Eileen Chesis is an American actress who appeared as a child in several American network television series of the 1960s.
Eileen Chesis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eileen Sue Chesis |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Spouse |
Richard Devirian (m. 1975) |
Television career
editChesis portrayed Cissy Porter, one of the daughters in the sitcom The Tom Ewell Show in 1960-1961.[1] Her other television work as a child consisted of appearances in Lassie, in the crime-drama The Detectives, in the medical-drama The Eleventh Hour, and in the western Destry — she also appeared (as two different characters) in two different episodes of Bonanza (1962-1963).
Her only television work as an adult was in 1975, where she played Nancy in the live-action super-hero series The Secrets of Isis.
Film career
editShe appeared, despite uncredited, in the 1960 film Tall Story.
Personal life
editChesis was born in Newark, New Jersey. She married lawyer Richard Devirian on March 8, 1975.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 848. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.