American actress (b. 1940)
Julie Sommars (born April 15, 1940) is an American actress. She won aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role inThe Governor & J.J. in 1970, and was nominated for aGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television forMatlock in 1990.[ 1]
Sommars was born inFremont, Nebraska , on April 15, 1940 to Louis (1909–1986) and Helen (née Drummond; 1910–1964) Sommars.[ 2] [ 3] She was raised in Iowa and South Dakota[ 4] along with her three brothers.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Sommars is best known for her work on television. She made her television debut in 1960, at the age of 18, in an episode ofThe Loretta Young Show .[ 4] She later appeared inGunsmoke ;Shirley Temple's Storybook ;The Great Adventure ;Bonanza ;Run, Buddy, Run ;Perry Mason ;Ben Casey ;Death Valley Days ;The Fugitive ;The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ;Get Smart ; andLove, American Style .[ 8]
From 1969 to 1970, Sommars starred as Jennifer Jo "J.J." Drinkwater, the daughter ofDan Dailey 's the "Governor" in the CBS comedy series,The Governor & J.J. . In 1970, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her performance on the show.[ 9] The series was canceled after two seasons.
AfterThe Governor & J.J. , Sommars played the leading roles in a number of made-for-television movies and starred in several pilots. She guest-starred onThe Rockford Files ;Harry O ;McCloud ;McMillan ;Barnaby Jones ;Fantasy Island ;Magnum, P.I. ; andDiagnosis: Murder . In 1984, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived syndicated soap opera,Rituals . From 1987 to 1994, Sommars played Assistant District Attorney Julie March on the NBC legal series,Matlock .[ 10] This role also garnered her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 1990.[ 9]
Sommars has appeared in several films. She played the female lead in the 1965 WesternThe Great Sioux Massacre withJoseph Cotten . The following year, she starred withBrian Bedford in the comedyThe Pad and How to Use It . In 1977, Sommars co-starred withDean Jones andDon Knotts as the beautiful, assertive Diane Darcy inHerbie Goes to Monte Carlo .[ 11]
Letter to Loretta as Laury Barlow (1 episode, 1960)Sea Hunt as Betty Crane (season 3, episode 31, 1960)Shirley Temple's Storybook as Princess Mary (1 episode, 1960)Holiday Lodge as Cecilia (1 episode, 1961)The Tall Man as Anna Henry (1 episode, 1961)Outlaws as Ellie (1 episode, 1961)The Great Adventure as Meg Jethro (1 episode, 1964)Memo from Purgatory (1964)Bonanza – Episode – The Roper – Emma Hewitt (1964)Sex and the College Girl (1964) as SusanSlattery's People as Electra Walton (1 episode, 1965)Flipper as Tina's Mother (1 episode, 1965)Perry Mason as Helen Kendall (1 episode, 1965)Mr. Novak as Ellen Cable (1 episode, 1965)Ben Casey as Ruth Ann Carmody (1 episode, 1965)The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) as Caroline RenoDeath Valley Days as Tulie in "Peter the Hunter", and as SisterBlandina Segale in "The Fastest Nun in the West" (2 episodes, 1964, 1966)Gunsmoke as Bess Campbell (4 episodes, 1964–1966; as Elsie Howell, 1 episode, 1965; as Sara Stone, 1 episode, 1966; as Gert)The Pad and How to Use It (1966) as Doreen MarshallRun, Buddy, Run as Betsy Jensen (1 episode, 1966)Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Maggie Lake (1 episode, 1966)The Fugitive as Carla Karac (2 episodes, 1965–1966)My Husband Tom...and John unaired pilot film (1966)The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Darlene Sims (2 episodes, 1965–1967)The Invaders as Grace Vincent (1 episode, 1967)He & She as Rosemary Wallace (1 episode, 1967)Dundee and the Culhane as Lela (1 episode, 1967)Get Smart as Mimsi Sage (1 episode, 1968)European Eye (1968) as MollyFelony Squad as Ellen Willis (2 episodes, 1968)Judd, for the Defense as Trish Overbaugh (1 episode, 1968)The Name of the Game as Barbara Ellis (1 episode, 1968)The Virginian as Martha Carson (1 episode, 1968)The F.B.I. as Betty Caldwell (3 episodes, 1967–1969)Lancer as Catha Cameron (1 episode, 1969)The Governor & J.J. as Jennifer Jo Drinkwater (39 episodes, 1969–1970)Five Desperate Women (1971) as Mary Grace BrownThe Harness (1971) as Jennifer ShagarasHow to Steal an Airplane (1971) as DorothyMcCloud as Jennie (1 episode, 1971)Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law as Jill Peniman (1 episode, 1972)Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) as PatriciaThriller as Ann Rogers (1 episode, 1974)Fools, Females and Fun as Alice Shoemaker (1974)Harry O as Gertrude Blainey (1 episode, 1974)The Rockford Files as Tawnia Baker (1 episode, 1974)McCloud as Police Sgt. Mildred Cross (1 episode, 1974)Barnaby Jones as Ruby Deems (1 episode, 1974)Switch as Lane Cameron (1 episode, 1975)The Family Holvak as Kate Gifford (1 episode, 1975)Three for the Road as Amy Parsons (1 episode, 1975)Ellery Queen as Emmy Reinhart (1 episode, 1975)Bronk as Sara (1 episode, 1976)Jigsaw John as Carol Chapman (1 episode, 1976)McMillan & Wife as Carol Hanover (1 episode, 1977)Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) as Diane DarcyFantasy Island as Carmen Drake (1 episode, 1978)Centennial as Alice Grebe (1 episode, 1979)Sex and the Single Parent as Bonnie (1979)Barnaby Jones as Amy Cameron (1 episode, 1979)Beyond Westworld as Liz Nicholson (1 episode, 1980)Fantasy Island as Laura Crane (1 episode, 1980)Magnum, P.I. as Jennie 'JL' Lowry/Texas Lightning (1 episode, 1982)Cave-In! (1983) as Liz JohnsonEmergency Room (1983) as Nina ColePartners in Crime as Nola (1 episode, 1984)Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991) as Betty FarmerMatlock as ADA Julie March (94 episodes, 1987–1992, 1 episode in 1994)Diagnosis: Murder as Regina Baylor (1 episode, 1994)^ "Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904–1911, Birth Index, 1912–1994" .www.ancestry.com .^ Variety International Show Business Reference, 1983 . Garland. 1983. p. 282.ISBN 978-0-8240-9089-0 . Retrieved12 February 2023 .^ Nebraska Blue Book . Nebraska Legislative Council. 1998. p. 87. Retrieved12 February 2023 .^a b "Julie Sommars" .Metacritic . RetrievedJune 27, 2015 .^ "Leland Sommars (2013)" .www.legacy.com .^ "Layne Babin look at this. Your Aunt Julie. Pretty cool" .facebook.com .^ "Well my kids are a true SOMMARS. Kelcey is a business person like my dad. Layne got acting in him like his Aunt Julie. He did so good tonight. ONE OF PROUD MOM" .facebook.com .^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews – Rotten Tomatoes" .www.rottentomatoes.com . Retrieved2022-04-23 .^a b "Browse Results – Golden Globe Awards Official Website" . Goldenglobes.org. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2016 .^ "Showtimes, reviews, trailers, news and more – MSN Movies" . Archived fromthe original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved27 June 2015 .^ Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo , retrieved2022-04-23
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