Mary Linn Beller
Mary Linn Beller was an American child actress.
Early years
Beller was born in Brooklyn on March 1, 1933, the daughter of Samuel and Helen Beller. She began taking acting lessons by age 9, studying at the Heckscher Foundation and the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan. She began auditioning for parts on radio when she was 12. She attended Midwood High School, Bennington College and Columbia University School of General Studies.Career
Beller's first professional acting role consisted of a giggle on the radio version of Our Miss Brooks when she was 12 years old. She portrayed Babby on The Brighter Day and appeared on other radio programs, including Let's Pretend and School of the Air.On stage, Beller performed in summer stock at age 16 in the ingenue lead role in You Can't Take It With You. Other summer stock roles were followed by a six-week tour in Leaf and Bough, which had three performances on Broadway. She also appeared in the Broadway production Have I Got a Girl for You!.
Beller continued her role of Babby on the television version of The Brighter DayI. She also portrayed Judy Foster, the title character on the television version of A Date with Judy and "little sister" Connie Thayer on The First Hundred Years. Other TV programs on which she appeared included Escape, Silver Theatre, and Starlight Theatre.