Mary Frances Luecke Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Mary Frann was born on February 27, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Mary Frances Luecke. She was an actress, known for Newhart (1982), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Dance 'Til Dawn (1988). She was married to Thomas J. Escott. She died on September 23, 1998 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Upon Mary's death, close friend and fellow CAC (Celebrity Action Council) member Meredith MacRae said, "Mary was not a star on a pedestal. She really listened to these troubled women and would candidly share her own struggles. She recruited dentists for them, threw them baby showers, and never with a reporter or camera crew to witness it. She truly gave of herself, and we honor her by making sure her work continues".
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Best remembered by the public as Johanna Loudon on Newhart (1982).
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Lost the role of Sue Ellen Ewing to Linda Gray on Dallas (1978).
Frann's personal and professional career was eulogized in a ceremony at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. The funeral was attended by family, friends and actors from her soap opera and television days. [September 1998]
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Frann died in her sleep of apparent heart failure. She was discovered by her companion, John E. Cookman, Jr. For weeks after her death, tabloids speculated that drug use had somehow been involved, but autopsy results determined that Frann was suffering from an existing but undiagnosed condition called "lipomatosis with fibrosis," which is a scarring of the heart muscle tissue.
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Frann was active in charities, and the night before she died she was working with homeless women at the Los Angeles Mission, where she served on a celebrity volunteer committee.
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Founded the America's Junior Miss Council in 1995. It is the official Junior Miss alumni organization, and anyone who has ever participated in Junior Miss at any level - local, state or national - may join.
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Born in St. Louis, Frann was a child model and did live television commercials for a local station while she was in high school.
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America's Junior Miss 1961.
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Studied drama at Northwestern University and worked as weather reporter for the NBC station in St. Louis.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
2000
TV Series
Beverly / Bev Conklin
The Infinite Power Workout
1998
TV Series
Guest star
Diagnosis Murder
1998
TV Series
Lucy Caruso
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1997
TV Series
Alice
Burke's Law
1994
TV Series
Brittany Moore
The Hitchhiker
1991
TV Series
Veronica
Fatal Charm
1990
Video
Susan
CBS Comedy Bloopers
1990
TV Movie
Host
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
TV Movie
Martha
Newhart
1982-1990
TV Series
Joanna Loudon
Lucky Chances
1990
TV Mini-Series
Clementine Duke
Single Women Married Men
1989
TV Movie
Pat Michaels
Dance 'Til Dawn
1988
TV Movie
Nancy Johnson
Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion
1987
TV Movie
Abby Bradford
The New Mike Hammer
1987
TV Series
Harriet 'Harry' Quail
Hotel
1984-1985
TV Series
Dr. Ellen Graham / Stephanie
Gidget's Summer Reunion
1985
TV Movie
Anne Bedford
King's Crossing
1982
TV Series
Nan Hollister
Darkroom
1981
TV Series
Linda Beckwith
WKRP in Cincinnati
1981
TV Series
Avis Dropkin
Nero Wolfe
1981
TV Series
Janet Eaton
Portrait of an Escort
1980
TV Movie
Sandy
Stone
1980
TV Series
Adelle Lovins
The Rockford Files
1975-1978
TV Series
Ruth Beetson-White / Valerie Thomas / Maria Heller
The Incredible Hulk
1978
TV Series
Karen Weiss
Fantasy Island
1978
TV Series
Grace Arnold
Quincy M.E.
1977
TV Series
Christine Hopwood
The Fantastic Journey
1977
TV Series
Roxanne
Woman in the Rain
1976
Days of Our Lives
1976
TV Series
Amanda Howard
The TVTV Show
1976
TV Movie
Mary Kay
The Wide World of Mystery
1975
TV Series
Apple's Way
1974
TV Series
Claudine Delacorte
The F.B.I.
1974
TV Series
Agent Pat Driscoll
Firehouse
1974
TV Series
Cannon
1973
TV Series
Janice Rogers
Search
1972
TV Series
Stephanie Burnside
Hawaii Five-O
1972
TV Series
Jean Holland
Return to Peyton Place
1972
TV Series
D. B. Bentley (1973-1974)
Mary Tyler Moore
1972
TV Series
Joanne Forbes
The Bill Cosby Show
1971
TV Series
Louise
Lancer
1969
TV Series
Dorrie Cutler
Bonanza
1969
TV Series
Barbara Parker
The Wild Wild West
1968-1969
TV Series
Princess Lina / Dr. Virginia Mays
My Friend Tony
1969
TV Series as Jennifer Douglas
That Girl
1968
TV Series
Pat Crawford
Get Smart
1968
TV Series
Stewardess
Nashville Rebel
1966
Molly Morgan
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1964
TV Series
Annette
Nightmare in Chicago
1964
TV Movie
The Prom: It's a Pleasure!
1961
Short
Junior Miss Missouri (uncredited)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crook & Chase
1996
TV Series
Herself - Guest Co-Hostess
Vicki!
1993
TV Series
Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael
1989-1990
TV Series
Herself
The Arsenio Hall Show
1989
TV Series
Herself
The Pat Sajak Show
1989
TV Series
Herself
The Wil Shriner Show
1987
TV Series
Herself
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
TV Special documentary
Herself
The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards
1987
TV Special
Herself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Television Night Time Dramatic Series
Miss USA Pageant
1987
TV Special
Herself - Hostess
Miss Universe Pageant
1986
TV Special documentary
Hostess
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
1985
TV Special
Herself
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1985
TV Special
Herself - Performer
Battle of the Network Stars XVIII
1985
TV Special
Herself - CBS Team
Star Search
1985
TV Series
Herself - Judge
CBS Tournament of Roses Parade
1985
TV Special
Herself
CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
1984
TV Special
Herself
Breakaway
1984
TV Series
Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1983
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Meet Marlon Brando
1966
Documentary short
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases
2009
TV Movie
Herself
TV's Greatest Sidekicks
2004
TV Special
On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize
$1.2 Million
