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Virginia Gregg Burket (March 6, 1916 – September 15, 1986) was an American actress best known for her many roles in radio dramas.
Gregg was born in Harrisburg, Illinois, the daughter of musician Dewey Alphaleta (née Todd) and businessman Edward William Gregg.[1] Gregg was a prolific radio actor, in addition to her work in film and television. She made three appearances on the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She aappeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Masks" (1964) as Emily.
She supplied the voice of Norman Bates` mother in the movie Psycho and also did the voice in the sequels Psycho II and Psycho III.
Gregg was probably best known to American television viewers as one of the core of a dozen actors and actresses in the Dragnet company. Jack Webb utilized her in dozens of roles on both radio and TV versions of the show as well as the Dragnet 1954 movie where she played the role of Evelyn Starkie, wife of the murder victim in one of her most emotional and convincing roles. In later years, she appeared on other shows produced by Webb`s Mark VII Limited (e.g., Adam-12, Emergency!).
She starred as Miss Wong on radio`s Have Gun, Will Travel.
Gregg died from lung cancer in Encino, California.
Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Gregg
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