Laraine Stephens


Laraine Stephens is a retired American actress.
Stephens was born in Oakland, California. She studied at both Los Angeles City College and the University of California, Los Angeles.
A coloratura soprano, Stephens performed in operas before moving into acting.
On television, Stephens played Diane Waring in Bracken's World, Irene Stefan in Eischied, Claire Kronski in Matt Helm, Susan Wentworth in O.K. Crackerby!, Claire Estep in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, and Dr. Karen Fletcher in Women in White.
She also appeared in the TV series Leave It to Beaver, Surfside 6, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Laramie, Laredo, The F.B.I., Tarzan, The Name of the Game, I Dream of Jeannie, Love, American Style, Nanny and the Professor, Cade's County, The Mod Squad, Marcus Welby, M.D., Mission: Impossible, Mannix, McCloud, Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Movin' On, The Quest, Police Story, Police Woman, Hawaii Five-O, The Next Step Beyond, Vegas, The Love Boat, T. J. Hooker, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Fantasy Island, among others. She appeared in the films 40 Guns to Apache Pass; Hellfighters; and The Thousand Plane Raid; and in numerous television movies.
In 1964, Sinatra Enterprises signed Stephens for a role in the film None but the Brave.
On June 12, 1970, Stephens married producer David Gerber. The couple operated Gerber Vineyards.
She retired with an episode of Fantasy Island, airing on January 29, 1983, her last acting credit.

Selected TV and filmography

TV series - guest appearances

  • Leave It to Beaver as Gail Preston
  • Surfside 6 as Lydia Wilder
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Clydene Quigley
  • Laramie as Laurie Adams
  • Laredo
  • * as Ruth Phelps
  • * as Barbara Halsey
  • The Fisher Family
  • Mannix
  • * as Helen Brewer
  • * as Charlene Tallifer
  • * as Angela Talbot
  • The Christophers as Nancy
  • The FBI as Margaret Campbell
  • Tarzan as Doria
  • The Name of the Game as Lorraine Farrell
  • I Dream of Jeannie as Amanda
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • * as Sally Gregson
  • * as Miss Simpson
  • * as Katie Kealoha
  • Love, American Style as Joan
  • Nanny and the Professor as Marjorie Meyers
  • Cade's County as Allison Burton
  • The Mod Squad as Laurie Childs
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. as Kay Powers
  • The Man and the City
  • Mission: Impossible as Eve Vayle
  • 'Police Story
  • * as Patti
  • * as Jenny LaFrieda
  • * as Jenny LaFrieda
  • * as Laura Darrin
  • * as Laura Darrin
  • * as Lynn Lewis
  • Barnaby Jones
  • * as Sheila Windsor
  • * as Irene Hopkins
  • 'McCloud as Shannon Taylor
  • Police Woman
  • * as Gladys Conway
  • * as Christina Littel
  • * as Karen Osborne
  • * as Amelia Boyer
  • Cannon as Evelyn Rogers
  • Movin' On as Joan
  • The Quest as Seba Alcott
  • Gibbsville
  • The Next Step Beyond as Cathy Terence
  • Fantasy Island
  • * as Maureen Banning
  • * as Dorothy"Dottie" Cooper
  • * as Fran Warner
  • * as Angela Marckham
  • Vegas as Merrill Wayne
  • The Love Boat as Susan Braddock
  • Today's F.B.I. as Marion
  • McClain's Law as Anne Wilson
  • T.J. Hooker as Commissioner Cook
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Sophie Barton

    Television series regular roles

  • O.K. Crackerby! as Susan Wentworth
  • Bracken's World as Diane Waring
  • Matt Helm as Claire Kronski
  • Rich Man, Poor Man Book II as Claire Estep
  • Eischied as Irene Stefan

    TV movie appearances

  • The Movie Maker as Young Paula Kirsch
  • The Screaming Woman as Caroline Wynant
  • Adventures of Nick Carter as Joyce Jordan
  • Jarrett as Sigrid Larsen
  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show as Paula
  • Matt Helm as Kronski
  • The Rangers as Edie
  • Risko as Susan Grainger
  • The Courage and the Passion as Brett Gardener
  • Crash as Ginny Duffy
  • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as Suzanne Mitchell
  • Women in White as Dr Karen Fletcher as Suzanne Mitchell
  • Power as Norma Greer
  • Scruples as Eliza

    Film appearances

  • None But the Brave as Lorie, Dennis's fiancée
  • 40 Guns to Apache Pass as Ellen Malone
  • Hellfighters as Helen Meadows
  • The Thousand Plane Raid as WAC Lieutenant Gabrielle "Gabby" Ames