Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit was an American film and TV character actress from Los Angeles who appeared in over two dozen films, including Spellbound, The Snake Pit, The Damned Don't Cry!, Tea and Sympathy, All That Heaven Allows and Harper. She also appeared in the 1946 Abbott and Costello comedy Little Giant, as Bud Abbott's wife.
Career
She made numerous appearances on TV series such as Wagon Train, The Lineup, The Monkees, and most notably, in the iconic 1959 The [Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone] episode "Time Enough at Last", in which she played the nagging wife of the lead character played by Burgess Meredith.
DeWit's Broadway credits include The Taming of the Shrew in 1935. On radio, she portrayed Ruth Thompson on Meet Mr. McNultey and Valerie on Second Husband. She reprised the Thompson role on The Ray Milland Show, the TV version of Meet Mr. McNultey.
Personal life and demise
DeWit died in Los Angeles on January 7, 1998, at age 85. She was cremated and returned to her family in residence.
Partial filmography
The Leopard Man - Helene Dragon Seed - Wu Lien's WifeBlack Magic - Justine BonnerMoonlight and Cactus - ElsieFog Island - Emiline BronsonI'll Remember April - WhisperSwing Out, Sister - Pat CameronLady on a Train - Miss FletcherMen in Her Diary - Marjorie BarnesThat Night with You - Blossom DrakeWeek-End at the Waldorf - Kate DouglasSpellbound - Nurse Saratoga Trunk - Guilia ForosiniLittle Giant - Hazel Temple MorrisonShe Wrote the Book - Millicent Van CleveCuban Pete - LindsayWild Beauty - Cissy CruthersThe [Lone Wolf in Mexico] - Liliane DumontSomething in the Wind - Fashion Show SalesladyThe Snake Pit - Celia SommervilleIt's a Great Feeling - Trent's Secretary Chinatown at Midnight - Lisa MarcelThe Damned Don't Cry - SandraThe Happy Years - Mrs. Cameron The Great Jewel Robber - Mrs. Arthur VinsonOn [the Isle of Samoa] - Mrs. Marguerite LeachNever a [Dull Moment (1950 film)|Never a Dull Moment] - Myra Van Elson The First Legion - Miss HamiltonCarrie - Carrie's Sister MinnieShe's Back on Broadway - Lisa KramerPlaygirl - Greta MarshThe Shrike - Katherine MeadeLay That Rifle Down - Aunt Sarah GreebAll That Heaven Allows - Mona PlashThe Toy Tiger - EdnaTea and Sympathy - Lilly SearsPocketful of Miracles - Louise - Governor's Wife It Happened at the World's Fair - Emma Johnson Twice-Told Tales - Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's SisterHarper - Mrs. Kronberg