Charlotte Stewart (February 27, 1941) is an American film and television actress.[1]
Charlotte Stewart | |
|---|---|
 Stewart at WonderCon 2009 | |
| Born | February 27, 1941 Yuba City, CA |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Notable work | Eva Beadle Simms in Little House on the Prairie |
| Spouse | |
Biography
editStewart is most famous for her role as the school teacher Eva Beadle Simms on Little House on the Prairie and her work with director David Lynch.[2]
Stewart graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse.[2][3] Her first acting job was in the 1960 episode "The Glass Cage" on The Loretta Young Show.[2][4] She has guest-starred on many television series ranging from Bonanza to The Office and the recurring role of Betty Briggs on Twin Peaks.[2] She was also a prolific TV commercial actress.[3] Her notable film appearances include Eraserhead and Tremors.[2] Stewart has been married four times.[5] In 1961, she met her first husband, Tim Considine, when she played Agnes Finley in the season-one episode "Deadline" of My Three Sons.[6] They married in 1965 and divorced in 1969.[7] Her second marriage to magician Jordan Hahn lasted from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.[8][9] In 1992, Stewart married her third husband, David Banks. Following his death in 2012, she began a relationship with Michael Santos, and they married in 2015.[10]
In 2016, Stewart self-published her memoirs in a book, Little House in the Hollywood Hills.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | V.D. | Judy Jackson | The film was also billed as "Damaged Goods" |
| 1965 | The Slender Thread | Telephone operator | |
| 1967 | Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! | Miss Reynolds | credited as Charlotte Considine |
| The Girl with the Hungry Eyes | One of the girls | ||
| 1968 | Speedway | Lori | credited as Charlotte Considine |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | Mae | |
| 1977 | Eraserhead | Mary X | |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Nurse | |
| 1982 | Human Highway | Charlotte Goodnight | |
| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences | Sally | |
| 1985 | UFOria | Brother Roy's Girlfriend | |
| 1989 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Mother | |
| 1990 | Tremors | Nancy Sterngood | |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Betty Briggs | Scenes deleted |
| 1994 | Dark Angel: The Ascent | Mother Theresa | |
| 1998 | Slums of Beverly Hills | Landlady | |
| 1999 | Desert Son | Audrey | |
| 2000 | Puppy Love | Edna Luster | Short |
| 2001 | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Nancy Sterngood | Direct to video |
| 2009 | The Inner Circle | Sister Angeline | |
| 2010 | Mayfly | Barbara | Short |
Television
edit| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | My Three Sons | Agnes Finley | episode: "Deadline" |
| Bachelor Father | Maybelle | ||
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Ann | episode: "They Painted Daisies on His Coffin" |
| Gunsmoke | Iris | episode: "Lyle's Kid", credited as Charlotte Considine | |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Lisa Campbell | episode: "The Stalker" |
| Then Came Bronson | Lori | episode "A Famine Where Abundance Lies" | |
| 1970 | Gunsmoke | Jenny | episode "Morgan" |
| 1971 | Mannix | Barbara | episode: "Run till Dark" |
| Bonanza | Betsy Rush | episode: "The Grand Swing" | |
| 1972 | McMillan & Wife | Sheila | episode: "Terror Times Two" |
| The Waltons | Ruth | Pilot episode: "The Foundling" | |
| The F.B.I. | Helen Simms | episode: "A Game of Chess" | |
| 1973 | Cannon | Dawn | episode: "Hard Rock Roller Coaster" |
| 1974 | Gunsmoke | Miss Merkle | |
| Little House on the Prairie | Eva Beadle Simms | Seasons 1–4 | |
| 1975 | The Nurse Killer | Suzie | |
| The Impostor | Jean Durham | ||
| 1977 | Murder in Peyton Place | Denise Haley | TV movie |
| Secrets | Phyllis Turner | ||
| 1978 | Mother, Juggs & Speed | Iris | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Princess and the Cabbie | Nurse | |
| Bitter Harvest | Mrs Lazlo | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Cindy | Two episodes |
| 1986 | Matlock | Mrs. Spellman | episode: "The Santa" |
| The Young and the Restless | Tamra Logan | 12 episodes | |
| 1987 | Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | Nurse #1 | |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Betty Briggs | |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Cindy Balducci | episode: "A Perfect Day" |
| 2007 | The Office | Woman | episode: "The Return" |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks: The Return | Betty Briggs |
References
edit- ^ "Movies & TV | Charlotte Stewart". The New York Times. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Dempsky, Andy (November 18, 2009). "More than Miss Beadle". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "To give up $30,000 annually to alter career wasn't easy". Kokomo Tribune. October 22, 1977. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "TV Week". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 29, 1960.
- ^ "From Little House to Hanging with Jim Morrison: Napa Actress Writes Tell-All Book". Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Mitas, Melissa (February 15, 2022). "'Little House on the Prairie' Star Charlotte Stewart Was Married to This 'My Three Sons' Actor". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Gates, Anita (March 4, 2022). "Tim Considine, Young Star of 'My Three Sons,' Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Little House on Prairie': Old friends left behind. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "CHARLOTTE STEWART: From "Prairie" to "Human Highway" to "Twin Peaks," The Actress Documents the Long and Winding Road of Her Remarkable Life and Career in New Autobiography". Pop Culture Classics. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Weiler, Lauren (January 13, 2021). "'Little House on the Prairie': Charlotte Stewart Said Her Character, Miss Beadle, Wasn't Allowed to Get Married at First". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (April 26, 2017). "'Little House on the Prairie' star Charlotte Stewart recalls days with Jim Morrison, Elvis and Bill Murray". Fox News. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
External links
edit- Charlotte Stewart at IMDb
- Charlotte Stewart at AllMovie
- Bad Beadle: Charlotte Stewart Reveals Life of Sex, Drugs and Booze After 'Little House on the Prairie'
- Little House on the Prairie: Miss Beadle and Me
- Little House on the Prairie TV Cast website - Charlotte Stewart
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