Shelby Grant
Shelby Grant | |
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Born | Brenda Thompson October 19, 1936 Orlando, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | June 25, 2011 | (aged 74)
Education | Wagoner High School |
Alma mater | Northeastern State College |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1963–74 |
Known for | Our Man Flint Batman Medical Center |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Shelby Grant (born Brenda Thompson;
Early life
Grant was born on October 19, 1936,[3] in Orlando, Oklahoma, to parents Lawrence and Mae Thompson.[2][3][4] She was raised in Wagoner, Oklahoma, and completed high school at Wagoner High School.[2]
Grant enrolled at Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where she studied drama and speech.[2] She became Northeastern State's football queen in 1959.[2] That year, she won the title of Northeastern Oklahoma Dairy Princess as well.[2]
Career
Grant appeared in local
Thompson was discovered by a
She debuted on television in a 1963 episode of
Grant married her husband, actor
Personal life
Grant and Everett had two daughters, Katherine Thorp and Shannon Everett.[2][3]
She largely left acting to focus on philanthropy during her later life. Grant and her husband sponsored more than twenty heart surgeries for children.[2]
Grant died of a
Partial filmography
- Come Blow Your Horn (1963) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Pleasure Seekers (1964) - Marian, American Girl
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) - Harem Girl (uncredited)
- Batman TV series - Instant Freeze/Rats Like Cheese (1966) Princess Sandra.
- Our Man Flint (1966) - Leslie
- Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Nurse
- The Witchmaker (1969) - Maggie
References
- ProQuest 548992660.
Shelby taught under her given name, Brenda Thompson, and was not only one of the prettiest school teachers but one of the most versatile.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stanley, Tim (2011-07-02). "Actress from Wagoner led life of fame, philanthropy". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "Shelby Grant Everett (1936–2011) obituary". Ventura County Star. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ ISBN 9780786411948. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5098-5.
External links
- Shelby Grant at IMDb