Actress Jean Hale, who appeared more than 60 times in movies and prominent TV series of the 1960s and ’70s, has died.
She was 82.
Her family said she died of natural causes in Santa Monica on Aug. 3, Deadline reported.
Notable roles included playing the amorous sidekick of the Mad Hatter in the original series of “Batman,” starring Adam West, during a two-part episode.
A native of Salt Lake City, Hale also appeared in numerous 1960s films including “Taggart,” “The Oscar” and “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.” On television she could be seen on everything from “Perry Mason” to “Bonanza,” to “Hawaii Five-O,” ,”McHale’s Navy,” “My Favorite Martian” and others.
From 1961 until 1984 she was married to fellow actor Dabney Coleman.
In “In Like Flint,” she starred opposite James Coburn as Lisa Norton, employed at an organization of female business execs trying to overthrow the patriarchy, as Flint, a superspy, tried to stop them.
Hale was the daughter of a prominent Mormon family, attended the University of Utah and then Skidmore College in New York State. She modeled and studied alongside the likes of Coleman, James Caan, Jessica Walter, Christopher Lloyd and Brenda Vaccaro under Sydney Pollack and Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Spotted by Sandra Dee’s agent in the early 1960s while walking down Fifth Ave., she signed a seven-figure contract at 20th Century-Fox, and eventually founded her own production company.
She is survived by her three children with Coleman — Kelly, Randy and Quincy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
