20 Facts About Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland played in that role from 1969 until the series concluded in 1972.

Beverly Garland had a recurring role as Ginger Jackson on 7th Heaven.

Beverly Garland was a student at Glendale City College, and she honed her acting skills in summer stock theatre.

Beverly Garland played Nina in the drama Mama Rosa in 1950.

From 1957 to 1958, Beverly Garland starred as undercover police officer Casey Jones in the television series Decoy, the first American television police series with a woman in the starring role.

Beverly Garland guest-starred in 1956 as Nelli Austin, a rodeo sharpshooter, in the episode "Rodeo Rough House" of Rod Cameron's syndicated drama series State Trooper.

Beverly Garland and Akins appeared in The Zane Grey Theatre episodes "Courage is a Gun" and "Jericho".

In 1955, Beverly Garland had been cast in the episode "Man Down, Woman Screaming" of Rod Cameron's first syndicated series, City Detective.

In 1959, Beverly Garland was cast as the wife of a bounty hunter in Season 2, Episode 2 of Rawhide "Incident of the Roman Candles".

Beverly Garland appeared twice in 1960 as Doris Denny Bona in the episodes "Remember the Alamo" and "The Widow of Kill Cove" of Cameron's third syndicated series, Coronado 9.

In 1960, Beverly Garland was cast as Dr Nora James in the episode "Three Graves" of Riverboat.

Beverly Garland appeared in 1960 in episode 28, "Saddles and Spurs", of the first season of the Western show Laramie.

Beverly Garland appeared in a season-one episode, "Smoke Screen", of The Fugitive.

Beverly Garland appeared in the 1968 feature film Pretty Poison, but is best known for playing suburban mothers on My Three Sons and Scarecrow and Mrs King.

In 1974, Beverly Garland went under the ape makeup for an episode of the Planet of the Apes television series.

Beverly Garland featured in two episodes of Remington Steele as the mother of Laura Holt in the early 1980s and in six episodes of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as the mother of Lois Lane in the mid-1990s.

Beverly Garland was nominated for a Best Actress in a Single Performance Emmy Award for her work on Medic.

Subsequently, Beverly Garland combined her acting career with an increased devotion to the hotel that Crank built and named for her.

On December 5,2008, Beverly Garland died from natural causes at her home of over 40 years in the Hollywood Hills after a lengthy illness.

Beverly Garland was survived by a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.