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Dina Merrill Biography (1925-)

Born Nedenia Hutton, December 29, 1925, in New York, NY; daughter of Edward F. Hutton (a stockbroker) and Marjorie Merriweather Post; married Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr., March 23, 1946 (divorced, December, 1966); married Cliff Robertson (an actor), December 21, 1966 (divorced, 1989); married Ted Hartley (a business executive), November 18, 1989; children: (first marriage) Stanley M. III, Nina, David; (second marriage) Heather. Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Agent: Siegel, 405 East 54th St., Suite 12A, New York, NY 10022.

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

1925

New York, New York

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Sylvia Blair, Desk Set (also known as His Other Woman), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• Margie Solitaire, A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (also known as How to Rob a Bank), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Ensign Rita Benson, Don't Give Up the Ship, Paramount, 1959
• Lieutenant Barbara Duran, Operation Petticoat, Universal, 1959
• Catch Me If You Can, 1959
• Emily Liggett, Butterfield 8, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• Jean Halstead, The Sundowners, Warner Bros., 1960
• Nikki Kovacs and Doris Delaney, Twenty Plus Two, Allied Artists, 1961
• Karin Bell, The Young Savages, United Artists, 1961
• Rita Behrens, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Karin Grandstedt, I'll Take Sweden, United Artists, 1965
• The Walking Major (also known as Aru heishi no kake), 1970
• Lindy, Throw Out the Anchor, 1972
• Whit Colby, Running Wild, Golden Circle, 1973
• The Meal (also known as Deadly Encounters), Ambassador, 1975
• Deliver Us from Evil, 1975
• Velvet Green, The Greatest, Columbia, 1977
• Antoinette "Toni" Sloan Goddard, A Wedding, Twentieth Century-Fox,1978
• Deadly Encounter, 1979
• Connie Herschel, Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Bros., 1980
• Sarah, Anna to the Infinite Power, 1983
• Nell Kempler, Twisted, 1986
• Cynthia Young, Caddyshack II, Warner Bros., 1988
• Joan Stiles, True Colors, Paramount, 1991
• Celia, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
• Alice Jameson, Suture, Suture Pictures/Kino-Korsakoff, 1994
• Doris Hays-Briton, Open Season, Republic Pictures Corp., 1995
• Laura, Point of Betrayal, Trident Releasing, 1996
• David's mother, Milk and Money, 1996
• Society woman, Mighty Joe Young (also known as Mighty Joe),Buena Vista, 1998
• Film Work
• Executive producer, Milk and Money, 1996
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Estelle Modrian, Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984
• Miniseries
• Mrs. Hickinger, Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
• (As Dina Merrill-Hartley) Lady P., The Magnificent Ambersons, 2001
• Movies
• Brancie Hagen, The Sunshine Patriot, NBC, 1968
• Emily Garth Pleasant, Seven in Darkness, ABC, 1969
• Mrs. Greher, Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones, ABC, 1971
• Florence Carlyle, Family Flight, ABC, 1972
• Cele, The Tenth Month, CBS, 1979
• The Brass Ring, 1983
• Maureen Dowd, Turn Back the Clock (also known as Repeat Performance), NBC, 1989
• Catherine Tarr, Fear, Showtime, 1990
• Clair Worth, Not in My Family (also known as Breaking the Silence), ABC, 1993
• Lydia D'Arcy, Monique's mother, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, CBS, 1997
• Merilee Parker, A Chance of Snow, Lifetime, 1998
• Phoebe, The Glow, 2001
• Also appeared in Do Me a Favor--Don't Vote for My Mom.
• Specials
• Bob Hope's Road to Hollywood, NBC, 1983
• The Los Angeles Music Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration, PBS,1990
• Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
• American Castles, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Pilots
• Daktari, CBS, 1966
• Beatrice Savarona, The Lonely Profession, NBC, 1969
• Penelope Parkington, "The Parkingtons: Dear Penelope," The Letters, ABC, 1973
• Helen Martinson, Kingston: The Power Play (also known as Kingston and The Newspaper Game), NBC, 1976
• Estelle Modrian, Hot Pursuit, NBC, 1984
• Nan Cooper, The Alan King Show, CBS, 1986
• Episodic
• "A Place Full of Strangers," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1955
• "Return to Cassino," Playwrights '56, NBC, 1956
• "The Center of the Maze," Playwrights '56, NBC, 1956
• "One for All," Matinee Theatre, NBC, 1958
• "Spider Web," Climax!, CBS, 1958
• "The Time of Your Life," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1958
• "What Makes Sammy Run," Sunday Showcase, NBC, 1959
• "The Fallen Idol," Dupont Show of the Month, CBS, 1959
• "Murder Is a Private Affair," Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, CBS,1960
• "Men in White," Dupont Show of the Month, CBS, 1960
• Hong Kong, ABC, 1961
• "Brandenburg Gate," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1961
• "The Dispossessed," Westinghouse Presents, CBS, 1961
• "Style of Living," The Investigators, CBS, 1961
• "Obituary for Mr. `X,'" The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1962
• "The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff," The Dick Powell Show, NBC,1962
• "Footnote to Fame," Westinghouse Presents, CBS, 1962
• Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1962
• The Expendables, ABC, 1962
• Laura, "Bonfire," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1962
• The New Breed, ABC, 1962
• "Very Rough Sketch," Checkmate, CBS, 1962
• The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1963
• Burke's Law, ABC, 1963
• "The Candidate," Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1963
• The Rogues, NBC, 1964, 1965
• The Mickey Rooney Show, ABC, 1964
• "The Gun," Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC, 1964
• "Incident of the Gilded Goddess," Rawhide, 1964
• Kendall Frazier, "The Personal Touch," The Rogues, 1964
• "The Game," Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1965
• Jean Davis, "The Monster," The F.B.I., ABC, 1965
• "The Tamarack Massacre Affair," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1965
• "A Daring Step Backward," The Rogues, 1965
• Captain Patricia Bates, "Which Way the Wind Blows," Twelve O'Clock High, ABC, 1966
• Shenandoah, ABC, 1966
• Susannah, "The Pursued: Parts 1 & 2," Bonanza, NBC, 1966
• "The Trap of Solid Gold," Stage '67, ABC, 1967
• Calamity Jan, "The Great Escape," Batman, ABC, 1968
• Calamity Jan, "The Great Train Robbery," Batman, ABC, 1968
• Meredyth, "The Controllers: Part 1," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
• Nancy Devlin, "The Incomparable Connie Walker," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
• The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
• The Bold Ones, NBC, 1971
• The Men from Shiloh, NBC, 1971
• Medical Center, CBS, 1971
• Laura Duff, "The Angus Killer," The Virginian, 1971
• "The Franklin Papers," The F.B.I., ABC, 1972
• "Waiting Room," Night Gallery, NBC, 1972
• Doris Hawthorne, "Murder by the Numbers," Cannon, CBS, 1973
• "A Cry in the Night," Marcus Welby, M.D., CBS, 1973
• Ruth Wilson, "Hatred unto Death," Night Gallery, NBC, 1973
• Anita, "Oscar's in Love," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974
• Harriet Manners, "The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express," Ellery Queen, NBC, 1975
• Switch, CBS, 1976
• Barbara Dalton, "Nine Dragons," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1976
• Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1976
• Thelma March, "A Haunting We Will Go," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, 1977
• "Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent aFamily/The Man in Her Life: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, 1979
• Jessica Cabot, Hotel, ABC, 1986
• Monica Douglas, "Always a Thief," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
• Annie Floret, "The Monte Carlo Murders," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
• Elizabeth Sheffield, "The Two Mrs. Sheffields," The Nanny, CBS, 1995
• Doris, "Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
• Ellen Hayworth, "Ambition," Vengeance Unlimited, ABC, 1998
• Also appeared in The Alcoa Theatre, NBC, and To Tell the Truth, CBS.
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) June, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1944
• George Washington Slept Here, New York City, 1945
• (Broadway debut) The Mermaids Singing, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1945-46
• Desdemona, Othello, 1960
• Title role, Major Barbara, Shaw Festival, Westport Playhouse, 1965
• Aviatrix, Misalliance, Shaw Festival, Westport Playhouse, 1965
• Mrs. Manningham, Angel Street, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1975
• The Torch-Bearers, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1977
• Loved, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, then PAF Playhouse, Huntington Station, NY, both 1978
• Lillian Hellman, Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1979
• The Unexpected Guest, Hartman Theatre Company, Stamford, CT, 1979
• Mrs. Venable, Suddenly Last Summer, Horace Mann Theatre, New YorkCity, 1981
• The V.I.P.s, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, NY, 1981
• Peggy Porterfield, On Your Toes, Virginia Theatre, Kennedy Center,New York City, 1983, then Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 1985
• Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Samuel Beckett Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Induction of the first women members, The Players Club Centennial Salute, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (stage reading), Ahmanson Theatre,New York City, 2000
• Also appeared with the Mirror Repertory Company, New York City, 1985; inThe Smile of the Cardboard Man, HB Playwrights Foundation, New York City; Surprise, John Drew Theatre; My Sister Eileen; and as Olivia, Twelfth Night.
• Major Tours
• Voice of the Turtle, U.S. cities, 1961
• Write Me a Murder, U.S. cities, 1963

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People Weekly, April 19, 1999, p. 79