On June 18, 1995, a memorial service was held at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills. [19], For many years, Montgomery had struggled with colon cancer, which she believed she had beaten; however, in early 1995 she was told that the cancer had returned. Starting in the second season of the series, she also played the role of Samantha's mischievous cousin, Serena, under the pseudonym Pandora Spocks (a pun on Pandora's Box). This caused severe friction in their professional relationship and ended any possibility of another season. She initially attracted notice for her starring role in the 1970s science-fiction series Man from Atlantis as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill and also for her recurring role as Caroline … Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces; February 16, 1958) is an American actress. In the television movie Amos (1985), she played a rare villainous role, as a vicious nurse who abuses her wards in a home for senior citizens. She is best remembered for her leading role as Samantha Stephens on the television series Bewitched. Montgomery was born on April 15, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, to Broadway actress Elizabeth Daniel Bryan Allen (1904–1992) and film star Robert Montgomery (1904–1981). She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan for three years. [18] In 1994, Montgomery produced several radio and television public-service announcements for the organization's Los Angeles unit. By the time the cancer was diagnosed, it had spread to her liver and it was too late for medical intervention.[21]. [7], Montgomery was featured in a role as a socialite who falls for a gangster (Henry Silva) in Johnny Cool (1963), directed by William Asher, and the film comedy Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? In June 2005, a bronze statue of Montgomery as Samantha Stephens was erected in, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 03:04. [19], After her death, the Los Angeles unit of Learning Ally dedicated the 1995 Record-A-Thon to Montgomery and secured 21 celebrities to assist in the reading of the book titled Chicken Soup for the Soul, which was also dedicated to her memory. Despite low ratings late in the series run, it was renewed for a ninth season to run from fall 1972. A. Milne for Learning Ally. In an interview with Dateline NBC in the 1990s, Butler described himself as "addicted to the lifestyle", ashamed of his clandestine behavior and its effect on his marriage. Allen Ludden, the show's longtime host, called her the "Queen of Password". (1936–2000). Butler and Loring divorced in 1992, which was also the year he began to exit the hardcore industry, and evidently by choice, virtually disappeared from the public eye for many years. After her childhood career, she also was a cast member of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from 1980 to 1983, where she created the role of Cricket Montgomery.[1][2]. Early on the morning of May 18, 1995, Montgomery died at home, eight weeks after her diagnosis. [14], Montgomery was personally devoted to liberal political beliefs, and she lent her name, along with a great deal of time, money, and energy, to a wide variety of charitable and political causes. Following her death in 1995, the 794-acre (321 ha) estate was sold to New York State and became Wonder Lake State Park. [1][2] The marriage ended a year later in 1974. [15] Professionally, she lent her voice as narrator to two political documentaries which were critical of US foreign policy, Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988) and its Academy Award-winning sequel The Panama Deception (1992). As a consolation to ABC, Montgomery and Asher (under their company name Ashmont, which produced Bewitched) offered a half-hour sitcom, The Paul Lynde Show, to the network for the 1972–1973 season. [6] She played the part of Rose Cornelius in the Rawhide episode "Incident at El Crucero" (1963). Montgomery had a summer home in Patterson, Putnam County, New York. She is best known for her role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family sitcom, 1964-1966. Belinda J. Montgomery (born July 23, 1950) is a Canadian-American actress, writer, and painter. [1][2] Their marriage ended in 1983. Throughout her career, Montgomery was involved in various forms of political activism and charitable work. [1][2] Loring married for a fourth time in 2003 to Graham Rich. On January 28, 1993, she married actor Robert Foxworth, after living with him for nearly 20 years. Lynde's series lasted only one year. Montgomery returned to Broadway in 1956, appearing in The Loud Red Patrick. [11] Montgomery later played a pioneer woman facing hardship in 1820s Ohio in the miniseries The Awakening Land (1978), for which she earned her ninth Emmy nomination. In October 1953, Montgomery made her Broadway debut, starring in Late Love,[5] for which she won a Theater World Award for her performance. These Japanese commercials provided a substantial salary for Montgomery while she remained out of sight of non-Japanese fans and the Hollywood industry. [5], Montgomery's early career consisted of starring roles and appearances in live television dramas and series, such as Studio One, Kraft Television Theater, Johnny Staccato, Burke's Law, The Twilight Zone, The Eleventh Hour, Wagon Train, Boris Karloff's Thriller, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The latter two pregnancies were incorporated into Bewitched as Samantha's pregnancies with Tabitha and Adam Stephens. With no hope of recovery and unwilling to die in a hospital, she chose to return to the Beverly Hills home that she shared with Foxworth. (also 1963), with Dean Martin and Carol Burnett, this time directed by Daniel Mann. She grew up in Hawaii and later moved to Los Angeles with her mother. [5] She played one of her last roles in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series entitled "Showdown", in which she played a barmaid; this was also her final work to be screened, since the episode aired posthumously. [10], During the last year of her life, Montgomery was a volunteer for the Los Angeles Unit of Learning Ally, a nonprofit organization which records educational books on specially formatted CDs and in downloadable formats for disabled people. In the United States, Montgomery spent much of her later career pursuing dramatic roles that took her as far away from the good-natured Samantha as possible. Among her later roles were performances that brought her Emmy Award nominations: a rape victim in A Case of Rape (1974), and the accused (but acquitted) murderer Lizzie Borden in William Bast's The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. [10] She was 62 years old. Montgomery made many appearances on the game show Password. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The film was directed by Asher, her husband at the time. Montgomery portrayed Borden in the TV movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975), unaware of their connection. Lisa Montgomery is an actress, known for Back to School (1986), Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and Zapped! ... where she created the role of Cricket Montgomery. Her last television series was the highly rated Edna Buchanan detective series – the second and final film of the series received its first airing on May 9, 1995,[12] only nine days before Montgomery died. Their resulting affair led to the end of both their marriages, as well as the end of the series. She began modeling at age three and appeared in an episode of Dr. Kildare, which aired in 1964. In A Killing Affair (1977), Montgomery played the role of a police detective who has an affair with her married partner, played by O. J. Simpson. Her parents both served in the United States Navy, but divorced shortly after her birth. [20] She had ignored the influenza-like symptoms during the filming of Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan, which she finished filming in late March 1995. [22], For the educator, author, and film producer, see, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series, Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star (Female), "Elizabeth Montgomery, 62, Star of the TV Comedy 'Bewitched, "The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery", "Elizabeth Montgomery Broadway Theatre Credits", "Bewitched: Astonishing Facts Revealed About The Cast and Crew", "A Bronze Statue Of Elizabeth Montgomery Is Dedicated", "Hollywood star is unveiled posthumously for TV's 'Bewitched' star Elizabeth Montgomery", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_Montgomery&oldid=986806427, LGBT rights activists from the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Game Show Participant / Celebrity Guest Star, On April 19, 1998, an auction and sale of Montgomery's clothing was held by her family to benefit the. The couple separated in 2008, and as of June 2014 were in the process of a divorce. [4] She then made her film debut in Otto Preminger's The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955). Rhonda McClure, a genealogist, discovered after the actress died that Montgomery and Borden were distant cousins.[2]. Montgomery returned to Broadway one last time in 1989 in a production of Love Letters, opposite Robert Foxworth. [13] They had three children: William A. Asher (b. Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces; February 16, 1958) is an American actress.
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