Tisha Sterling
| Tisha Sterling | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1944 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Patricia Ann Sterling Patricia Sterling |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960-1999 |
| Spouse | Lal Baum (m. 1965–1970) |
Tisha Sterling (born December 10, 1944) is an American television and film actress. She is the daughter of actor Robert Sterling and actress/singer Ann Sothern.
[edit] Life and career
Born in Los Angeles, California, Tisha Sterling began acting in the 1960s with an appearance on her mother's television series The Ann Sothern Show. She later appeared in episodes of The Donna Reed Show, The Long, Hot Summer, Batman, The Name of the Game, Hawaii Five-O, and The New Adventures of Perry Mason. She also had roles in the feature films Village of the Giants (1965), Coogan's Bluff (1968), and Norwood (1970).
In 1987, Sterling played a younger version of her mother's character (in flashbacks) in The Whales of August. After her role in The Whales of August, she appeared in two other film roles. Sterling made her last onscreen appearance to date in the 1999 film Breakfast of Champions, opposite Bruce Willis.
Sterling has now largely retired from acting, and currently resides as a florist in Ketchum, Idaho with her daughter, Heidi Bates Hogan, and where her mother lived for many years until her death in 2001.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | Village of the Giants | Jean | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game Is Kill | Nan Terry | Alternative title: The Female Trap |
| Journey to Shiloh | Airybelle Sumner | ||
| Coogan's Bluff | Linny Raven, Ringerman's Girlfriend | ||
| 1969 | Big Daddy | Alternative title: Paradise Road | |
| 1970 | Norwood | Marie | |
| 1971 | The Sandpit Generals | Dora | Alternative titles: The Defiant The Wild Pack |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | Sheba - 1932 | |
| 1976 | The Killer Inside Me | Amy Stanton | |
| 1981 | Burned at the Stake | Karen Graham | Alternative title: The Coming |
| 1987 | The Whales of August | Young Tisha | |
| 1992 | Dark Horse | Officer Ross | |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Beatrice Keedsler | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960 | The Donna Reed Show | Girl | 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Rachel | 1 episode |
| 1965 | Dr. Kildare | Sheila Winfield | 1 episode |
| Mr. Novak | Myra | 1 episode | |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1 episode | ||
| The Long, Hot Summer | Susan Beauchamp | 3 episodes | |
| Slattery's People | Cindy Markham | 1 episode | |
| 1966 | Vacation Playhouse | Elsie Stanhope | 1 episode |
| Batman | Legs Parker | 2 episodes | |
| T.H.E. Cat | Girl | 1 episode | |
| 1967 | Get Smart | Miss U.S.A. | 1 episode |
| The Road West | Tassie | 1 episode | |
| Run for Your Life | Tia | 1 episode | |
| 1968 | Bonanza | Laura Jean Pollard | 1 episode |
| It Takes a Thief | Madame Trish Marku | 1 episode | |
| 1969 | The Name of the Game | Niobe Redsmith Alice Ward |
2 episodes |
| CBS Playhouse | 1 episode | ||
| 1969–1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Casey Woods Joan |
2 episodes |
| 1970 | Night Slaves | Annie Fletcher/Naillil | Television movie |
| The Immortal | Julie/Nancy Dudley | 1 episode | |
| 1970–1971 | Insight | Mary | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Joyce Hyland | 1 episode |
| The Virginian | Melissa | 1 episode | |
| Powderkeg | Beth Parkinson | Television movie | |
| A Death of Innocence | Buffie Cameron | Television movie | |
| 1972 | Another Part of the Forest | Birdie | Television movie |
| The Sixth Sense | Annette Gordon | 1 episode | |
| Medical Center | Dr. Maggie Craig | 1 episode | |
| Night Gallery | Fern | 1 episode | |
| Ironside | Wanda Bolen | 1 episode | |
| 1974 | Snatched | Robin Wood | Television movie |
| Hawaii Five-O | Eadie Scott | 1 episode | |
| Columbo: Candidate for Crime | Linda Johnson | Television movie | |
| The New Adventures of Perry Mason | Susan | 1 episode | |
| Wide World Mystery | Kimberly | 1 episode | |
| Betrayal | Gretchen Addison aka Adele Murphy | Television movie | |
| 1975 | The Space-Watch Murders | Television movie | |
| Caribe | Sue Mallory | 1 episode | |
| 1976 | Kiss Me, Kill Me | Maureen Coyle | Television movie |
| Serpico | Jenny | 1 episode | |
| Police Woman | Celia | 1 episode | |
| 1977 | McMillan & Wife | Anna Meridio | 1 episode |
| In the Glitter Palace | Grace Mayo | Television movie Alternative title: A Woman Accused |
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| The Feather and Father Gang | 1 episode | ||
| 1979–1981 | Charlie's Angels | Singer Mary |
2 episodes |
| 1986 | The Young and the Restless | Operator | 1 episode |
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