June Lockhart was an American actress who began her film career in the 1930s and 1940s in movies such as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St. Louis. She became a prominent figure primarily through her work in 1950s and 1960s television, as well as on stage and in film performances. Lockhart also played the role of Dr. Janet Craig in the CBS television sitcom Petticoat Junction (1968–70). She was a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award recipient. With a career spanning nearly 90 years, Lockhart was one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's Golden Era.
- Born: June 25, 1925, New York, United States
- Died: October 23, 2025 (age 100 years), Santa Monica, California, United States
- Husbands: John K. Maloney (m. 1951–1959), John C. Lindsay (m. 1959–1970)
- Children: Anne Lockhart, Elisabeth Lockhart
- Parents: Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart
- Height: 1.65 m
Early Life
She made her prominent Broadway appearance in 1933 in Ah, Wilderness! alongside her English-born mother, actress Kathleen Lockhart (née Arthur). Her grandfather was John Coates Lockhart, "a concert singer."
Lockhart attended the Westlake School for Girls in Beverly Hills, California.
Stage Career
Lockhart stepped onto the stage at the age of 8, performing the role of Mimsey in Peter Ibbetson, produced by the Metropolitan Opera. In 1947, her performance in For Love or Money brought her out from her parents' shadow and established her recognition as "a promising film actress in her own right." A newspaper article began, "June Lockhart has burst upon Broadway with the suddenness of an unexpected exclamation point."
Recognition
In 1948, Lockhart received a Special Tony Award for "Best Performance" for her role in For Love or Money on Broadway, through a "New Actress" category (which no longer exists). In 2008, Lockhart donated her Tony Award to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History for display in its permanent entertainment archives. In 1953, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress. In 2013, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) presented her with a Distinguished Public Service Medal for inspiring people about space exploration.
Personal Life and Death
In 1951, Lockhart married John F. Maloney. They had two daughters, Anne Kathleen and June Elisabeth. The couple divorced in 1959. That same year, she married architect John Lindsay, but they divorced in October 1970, after which she did not remarry. Lockhart, a Roman Catholic, along with her daughter Anne and actress Kaye Lenze, met Pope John Paul II in 1985.
Although a member of the youngest cohort of the Greatest Generation, Lockhart embraced rock music and listened to new rock bands. In an interview, she mentioned her Lost in Space co-star Bill Mumy and Angela Cartwright, saying she took them to the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in Hollywood "to meet the Allman Brothers Band." Appearing on The Virginia Graham Show in 1970 alongside art matron and LGBT cleric Troy Perry, Lockhart spoke with Graham about her morals concerning homosexuals.
On June 25, 2025, Lockhart turned 100 years old.
On October 23, 2025, Lockhart passed away at her home in Santa Monica, California.
Film and Televisionography
- 2019 Bongo Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm - as Mindy the Owl (Voice)
- 2016 The Remake - as Irene O'Connor
- 2016 Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words - as Self
- 2012 Zombie Hamlet - as Hester Beauchamps
- 2009 Super Capers - as Mother
- 2007 Holiday in Handcuffs - as Grandmother
- 2006 Sergeant York: Of God and Country
- 2006 Cold Case - as Muriel Bartleby (1 Episode)
- 2006 Grey's Anatomy - as Agnes (1 Episode)
- 2005 Complete Savages - as Grandma Nona (1 Episode)
- 2004 Complete Savages - as Lillian (1 Episode)
- 2004 Rock Me Baby - as Grandma Cox (1 Episode)
- 2004 Las Vegas - as Bette Delaine (1 Episode)
- 2002 The Drew Carey Show - as Misty Kiniński (1 Episode)
- 2000 Deterrence - as Secretary of State Clift
- 2000 The Thundering 8th - as Margaret Howard
- 1998 Lost in Space - as Principal Cartwright
- 1998 Lost in Space Forever - as Self (Also Archive Footage)
- 1997 Fired Up - as June Lockhart (1 Episode)
- 1997 Beverly Hills, 90210 - (3 Episodes)
- 1997 7th Heaven - as Dr. Moore (1 Episode)
- 1995 Roseanne - (1 Episode)
- 1995 Out There - as Donahue
- 1995 The Colony - as Mrs. Billingsley
- 1995 The Critic - as June Lockhart (Voice) (1 Episode)
- 1995 Duckman - as Mrs. Nelson (Voice) (1 Episode)
- 1994 The Ren & Stimpy Show - (1 Episode)
- 1994 Sleep with Me - as Caroline
- 1994 Babylon 5 - as Dr. Laura Rosen (1 Episode)
- 1994 The Story of Lassie - as Self
- 1993 The John Larroquette Show - as John's Mother (1 Episode)
- 1992 The Presence - as Kate
- 1991 Full House - (1 Episode)
- 1991 Dead Women in Lingerie - as Dorothy 'Ma' Field
- 1989 The New Lassie - (1 Episode)
- 1989 The Big Picture - as Janet Kingsley
- 1989 C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. - as Gracie
- 1988 Whisper Kill - as Winifred 'Winnie' Rogers
- 1988 Perfect People - as Esther
- 1987 Rented Lips - as Mrs. Powell
- 1987 It's Garry Shandling's Show - as June Lockhart (1 Episode)
- 1986 Amazing Stories - as Mildred (1 Episode)
- 1986 Hotel - (1 Episode)
- 1986 Troll - as Eunice St. Clair
- 1986 The Colbys - (2 Episodes)
- 1985 Murder, She Wrote - as Beryl Hayward (1 Episode)
- 1984 The Night They Saved Christmas - as Mrs. Claus
- 1983 Strange Invaders - as Mrs. Bigelow
- 1983 Quincy, M.E. - as Mrs. Hanover (1 Episode)
- 1982 Knots Landing - as Hilda Grant (1 Episode)
- 1982 Deadly Games - as Marjorie Lawrence
- 1982 Peking Encounter
- 1982 The Capture of Grizzly Adams - as Liz Hawkins
- 1982 Butterfly - as Mrs. Gillespie
- 1982 Falcon Crest - as Mara Wingate (1 Episode)
- 1981 The Greatest American Hero - (1 Episode)
- 1981 Magnum, P.I. - as Diane Westmore Pauly (1 Episode)
- 1981 Vega$ - (1 Episode)
- 1979 ABC Afterschool Special - (1 Episode)
- 1979 Walking Through the Fire - as Ruth Moore
- 1978 The Gift of Love - as Constance Schuyler
- 1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - (1 Episode)
- 1978 A Double Life
- 1978 Loose Change - as Irene Evans
- 1978 Just Tell Me You Love Me - as Mrs. Taylor
- 1977 Curse of the Black Widow - as Mrs. Lockwood
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. - as Mrs. Clara Rhodes (2 Episodes)
- 1976 Happy Days - (1 Episode)
- 1975 Ellery Queen - (1 Episode)
- 1975 Joe Forrester - (1 Episode)
- 1975 Police Story - (1 Episode)
- 1975 Walk Safe! Young America - as Hostess
- 1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia? - as Mrs. Fowler
- 1974 *Adam-12* - as Mrs. Whitney (2 Episodes)
- 1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. - as Leela (1 Episode)
- 1974 These Are the Days - (16 Episodes)
- 1973 The Bait - as Nora
- 1973 The Mike Douglas Show - as Self (1 Episode)
- 1972 The Merv Griffin Show - as Self (1 Episode)
- 1971 The Man and the City - (1 Episode)
- 1970 But I Don't Want to Get Married! - as Hope
- 1969 Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka - as Ruth Martin
- 1968 The Beverly Hillbillies - (1 Episode)
- 1968 Petticoat Junction - as Dr. Janet Craig (46 Episodes)
- 1968 Family Affair - (1 Episode)
- 1966 Miss Universe - as Host (4 Episodes)
- 1965 Lost in Space - as Dr. Maureen Robinson (83 Episodes)
- 1965 Mr. Novak - as Mrs. Nelby (1 Episode)
- 1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - as Martha Peters / Martha Hunter (1 Episode)
- 1965 Branded - (1 Episode)
- 1965 Lost in Space - No Place to Hide - as Dr. Maureen Robinson
