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name: "Elizabeth MacRae"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elizabeth-macrae"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 February 1936"
died: "27 May 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:09:20.860946+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Elizabeth MacRae

Actor. Born 22 February 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Died 27 May 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 February 1936, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 27 May 2024
- **Also known as:** Elizabeth Hendon MacRae

## Biography

Elizabeth MacRae was an American actress. Born Elizabeth Hendon MacRae on 22 February 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina, she grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and trained as an actor in New York City, studying with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio.

She appeared in numerous television series from the late 1950s, including recurring roles as Lou-Ann Poovie on *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1966–1969) and guest parts on *Gunsmoke*, *The Andy Griffith Show*, *Kojak*, *Mannix* and *The Fugitive*. Her film credits include a voice role in *The Incredible Mr. Limpet* (1964) and the part of Meredith in Francis Ford Coppola’s *The Conversation* (1974).

MacRae died on 27 May 2024 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Conversation* (1974), Fi1m 92, as Meredith — [page](https://film.one/film/the-conversation.md)

## Also known for

- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Diane
- *Bonanza* (1959), Lila Holden
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), Betty Parker
- *Kojak* (1973), Betsy Vellon, Robin Clossen
- *The Untouchables* (1959), Bunny Colton
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Fanny, April
- *The Incredible Mr. Limpet* (1964), Ladyfish (voice)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Clara Braydon

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