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Charlotte Stewart

For the mistress of Charles Edward Stuart, see Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany.

Charlotte Stewart
Stewart at WonderCon 2009
Born(1941-02-27)February 27, 1941
Yuba City, CA
Years active1952–present
Notable workEva Beadle Simms in Little House on the Prairie
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(m. 1965; div. 1969)​

Charlotte Stewart (February 27, 1941) is an American film and television actress.[1]

Biography

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Stewart is most famous for her role as the school teacher Eva Beadle Simms on Little House on the Prairie and her work with director David Lynch.[2]

Stewart graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse.[2][3] Her first acting job was in the 1960 episode "The Glass Cage" on The Loretta Young Show.[2][4] She has guest-starred on many television series ranging from Bonanza to The Office and the recurring role of Betty Briggs on Twin Peaks.[2] She was also a prolific TV commercial actress.[3] Her notable film appearances include Eraserhead and Tremors.[2] Stewart has been married four times.[5] In 1961, she met her first husband, Tim Considine, when she played Agnes Finley in the season-one episode "Deadline" of My Three Sons.[6] They married in 1965 and divorced in 1969.[7] Her second marriage to magician Jordan Hahn lasted from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.[8][9] In 1992, Stewart married her third husband, David Banks. Following his death in 2012, she began a relationship with Michael Santos, and they married in 2015.[10]

In 2016, Stewart self-published her memoirs in a book, Little House in the Hollywood Hills.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1961 V.D. Judy Jackson The film was also billed as "Damaged Goods"
1965 The Slender Thread Telephone operator
1967 Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! Miss Reynolds credited as Charlotte Considine
The Girl with the Hungry Eyes One of the girls
1968 Speedway Lori credited as Charlotte Considine
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club Mae
1977 Eraserhead Mary X
1981 Buddy Buddy Nurse
1982 Human Highway Charlotte Goodnight
1984 Irreconcilable Differences Sally
1985 UFOria Brother Roy's Girlfriend
1989 Journey to the Center of the Earth Mother
1990 Tremors Nancy Sterngood
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Betty Briggs Scenes deleted
1994 Dark Angel: The Ascent Mother Theresa
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Landlady
1999 Desert Son Audrey
2000 Puppy Love Edna Luster Short
2001 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Nancy Sterngood Direct to video
2009 The Inner Circle Sister Angeline
2010 Mayfly Barbara Short

Television

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Year Series Role Notes
1961 My Three Sons Agnes Finley episode: "Deadline"
Bachelor Father Maybelle
1968 Hawaii Five-O Ann episode: "They Painted Daisies on His Coffin"
Gunsmoke Iris episode: "Lyle's Kid", credited as Charlotte Considine
1969 Bonanza Lisa Campbell episode: "The Stalker"
Then Came Bronson Lori episode "A Famine Where Abundance Lies"
1970 Gunsmoke Jenny episode "Morgan"
1971 Mannix Barbara episode: "Run till Dark"
Bonanza Betsy Rush episode: "The Grand Swing"
1972 McMillan & Wife Sheila episode: "Terror Times Two"
The Waltons Ruth Pilot episode: "The Foundling"
The F.B.I. Helen Simms episode: "A Game of Chess"
1973 Cannon Dawn episode: "Hard Rock Roller Coaster"
1974 Gunsmoke Miss Merkle
Little House on the Prairie Eva Beadle Simms Seasons 1–4
1975 The Nurse Killer Suzie
The Impostor Jean Durham
1977 Murder in Peyton Place Denise Haley TV movie
Secrets Phyllis Turner
1978 Mother, Juggs & Speed Iris TV movie
1981 The Princess and the Cabbie Nurse
Bitter Harvest Mrs Lazlo TV movie
1985 Highway to Heaven Cindy Two episodes
1986 Matlock Mrs. Spellman episode: "The Santa"
The Young and the Restless Tamra Logan 12 episodes
1987 Warm Hearts, Cold Feet Nurse #1
1990 Twin Peaks Betty Briggs
2005 Cold Case Cindy Balducci episode: "A Perfect Day"
2007 The Office Woman episode: "The Return"
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Betty Briggs

References

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  1. ^ "Movies & TV | Charlotte Stewart". The New York Times. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dempsky, Andy (November 18, 2009). "More than Miss Beadle". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "To give up $30,000 annually to alter career wasn't easy". Kokomo Tribune. October 22, 1977. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "TV Week". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 29, 1960.
  5. ^ "From Little House to Hanging with Jim Morrison: Napa Actress Writes Tell-All Book". Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Mitas, Melissa (February 15, 2022). "'Little House on the Prairie' Star Charlotte Stewart Was Married to This 'My Three Sons' Actor". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Gates, Anita (March 4, 2022). "Tim Considine, Young Star of 'My Three Sons,' Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Little House on Prairie': Old friends left behind. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "CHARLOTTE STEWART: From "Prairie" to "Human Highway" to "Twin Peaks," The Actress Documents the Long and Winding Road of Her Remarkable Life and Career in New Autobiography". Pop Culture Classics. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Weiler, Lauren (January 13, 2021). "'Little House on the Prairie': Charlotte Stewart Said Her Character, Miss Beadle, Wasn't Allowed to Get Married at First". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (April 26, 2017). "'Little House on the Prairie' star Charlotte Stewart recalls days with Jim Morrison, Elvis and Bill Murray". Fox News. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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