Biography
Good-humored, intelligent lead, mostly on TV. Hartley's film career got off to an auspicious start with a leading role in Sam Peckinpah's second film, the elegiac "Ride the High Country" (1962). By the early 1970s, however, she was appearing in such routine fare as "The Return of Count Yorga" (1971) and "The Magnificent Seven Ride" (1972). The small screen had taken up much of the slack in the meantime, offering Hartley roles on the soap opera …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Toured opposite Len Cariou in the award-winning stage play "Copenhagen" | |
1998 | Had recurring role in the short-lived CBS drama "To Have and To Hold" | |
1998 | Starred in L.A. production of "The Lion in Winter" | |
| Co-starred opposite Elliot Gould in a touring production of "Deathtrap" | ||
| Regular role on TV series, "WIOU" | ||
1989 | Returned to stage in "King John" (NYSF Central Park) | |
1987 | Song performer ("Funny Girl") on TV special, "Broadway Sings: The Music of Julie Styne" | |
1987 | Co-hosted CBS's "Morning Show" | |
| Played Jennifer Barnes on the CBS sitcom, "Goodnight, Beantown" | ||
1980 | Co-hosted NBC's "Today Show" | |
| Became well-known for series of Polaroid commercials as James Garner's wife | ||
| Played Ruth Garrett opposite Richard Mulligan on the TV sitcom, "The Hero" | ||
| Played the regular role of Claire Morton on the TV soap opera, "Peyton Place" | ||
1962 | TV debut on series, "Gunsmoke" | |
1962 | Acted in first feature, "Ride the High Country" | |
1956 | Appeared in "A Winter's Tale" with Shakespeare Festival, Stratford | |
| Attempted suicide at age 15 | ||
| Got start in theater at age 10 in production of "Alice in Wonderland" | ||
Awards
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Goodnight, Beantown |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Program in The Halloween That Almost Wasn't |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in The Rockford Files |
1979 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in The Incredible Hulk |
1962 | BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles in Ride the High Country |