Kathie Browne


Jacqueline Katherine Browne was an American film and television actress.

Early life

Browne was born in San Luis Obispo, California, She attended Los Angeles City College.

Career

In 1955, Browne's acting career began with her appearance in one episode of Big Town.
Browne appeared in many films and television series. Among them were four roles on Perry Mason as title character and defendant Donna Loring Ross in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Provocative Protégée", as defendant Susan Fisher in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Mystified Miner", as murderer Carla Eden in the 1963 episode "The Case of the Festive Felon", and as defendant Lona Upton in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Thermal Thief." In 1962, Browne appeared as Laurie Kemper on the TV western Lawman in the episode titled "Heritage of Hate."
Browne appeared in many other television series such as The Gray Ghost, Sheriff of Cochise, The Virginian, Laramie, Hondo, Whispering Smith, Redigo, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Man from Blackhawk, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Tombstone Territory and Rawhide. She portrayed Deela in the ' episode "Wink of an Eye".
Browne also appeared as a guest star in several other shows like Coronado 9, Hazel, My Favorite Martian, Get Smart, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Wild Wild West, Ironside, The Rockford Files, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Sea Hunt, Ripcord, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Real McCoys, Banacek, Mannix, The Big Valley, and ', in which her husband, Darren McGavin, starred.

Personal life

On December 31, 1969, Browne married Darren McGavin, an actor, and became his third wife. Browne was a breast cancer survivor.
On April 8, 2003, Browne died of natural causes in Beverly Hills, California. She was 72. Browne is buried as Kathie Browne-McGavin at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles County, California.
On February 26, 2006, Browne's husband Darren McGavin, to whom she was married for 34 years, died in Los Angeles, California. He was 83.

Filmography