) and "Centennial" (1978), and as Patsy Dennis on "The Brighter Day" (1954–57), Joanne St. John on "In the Heat of the Night" (1988), and Virginia Benson on "General Hospital" (1996–98). Won 2 Emmys (1977 and 1983).
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