Brenda Scott


Brenda Scott is an American film and television actress. Her stage name comes from an F. Scott Fitzgerald character.

Early life

On March 15, 1943, Scott was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Career

Scott appeared in films such as The Hanged Man ; Johnny Tiger ; Journey to Shiloh and Simon, King of the Witches. Her television credits include Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Alias Smith and Jones, Hawaii Five O, Mannix, Ironside, Mr. Novak, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, Run for Your Life, Wagon Train, 77 Sunset Strip, Dragnet 1967, The Fugitive, Simon & Simon, The Virginian, Lancer, Cade's County, Temple Houston and Here Come the Brides. Scott said, "I started out playing neurotic types because they decided I had a waif-like face."
Scott shared that she had always wanted to act since she was a child and that during her teen years, she believed in palmistry and astrology.

Personal life

Scott was married to fellow actor Andrew Prine, who played her brother in The Savage Land. Scott and Prine started living separately after only being married for four months. Prine and Scott were divorced in 1969. They would marry and divorce three times over the course of their lives.