1921-07-02 ( 103 years old ) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Catherine McLeod (July 2, 1921 – May 11, 1997) was an American actress who made over sixty television and movie appearances between 1944 and 1976. She memorably portrayed the one woman whom James Garner's character Bret Maverick wanted to marry on the 1957 television series Maverick, in the episode "Rage for Vengeance," and appeared in literally dozens of other series including The Millionaire, Meet McGraw, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 77 Sunset Strip, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Bronco, Perry Mason, Colt .45, Lawman, Bonanza, Hawaiian Eye, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Outer Limits, The Virginian, and the Ten Thousand Horses Singing episode of Studio One opposite James Dean and John Forsythe.
Movies included Frank Borzage's I've Always Loved You (1946), Courage of Lassie (1946), The Fabulous Texan (1947), That's My Man (1947), Old Los Angeles (1948), My Wife's Best Friend (1952), A Blueprint for Murder (1953), William Witney's The Outcast (1954), Ride the Wild Surf (1964), and Lipstick (1976).
McLeod's greatest impact upon American consciousness by far, however, was as purveyor of one of the most ubiquitous catchphrases of its era when she portrayed the woman in the 1963 headache remedy television commercial who plaintively but irritably said, "Mother, please! I'd rather do it myself!" The announcer's voiceover would then intone, "Sure you have a headache... tense, irritable.... but don't take it out on her."
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Movies
The Republic Pictures Story
1991-03-15
Lipstick
1976-04-02
Ride the Wild Surf
1964-08-05
The Sergeant Was a Lady
1961-10-04
Tammy Tell Me True
1961-07-26
Return to Warbow
1958-01-15
The Outcast
1954-08-15
A Blueprint for Murder
1953-07-24
Sword of Venus
1953-02-20
My Wife's Best Friend
1952-10-09
10,000 Horses Singing
1952-03-03
So Young, So Bad
1950-05-20
Old Los Angeles
1948-04-24
The Fabulous Texan
1947-11-09
That's My Man
1947-06-01
I've Always Loved You
1946-12-02
Courage of Lassie
1946-11-08
Forever Yours
1945-01-26
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