| Mercedes Shirley | |
|---|---|
 Mercedes Shirley in Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1957 | |
| Born | (1926-01-06)January 6, 1926 Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1999(1999-01-29) (aged 73) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2018 |
| Spouse |
Robert Pender
(m. 1959; died 1969) |
| Children | unknown |
Mary Mercedes Shirley (January 6, 1926 – January 29, 1999) was an American actress. She appeared in television programs including The Twilight Zone, 77 Sunset Strip, The Invaders, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Gunsmoke. Shirley died in January 1999 of natural causes at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 73.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | I Led 3 Lives | Comrade Rose | Episode "Central American" |
| 1956 | Lux Video Theater | Max | Episode "Witness to a Murder" |
| 1956 | Matinee Theatre | Mary Lincoln (younger) | Episode "The Heart of Mary Lincoln" |
| 1956 | Highway Patrol | Kay Denson | Episode "Plant Robbery" |
| 1956 | The Lineup | Episode "The Adams Case" | |
| 1956 | This Is the Life | Carol | Episode "Pardon for the Penitent" |
| 1956 | I Led 3 Lives | Comrade Louise Crown | Episode "Dynamite" |
| 1956 | Climax! | Episode "Savage Portrait" | |
| 1957 | The Lone Ranger | Martha Barrett | Episode "The Tarnished Star" |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mrs. Davidson | Season 3 Episode 5: "Silent Witness" |
| 1957 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Mazie | Episode "The Colonel and the Lady" |
| 1957 | Climax! | Episode "To Walk the Night" | |
| 1959 | The Millionaire | Edna Crane | Episode "Millioinaire Marcia Forrest" |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe | Julia Fransen | Episode "The Hunger" |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Katherine Strode | Episode "The Penitant: Louis Strode" |
| 1962 | Gunsmoke | Mary Pickett | Episode "The Do-Badder" |
| 1962 | Target: The Corruptors! | Rose | Episode "Fortress of Despair" |
| 1962 | Thriller | Jill Naylor | Episode "Man of Mystery" |
| 1962 | Route 66 | Woman Guest | Episode "From and Enchantress Fleeing" |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | Joan's Sister | Episode "Like a Diamond in the Sky" |
| 1963 | 77 Sunset Strip | Queenie Magee | Episode "Target Island" |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Joan | Episode "On Thursday We Leave for Home" |
| 1963 | My Three Sons | Mrs. Riley | Episode "Chip's World" |
| 1963 | My Three Sons | Mrs. Kaye | Episode "Big Chief Bub" |
| 1963 | Breaking Point | Emma | Episode "Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry" |
| 1963 | The Richard Boone Show | Episode "Where's the Million Dollars?" | |
| 1964 | Ben Casey | Laura Smith | Episode "One Nation Indivisible" |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Woman Attendant | Episode "Panic" |
| 1973 | Human Experiments | Warden Weber | |
| 1979 | Young Love, First Love | Miss Holmes | TV movie |
| 1991 | Defenseless | Receptionist in Dubbing Studio | |
| 1995 | The Clinic | Nurse Delmore | Episode #1.1 |
References
- Jones, Kenneth (February 12, 1999). "Stage and TV Actress Mercedes Shirley is Dead at 71". Playbill. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- Lentz, Harris (July 1999). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 201-202. ISBN 9780786409198 – via Google Books.
- Galloway, Doug (February 9, 1999). "Mercedes Shirley". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- Willis, John (June 1, 2002). Theatre World 1998-1999. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 265. ISBN 1557834326 – via Google Books.
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