Marion Burnside Randall, who acted under the name Sue Randall (October 8, 1935 — October 26, 1984), was an American actress best known for her role as the kindly Miss Landers, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's grade school teacher in the CBS and ABC sitcom Leave It to Beaver.Philadelphia-born Randall's debut on the small screen was in the 1955 episode "Golden Victory" of the series Star Tonight. She later appeared as one of the employees in the Reference Department in the 1957 film Desk Set with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. She was cast in the ABC western series The Rebel as Elaine, the daughter of a man sentenced to hang, but Nick Adams, the star, saves him. This second episode, "Judgment Day", aired October 11, 1959.Her Beaver years spanned 1958-1963, when she was in her twenties. She appeared in twenty-nine episodes after replacing Diane Brewster, who played "Miss Canfield" both during the first season and in the 1980s TV movies based on the show.Randall's primary roles were on television in guest-starring roles. She was cast as Kathy O'Hara, an aspiring concert pianist, in the episode "The Mysterious Stranger" (February 17, 1959) of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Sugarfoot, with Will Hutchins in the title role. Randall appeared too in such series as CBS's The Twilight Zone, Have Gun - Will Travel, Gunsmoke, The Aquanauts, Pete and Gladys, and Hennesey, NBC's Bonanza and The Man and the Challenge, and ABC's The Real McCoys, The Rebel, The Dakotas, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive, and The Rifleman. In addition, she made three guest appearances on Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges in 1961. That same year she also guest starred as Ellen, with Adolphe Menjou as Fitch and Orson Bean as her husband John Monroe, in the episode "The Secret Life of James Thurber", based on the works of the American humorist James Thurber, in the CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson. She made two guest appearances as well on Perry Mason, both times as the defendant: Betty Wilkins in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker," and Arnell Stiller, alias Amy Scott, in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between."Randall died of lung cancer on October 26, 1984, at the age of forty-nine. She was survived by two sons, Blake and Kenneth.
October 8, 1935, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
October 26, 1984, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place Of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height
5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
1
She was involved in a serious automobile accident in 1967 and never acted again.
2
A heavy smoker, she died of lung cancer.
3
Actively supported numerous charitable organizations and social welfare programs, including the Multiple Sclerosis Telethon, Reading for the Blind and Project Headstart.
4
Two sons: Blake and Kenneth
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fugitive
1963-1965
TV Series
Nurse Thompson / Ruth Fisher / Jen
My Favorite Martian
1965
TV Series
Miss Turner
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1965
TV Series
Anne Crane
Profiles in Courage
1965
TV Series
Joan
Wendy and Me
1964
TV Series
Ruth Harris
Summer Playhouse
1964
TV Series
Linda
Perry Mason
1960-1964
TV Series
Amy Scott / Betty Wilkins
The Twilight Zone
1959-1964
TV Series
Millie / Beauty Contestant / Nurse
Arrest and Trial
1964
TV Series
Maris Hewitt
The Bill Dana Show
1963
TV Series
Margaret Ann Austin
Dr. Kildare
1963
TV Series
Emily Gunderson
The Dakotas
1963
TV Series
Hardi Masters
Saints and Sinners
1963
TV Series
Ann
Ripcord
1963
TV Series
Nora Willis
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
1962
TV Series
Bianca
Pete and Gladys
1962
TV Series
Helen
Leave It to Beaver
1958-1962
TV Series
Miss Alice Landers
Margie
1962
TV Series
Miss Franklin
Gunsmoke
1960-1961
TV Series
Laura / Effie Strayhorn
Sea Hunt
1961
TV Series
Peg Nicholson / Liz Brenner / Mary Carter
Surfside 6
1961
TV Series
Maggie Littrell
Michael Shayne
1960-1961
TV Series
Marcella Colby / Georgia
Hennesey
1959-1961
TV Series
Gloria Landis / Linda Shafer
The Detectives
1961
TV Series
Jean Morley
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1961
TV Series
Ellen Monroe
The Tom Ewell Show
1961
TV Series
Miss McNulty
Lock Up
1961
TV Series
Peggy Tyler
Thriller
1960
TV Series
Kay Salisbury
77 Sunset Strip
1959-1960
TV Series
Alice Smith Gallante / Ruth Douglas / Chick Hammons
The Roaring 20's
1960
TV Series
Kathy Potter
The Aquanauts
1960
TV Series
Mimi Newell
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1960
TV Series
Lucy Tedder
Bat Masterson
1960
TV Series
Elizabeth
New Comedy Showcase
1960
TV Series
Lois
The Man and the Challenge
1960
TV Series
Phyllis Wright
Have Gun - Will Travel
1959-1960
TV Series
Ruth - Schoolteacher / Anna Ainslee
Wagon Train
1959
TV Series
Mrs. Sherman
M Squad
1959
TV Series
Mrs. Jim Wilson
General Electric Theater
1959
TV Series
Bride's Friend
The Rebel
1959
TV Series
Elaine Randall
The Real McCoys
1959
TV Series
Susan Meade
The Rifleman
1959
TV Series
Lucy Hallager
Sugarfoot
1959
TV Series
Kathy O'Hara
Grand Jury
1959
TV Series
Union Boss's Daughter
The Millionaire
1958
TV Series
Kathy Taylor Johnson
Steve Canyon
1958
TV Series
Sgt. Addie Malone
Bronco
1958
TV Series
Hope Cabot
Matinee Theatre
1957-1958
TV Series
Desk Set
1957
Ruthie Saylor
Playhouse 90
1957
TV Series
Kitty Verdun
Star Tonight
1955
TV Series
Valiant Lady
1953
TV Series
Diane Emerson Soames #3 (1955-1956)
A Wonderful Life
1950
Short
College girl holding newspaper (uncredited)
Vacation Playhouse
1967
TV Series
Ruth
Death Valley Days
1962-1966
TV Series
Carrie Huntington / Mary Ann Duncan / Virginia Slade