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June Lockhart, the legendary actor who starred in such classic TV shows as Lassie, Lost in Space and Petticoat Junction and films including Meet Me in St. Louis, has died.
Lockhart died on Oct. 23 at age 100 of natural causes in Santa Monica, Calif., according to Variety.
The screen icon was born June Kathleen Lockhart on June 25, 1925, in New York City. Lockhart’s screen career began in 1938 in the uncredited role of Belinda Cratchit in the holiday film classic A Christmas Carol as the daughter of the pivotal character Bob Cratchit and his wife, Mrs. Cratchit, according to the Internet Movie Database. The Cratchits were played by June Lockhart’s real-life parents, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart.
June Lockhart’s first official screen credit came in 1940 in the romantic drama All This, And Heaven, Too, opposite Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn and Barbara O’Neil.
Lockhart amassed more than 175 roles during her eight-plus decades in show business. Her other film credits include Sergeant York (1941), She-Wolf of London (1946), Son of Lassie (1945) and a cameo in the 1998 feature film version of Lost in Space.
Lockhart, who played the family matriarch Maureen Robinson in the classic sci-fi series Lost in Space from 1965 to 1968. Her last screen role came in a cameo in the Netflix version of Lost in Space in 2021, when she voiced Alpha Control in an episode.
Below are photos from Lockhart’s life and career.
All This, lobbycard, AND HEAVEN TOO, Ann E Todd, Bette Davis, Virginia Weidler, June Lockhart, 1940. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
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Ann E Todd, Bette Davis, Virginia Weidler and June Lockhart appeared in a lobby card image for All This, And Heaven Too (1940).
Son Of Lassie, poster, US poster art, Peter Lawford, June Lockhart, 1945. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
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Here’s poster image of June Lockhart’s film Son of Lassie in 1945.
Actress June Lockhart poses for a portrait in circa 1955. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart in 1955.
June Lockhart (as Beulah), in the Gunsmoke television episode, Dirt. Originally broadcast March 1, 1958. File R947R_1
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June Lockhart appeared in a guest role in the legendary Western series Gunsmoke in 1958. Lockhart appeared in guest roles in numerous TV shows over the course of her career, including such hit series as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Bewitched, Perry Mason, Happy Days, Beverly Hills, 90210, Hotel, The Drew Carey Show, Rosanne and Grey’s Anatomy.
Promotional portrait of American animal actor Baby, as Lassie, actress June Lockhart, as Ruth Martin, and Jon Provost, as Timmy, as they read the book ‘Lassie’ for the television series of the same name, 1960. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart later starred in the TV series version of Lassie. Lockhart starred as Ruth Martin in the series from 1958 to 1964, and played the role in the 1963 film Lassie’s Great Adventure.
Portrait of American actress June Lockhart as she sits at a table, New York, New York, early 1970s. (Photo by Tim Boxer/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart in 1970.
June Lockhart Circa 1980’s (Photo by Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images)
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June Lockhart in an undated photo, circa the 1980s.
Cast members from ‘Lost In Space’ (L to R): June Lockhart, Guy Williams, Angela Cartwright and Bob May joined other television stars from 1960’s and 1970’s during luncheon gathering at Century Plaza Hotel, April 13, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. The stars gathered to promote upcoming episode of TV show ‘Family Feud’ to feature stars from one show against each other. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart appears in this 1983 promotional photo with her Lost in Space castmates Guy Williams, Angela Cartwright and Bob May for an appearance on the game show Family Feud.
Los Angeles, CA – 1990: (L-R) Gary Collins, Dana Fleming, June Lockhart, guest appearing on the ABC daytime tv series ‘The Home Show’. (Photo by Jerry Fitzgerald /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
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June Lockhart appeared along with Gary Collins and Dana Fleming on the ABC daytime series The Home Show in 1990.
402640 06: From Left To Right: June Lockhart from “Lassie” and ”Lost in Space”, Betty Buckley from “Eight is Enough”, Marion Ross from “Happy Days”, Barbara Billingsley from “Leave it to Beaver”, Beverly Garland from “My Three Sons” and Shirley Jones from “The Partridge Family” appear at the “Eggstravaganza” March 20, 2002 in New York City. Six female actors from classic American sitcoms joined scientists and doctors to promote the consumption of eggs. This year egg consumption in America will be an estimated 259.4 per person, an 11 percent increase since a low of 235.5 in 1991. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart gathered for a ph0to in 2002 with several of her television contemporarties, including Betty Buckley from Eight is Enough, Marion Ross from Happy Days, Barbara Billingsley from Leave it to Beaver, Beverly Garland from My Three Sons and Shirley Jones from The Partridge Family.
LOS ANGELES – APRIL 4: Actress June Lockhart arrives at Warner Home Video’s 60th anniversary DVD release reception and screening of “Meet Me in St. Louis” at the Directors Guild on April 4, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart helped celebrate the DVD release of her film classic Meet Me in St. Louis in 2004.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 11: Lassie and actress June Lockhart attend the Early TV Memories First-Class stamp dedication ceremony held at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on August 11, 2009 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
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June Lockhart appears with a Border Collie in 2009 for an “Early TV Memories” stamp dedication.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 04: June Lockhart arrives at The Actor’s Fund 2014 The Looking Ahead Awards held at Taglyan Cultural Complex on December 4, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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June Lockhart in 2014.
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 24: Cast of “Lost In Space” at The Hollywood Show held at The Westin Hotel LAX on January 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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June Lockhart also appeared in a 2015 photo with her Lost in Space castmates.
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