June Lockhart is an American retired actress, beginning a film career in the 1930s and 1940s in such films as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St. Louis. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and with performances on stage and in film. On two television series, Lassie and Lost in Space, she played mother roles. She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–70). She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner. With a career spanning nearly 90 years, she is one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
June Lockhart was born on June 25, 1925, in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Canadian-American actor Gene Lockhart, who came to prominence on Broadway in 1933 in Ah, Wilderness!, and English-born actress Kathleen Lockhart (née Arthur). Her grandfather was John Coates Lockhart, "a concert-singer".
Lockhart attended the Westlake School for Girls in Beverly Hills, California.
Date of Birth | 25th June 1925 |
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Age | 99 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Country | United States of America |
Current City | New York City |
Birth Place | New York City |
Nationality | United States of America |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Language | American English |
Reference | IMDB |
Children | Anne Lockhart |
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Education |
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Harvard-Westlake School |
Occupation | stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor |
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