Katherine MacGregor started her career on stage in New York City, in theatres off and on Broadway, credited as Scottie MacGregor.
12 Facts About Katherine MacGregor
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Katherine MacGregor was born Dorlee Deane McGregor on January 12,1925, in Glendale, California, to Ralph S McGregor and Beatrice E Willard.
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When Katherine was a child, her mother Beatrice moved the family to Fort Collins, Colorado, where they lived most of Katherine's early life.
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Katherine MacGregor graduated from Northwestern University with a major in drama and moved to New York City in 1949.
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Katherine MacGregor was hired by the Arthur Murray Dance Studios as a dance instructor.
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Katherine MacGregor studied acting under N Richard Nash, Sanford Meisner, and Stella Adler.
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Katherine MacGregor did summer stock in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as Dorlee Deane McGregor but switched to using the stage name Scottie MacGregor as her acting career advanced.
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Katherine MacGregor had roles in the TV movies, The Death of Me Yet, The Girls of Huntington House, and Tell Me Where It Hurts.
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In 1979, due to the popularity of Little House in Spain, Katherine MacGregor was invited to Madrid, and appeared on RTVE's 625 Lineas and Ding Dong La Cocina programs.
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Katherine MacGregor dedicated herself to the Hindu religion, and to teaching acting to children at the Wee Hollywood Vedanta Players, before finally retiring in the early 2000s.
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Katherine MacGregor was married to actor Bert Remsen from 1949 to 1950 and to actor, director, and teacher Edward G Kaye-Martin, 14 years her junior, from August 1969 to October 1970.
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Katherine MacGregor was unable to appear in the series finale of Little House on the Prairie, because she was on a pilgrimage to India at the time of the episodes' filming.