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name: "Lois Nettleton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lois-nettleton"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1927"
died: "18 January 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.180785+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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# Lois Nettleton

Actor. Born 16 August 1927 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. Died 18 January 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1927, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 18 January 2008
- **Also known as:**  Lydia Scott, Lois June Nettleton

## Biography

Lois Nettleton was an American actress who appeared in film, stage, radio and television from 1949 until her death. She trained at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and the Actors Studio in New York, making her Broadway debut in 1949. She was also credited early in her career as Lydia Scott.

Nettleton received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Daytime Emmy Awards. Her television credits include the role of Jean in the 1986 episode "Isn't It Romantic?" of *The Golden Girls*, as well as appearances in *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), *Seinfeld* (1994) and *Spider-Man* (1994). She had a recurring role in *In the Heat of the Night* (1988–1989) and appeared on stage in productions including *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1973). She was married to writer and radio personality Jean Shepherd from 1960 to 1967.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, as Jean — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)

## Also known for

- *Spider-Man* (1994), Nora (voice)
- *Full House* (1987)
- *The Flash* (1990), Belle Crocker
- *Bonanza* (1959), Elizabeth Ann Clauson
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Deidre French, Ginny Blanchard, Amelia
- *Mickey's House of Villains* (2002), Maleficent (voice)
- *A Face in the Crowd* (1957), Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)
- *Kung Fu* (1972), Delonia Cantrell

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