Elizabeth Rogers

Elizabeth Rogers Biography

Elizabeth Rogers (May 18, 1934 - November 6, 2004) was an American actress.

Life and career

Born Betty Jayne Rogers in Austin, Texas, she played minor characters in thirty-seven episodes of a dozen different prime-time network series, including Little House on the Prairie, Bewitched, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Marcus Welby, M.D., Dragnet 1966, Mannix, Dragnet 1967, Bonanza, The Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, Dr. Kildare, and Slattery's People. She had two roles in the original Star Trek television series. She portrayed Lt. Palmer, a substitute communications officer, in the episodes "The Doomsday Machine" (1967) and "The Way to Eden" (1969). She also provided the (uncredited) voice for entity known as "The Companion" in the episode "Metamorphosis" (1967).

During the 1970s, she also appeared in a string of Irwin Allen produced films including The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). She was a personal friend of Allen and his wife Sheila Matthews Allen, and was married to actor Erik Nelson (also a regular in Irwin Allen films) in the backyard of Allen's home. Her other film appearances included Bittersweet Love (1976), The Van (1977), Grand Theft Auto (1977), and An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) as David Keith's mother.

She died from multiple strokes and lung cancer on November 6, 2004 in Tarzana, California at the age of 70.

Filmography

Film	Class	Episode	Year	Role
Outrage!	Television Movie	—	1986	Stella Smith
The Yellow Rose	Television Series	The Far Side of Fear	1984	Tess Anderson
The Night the Bridge Fell Down	Television Movie	—	1983	—
An Officer and a Gentleman	Screen Movie	—	1982	Betty Worley
Little House on the Prairie	Television Series	For the Love of Nancy	1981	Mrs. Miles
Goldie and the Boxer	Television Movie	—	1979	First matron
Hanging by a Thread	Television Movie	—	1979	Maggie Porter
The Swarm	Screen Movie	—	1978	Woman Scientist (extended version only)
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen	Television Movie	—	1978	Madam Josephine
Grand Theft Auto	Screen Movie	—	1977	Priscilla Powers
A Sensitive, Passionate Man	Television Movie	—	1977	Sophie
The Van	Screen Movie	—	1977	Mrs. Eastman
Flood!	Television Movie	—	1976	Nancy Lowman
Bittersweet Love	Screen Movie	—	1976	Joan
The Waltons	Television Series	The Nurse	1975	Nurse Smith
Adventures of the Queen	Television Movie	—	1975	Irene McKay
The Towering Inferno	Screen Movie	—	1974	Lady in Buoy
The Poseidon Adventure	Screen Movie	—	1972	Woman Next to Mr. Tinkham (uncredited)
Something Evil	Television Movie	—	1972	Party Guest
Bewitched	Television Series	The Ghost Who Made a Spectre of Himself	1971	Duchess
Gunsmoke	Television Series	Mirage The Well Parson Comes to Town	1971 1966 1966	Hostage (uncredited) Mrs. Davis Hostage
Marcus Welby, M.D.	Television Series	Go Get 'Em, Tiger	1970	Woman Executive
Land of the Giants	Television Series	Sabotage	1969	Secretary
Star Trek	Television Series	The Way to Eden Metamorphosis The Doomsday Machine	1969 1967 1967	Lt. Palmer The Companion (voice, uncredited) Lt. Palmer
Dragnet 1966	Television Movie	—	1969	Eve Sorenson
Mannix	Television Series	Shadow of a Man	1969	Records Clerk
Dragnet 1967	Television Series	The Little Victim	1968	Mrs. Bradley
Bonanza	Television Series	Journey to Terror Once a Doctor	1967 1965	Ellie Blackwell Allie Lou
The Time Tunnel	Television Series	The Alamo	1966	Mrs. Reynerson
Dr. Kildare	Television Series	Aftermath A Little Child Shall Lead Life in the Dance Hall	1965 1965 1965	Miss Trilling Miss Trilling Miss Trilling
Slattery's People	Television Series	The Hero	1965	Betty Dyne

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