Among the readers of this blog, June Lockhart is probably remembered best as Maureen Robinson, the “June Cleaver-esque” mother on Lost in space. June turns eighty-five years old today.
June’s acting credits span over 70 years, going back to her appearance as Belinda Cratchet at the age of 13 in the 1938 movie A Christmas Carol. In that film, her parents were played by her real-life parents, Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart.
Her acting credits also include playing Ruth Martin in 204 episodes of Lassie between 1958 and 1964 as well as Dr. Janet Craig in 47 episodes of Petticoat Junction. Interestingly enough, she appeared on the big screen in 1998 in Lost In Space as Principal Cartwright.
She is the mother of Anne Lockhart, who was the voice of the computer aboard the U.S.S. Kelvin in J. J. Abrams’s 2009 assault upon the Star Trek universe .
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