Amanda Blake

Birth Name:

Beverly Louise Neill

Birth Place:

Buffalo, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Received the American Cancer Society's Courage Award in 1984, which was presented to her by President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office
Was inducted into the Great Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1968, the third performer to be honored after Tom Mix and Gary Cooper
Spent the last years of her life working with the organization Performing Animal Welfare Society, to which she left her estate
After three years at MGM and Columbia, she got her first television role in an episode of "Fireside Theater" in 1953
Started out as a glamour girl for MGM Studios while trying to get a role in a Noel Coward comedy
Best known for her role as Miss Kitty Russell in the 1955 TV series "Gunsmoke․"
Her and her third husband, Frank Gilbert, ran an experimental breeding program for cheetahs, and they were one of the first to successfully breed cheetahs in captivity

1959Primetime Emmy - Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
1967Gold Medal - Favorite TV Program:Nominated
1967Bronze Wrangler - Fictional Television Drama:Winner
1970Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Drama:Nominated
1971Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Drama:Nominated
1972Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Nominated
1972Bronze Wrangler - Fictional Television Drama:Winner

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