---
name: "Louise Latham"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/louise-latham"
fi1m_id: "louise-latham"
imdb_id: "nm0490103"
tmdb_id: 6932
wikidata_id: "Q275652"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 September 1922"
died: "12 February 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T15:31:51.419287+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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# Louise Latham

## Identity

Louise Latham

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/louise-latham
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** louise-latham
- **IMDb ID:** nm0490103
- **TMDB ID:** 6932
- **Wikidata ID:** Q275652
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Latham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275652, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490103/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6932

Actor. Born 23 September 1922 in Hamilton, Texas, USA. Died 12 February 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 September 1922, Hamilton, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 12 February 2018
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Latham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275652, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490103/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6932

## Biography

Louise Latham was an American actress. Born Johnie Louise Latham on 23 September 1922 in Hamilton, Texas, she died on 12 February 2018 in Montecito, California. She made her film debut as Bernice Edgar in Alfred Hitchcock's *Marnie* (1964).

Latham began her career on stage, appearing in a 1956 Broadway revival of *Major Barbara* and in *Invitation to a March* (1960) and *Isle of Children* (1962). Most of her work was in television, with guest roles in series including *Perry Mason*, *Bonanza*, *Gunsmoke*, *Hawaii Five-O*, *Columbo*, *Murder, She Wrote*, *Designing Women* and *The X-Files*. She also appeared in the final episode of *The Fugitive* (1967) and in films such as *The Sugarland Express* (1974), *Mass Appeal* (1984) and *Love Field* (1992).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Marnie* (1964), Fi1m 68, as Bernice Edgar — [page](https://film.one/film/marnie.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *In Cold Blood* (1996), series, as Eunice Hickock
- *Mary & Tim* (1996), as Forbsie
- *Earth 2* (1994), series, as Old Lydia
- *ER* (1994), series, as Mrs. Cupertino — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Against the Grain* (1993), series, as Hilda
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Marjorie Butters — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Love Field* (1992), as Mrs. Enright
- *Paradise* (1991), as Catherine Reston Lee
- *Crazy From the Heart* (1991), as Mae Esther
- *The Haunted* (1991), as Mary
- *Settle the Score* (1989), as Helen Whately
- *Hothouse* (1988), series, as Louise Dougherty
- *Stillwatch* (1987), as Lila Thatcher
- *Fresno* (1986), series, as Ethel Duke
- *Designing Women* (1986), series, as Perky Sugarbaker
- *Tough Love* (1985), as Mrs. Griffin (uncredited)
- *Love Lives On* (1985), as Nana
- *Mass Appeal* (1984), as Margaret
- *The Philadelphia Experiment* (1984), as Pamela
- *Obsessive Love* (1984), as Mrs. Foster
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Mrs. Oates
- *Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal* (1982), as Pat Kinsman
- *Pray TV* (1982), as Charlotte Oakes
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Irene
- *Thin Ice* (1981), as Mrs. McCormick
- *The Ghosts of Buxley Hall* (1980), as Bettina Buxley
- *The Contender* (1980), series, as Alma Captor
- *Scruples* (1980), series, as Mary Ann Evans
- *Backstairs at the White House* (1979), series, as Miss Nesbitt, Housekeeper
- *Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill* (1979), as Fanny
- *The Awakening Land* (1978), series, as Jary Luckett
- *The Ghost of Cypress Swamp* (1977), as Ma Landers
- *Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?* (1977), as Mrs. Schroeder
- *Territorial Men* (1976), as Martha Higgins
- *The Eccentricities of a Nightingale* (1976), as Mrs. Winemiller
- *McNaughton's Daughter* (1976), series, as Cassy Garnett
- *92 in the Shade* (1975), as Mrs. Skelton
- *Shell Game* (1975), as Constance Margolin
- *Winter Kill* (1974), as Doris
- *The Sugarland Express* (1974), as Mrs. Looby
- *The Book of Murder* (1974), as Anne
- *Tell Me Where It Hurts* (1974), as Louise
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Ms. Hallaway
- *Dying Room Only* (1973), as Vi
- *White Lightning* (1973), as Martha Culpepper
- *Savage!* (1973), as Marian Stern
- *The Harness* (1971), as Emma Randall
- *Sweet, Sweet Rachel* (1971), as Lillian Piper
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Mrs. Norris — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *The Priest Killer* (1971), as Martha Gordon
- *Making It* (1971), as Mrs. Wilson
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Mrs. Winemiller
- *Adam at Six A.M.* (1970), as Mrs. Hopper
- *The Young Lawyers* (1969), as Maria Cannon
- *Hail, Hero!* (1969), as Miss Mirabel
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Mrs. Klein
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Helen Bigelow
- *Firecreek* (1968), as Dulcie (midwife)
- *Johnny Belinda* (1967), as Mrs. McKee
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Joan Corman
- *CBS Playhouse* (1966), series, as Mrs. Meridian
- *The Rogues* (1964), series, as Catherine DeMontrachet
- *Marnie* (1964), as Bernice Edgar — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/marnie.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Betsy Chandler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Maude Isles
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Harriet Clinton, Willie Mae Rikeman
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Matilda Shore, Shirley Logan
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Polly Cade, Louise, Phoebe Clifford, Emilie Sadler, Claire Gentry, Joan Shepherd

## Gallery

- ![Louise Latham](https://film.one/media/person/3910205/gallery-653bfb6e299a.jpg) Louise Latham — Image via TMDB
- ![Louise Latham](https://film.one/media/person/3910205/gallery-ccdde3891a80.jpg) Louise Latham — Image via TMDB

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