Pippa Scott obit

Pippa Scott Dies: ‘Auntie Mame’ Actress Was 90

 

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Pippa Scott, the veteran actress who appeared in such films like 1958’s six-time Oscar-nominated Auntie Mame and 1956’s The Searchers, has died at the age of 90.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, she died May 22 of congenital heart failure at her Santa Monica home, her daughter Miranda Tollman told the publication.

Born Nov. 10, 1934 to entertainment industry parents in Los Angeles — mother Laura Straub, a stage actress, and father Allan Scott, Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for 1943’s So Proudly We Hail! — Scott studied at Radcliffe and UCLA, later training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She made her Broadway debut in 1956 in Jed Harris’ Child of Fortune. Her film career took flight that same year, when John Ford cast her in the John Wayne vehicle The Searchers, in which her character, Wayne’s niece Lucy Edwards, is abducted. (Her uncle, Adrian Scott, was a blacklisted member of the Hollywood Ten.)

Her other film credits include As Young as We Are (1958), My Six Loves (1963), Petulia (1968), Cold Turkey (1971) and The Sound of Murder (1980).

On the TV side, she was in episodes of shows such as The Twilight Zone, Outlaws, Dr. Kildare, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Perry Mason, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Waltons, Columbo, The Streets of San Francisco and Jigsaw John (where she had an extended episodic arc).

In 1964, she wed Lee Rich, the creative force behind Lorimar Productions, the studio that spawned both of TV’s most enduring families in The Waltons and Dallas. Though the pair later divorced, the two remained close until his death in 2012.

By the ’90s, Scott became dedicated to human rights work, founding the International Monitor Institute, a nonprofit that gathered evidence to assist in the prosecution of war crimes in the Bosnian and Rwandan genocides, among other crimes against humanity.

To further illuminate global injustices, Scott founded Linden Productions and worked to produce projects commissioned by organizations like the United Nations and Human Rights Watch. For PBS’ Frontine, she produced “The World’s Most Wanted Man,” an episode about the hunt for notorious Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic who was indicted by The Hague’s International Criminal Court. In 2006, she also produced documentary King Leopold’s Ghost, about the exploitation of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium.

Director

King Leopold's Ghost (2006)

King Leopold's Ghost

7.5

Director

2006

 

Writer

King Leopold's Ghost (2006)

King Leopold's Ghost

7.5

Writer

2006

 

Actress

Automotive (2013)

Automotive

6.3

Helen

2013

 

Footprints (2009)

Footprints

5.2

Genevieve

2009

 

Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)

Remington Steele

7.3

TV Series

Emily Dumont

1984

1 episode

 

The Sound of Murder (1982)

The Sound of Murder

6.0

Ilene Forbes

1982

 

Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.3

TV Series

Janet Musante

1977

1 episode

 

Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)

Jigsaw John

6.8

TV Series

Maggie Hearn

1976

15 episodes

 

Hector Elizondo in Popi (1975)

Popi

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. James

1976

1 episode

 

This Is the Life (1952)

This Is the Life

6.3

TV Series

Stephanie

1975

1 episode

 

Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)

Matt Helm

5.8

TV Series

Phyllis Hartley

1975

1 episode

 

Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Wanda KertsBarbara Brockway

1971–1975

2 episodes

 

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

8.4

TV Series

Tillie Jones

1975

1 episode

 

Bad Ronald (1974)

Bad Ronald

6.6

TV Movie

Mrs. Wood

1974

 

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

The Streets of San Francisco

7.3

TV Series

Edith Downing

1974

1 episode

 

Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)

Terror on the 40th Floor

4.7

TV Movie

Thelma Overland

1974

 

Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

6.9

TV Series

Crystal Mason

1974

2 episodes

 

Robert Carradine, Mitch Brown, Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, Clint Howard, Sean Kelly, Kerry MacLane, A Martinez, and Clay O'Brien in The Cowboys (1974)

The Cowboys

6.6

TV Series

Kate Tatum

1974

1 episode

 

William Conrad in Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Miriam Eckworth

1974

1 episode

 

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

6.9

TV Series

Janice Harley

1973

1 episode

 

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)

Columbo

8.3

TV Series

Jean Davis

1973

1 episode

 

Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons

7.6

TV Series

Alvira Drummond

1973

1 episode

 

The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

6.8

TV Series

Claudia Wyatt

1972

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Edith Thatcher

1972

1 episode

 

My Sister Hank

6.0

TV Movie

Eunice Bennett

1972

 

Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

6.9

TV Series

Joan Price

1972

1 episode

 

Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)

Longstreet

7.8

TV Series

Julia Woodley

1971

1 episode

 

Love, American Style (1969)

Love, American Style

6.8

TV Series

Kathy (segment "Love and the Black Limousine")

1971

1 episode

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

Sarah MatherMary Tabor

1961–1971

2 episodes

 

Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

8.3

TV Series

Estelle Kamser Proust

1971

1 episode

 

Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon in Arnie (1970)

Arnie

7.1

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

George Kennedy in Sarge (1971)

Sarge

7.0

TV Series

Dr. Windsor

1971

1 episode

 

Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)

Cade's County

7.0

TV Series

Jenny Gregg

1971

1 episode

 

Medical Center (1969)

Medical Center

7.1

TV Series

Nancy Havers

1971

1 episode

 

Men at Law (1970)

Men at Law

6.3

TV Series

Marabelle McAllister

1971

1 episode

 

Cold Turkey (1971)

Cold Turkey

6.6

Natalie Brooks

1971

 

Lancer (1968)

Lancer

7.0

TV Series

Rebecca Brown

1970

1 episode

 

Some Kind of a Nut (1969)

Some Kind of a Nut

4.3

Doctor Sara

1969

 

Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)

The Outcasts

7.4

TV Series

Augusta Barnes

1969

1 episode

 

Darren McGavin in The Outsider (1968)

The Outsider

7.9

TV Series

Virginia Kirk

1969

1 episode

 

Petulia (1968)

Petulia

6.8

May

1968

 

Family Affair (1966)

Family Affair

7.0

TV Series

Eileen Moran

1968

1 episode

 

Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)

Judd for the Defense

7.6

TV Series

Jean Merritt

1968

1 episode

 

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)

I Spy

7.2

TV Series

Bobbie

1967

1 episode

 

The Rat Patrol (1966)

The Rat Patrol

7.4

TV Series

Drucilla

1967

1 episode

 

Dundee and the Culhane (1967)

Dundee and the Culhane

6.4

TV Series

1967

1 episode

 

Robert Loggia in T.H.E. Cat (1966)

T.H.E. Cat

8.1

TV Series

Dr. Kathryn DeVreesLouise Hadley

1967

1 episode

 

F Troop (1965)

F Troop

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. Molly Walker

1967

1 episode

 

Tarzan (1966)

Tarzan

7.0

TV Series

Diana Grayson

1967

1 episode

 

Insight (1960)

Insight

7.4

TV Series

Jaqueline Sutton

1966

1 episode

 

Robert Sampson and Pippa Scott in For Pete's Sake! (1966)

For Pete's Sake!

6.4

Marge Harper

1966

 

The Felony Squad (1966)

The Felony Squad

7.4

TV Series

Elena Carter

1966

1 episode

 

Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

Perry Mason

8.3

TV Series

Ethel AndrewsGwynn Elston

1963–1966

2 episodes

 

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Catherine RogersMartha Harris

1966

2 episodes

 

Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

The Dick Van Dyke Show

8.4

TV Series

Dorothy

1966

1 episode

 

Ben Casey (1961)

Ben Casey

7.1

TV Series

Molly FranciniJeanne JustinJanet West

1964–1965

3 episodes

 

Ann B Davis

The John Forsythe Show

7.0

TV Series

Dr. Osborne

1965

1 episode

 

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Kraft Suspense Theatre

7.7

TV Series

Dr. Marianne Scott

1965

1 episode

 

Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)

The Rogues

8.0

TV Series

Jane Tyler

1965

1 episode

 

The Confession (1964)

The Confession

3.8

Gina

1964

 

The Reporter (1964)

The Reporter

7.5

TV Series

Joan Cannon

1964

1 episode

 

Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)

Gomer Pyle: USMC

7.0

TV Series

Captain Martin

1964

1 episode

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

Dorthea Gillford

1964

1 episode

 

David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)

The Fugitive

8.1

TV Series

Carol Willard

1964

1 episode

 

Redigo (1963)

Redigo

7.0

TV Series

Patricia Royal

1963

1 episode

 

Debbie Reynolds in My Six Loves (1963)

My Six Loves

6.5

Dianne Soper

1963

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

Molly Wood

1962

6 episodes

 

Kraft Theatre (1947)

The United States Steel Hour

7.8

TV Series

1962

2 episodes

 

Tuesday Weld in Follow the Sun (1961)

Follow the Sun

7.3

TV Series

Amy Ramsey

1962

1 episode

 

Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)

Bus Stop

6.9

TV Series

Betty Sloane

1962

1 episode

 

Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)

Adventures in Paradise

8.1

TV Series

Mariah FeatherJudithAmanda Dawson

1959–1962

4 episodes

 

Dr. Kildare (1961)

Dr. Kildare

7.0

TV Series

Dr. Elizabeth Cullus

1962

1 episode

 

Clu Gulager and Barry Sullivan in The Tall Man (1960)

The Tall Man

7.2

TV Series

Anne Drake

1962

1 episode

 

Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)

Outlaws

7.3

TV Series

Janet HolbrookDonna Pringle

1960–1961

3 episodes

 

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

Have Gun - Will Travel

8.4

TV Series

Kathy Rousseau

1961

1 episode

 

Thriller (1960)

Thriller

8.2

TV Series

Marcia Elizabeth Hunter

1961

1 episode

 

Stagecoach West (1960)

Stagecoach West

7.2

TV Series

Susan McLord

1961

1 episode

 

Rod Taylor in Hong Kong (1960)

Hong Kong

8.0

TV Series

Peggy Jackson

1960

1 episode

 

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

The Twilight Zone

9.0

TV Series

Laura Templeton

1960

1 episode

 

The Aquanauts (1960)

The Aquanauts

7.5

TV Series

Oga Danylo

1960

1 episode

 

Roger Moore in The Alaskans (1959)

The Alaskans

8.2

TV Series

Ruth Coleman

1960

1 episode

 

Mr. Lucky (1959)

Mr. Lucky

7.5

TV Series

Maggie

1959–1960

8 episodes

 

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

7.2

TV Series

Sally Ainsworth

1960

1 episode

 

James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)

Maverick

8.0

TV Series

Abigail Hamilton

1959

1 episode

 

Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)

General Electric Theater

6.7

TV Series

Mary

1959

1 episode

 

Coral Browne, Peggy Cass, Fred Clark, Patric Knowles, Rosalind Russell, Roger Smith, and Forrest Tucker in Auntie Mame (1958)

Auntie Mame

7.9

Pegeen Ryan

1958

 

As Young as We Are (1958)

As Young as We Are

6.2

Kim Hutchins

1958

 

Producers' Showcase (1954)

Producers' Showcase

7.1

TV Series

Hanna Vetsera

1957

1 episode

 

Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)

Camera Three

7.3

TV Series

1956

1 episode

 

John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers

7.8

Lucy Edwards

1956

 

Your Play Time

TV Series

Vicky

1955

1 episode

 

Producer

King Leopold's Ghost (2006)

King Leopold's Ghost

7.5

producer

2006

 

Will Lyman and Sarah Childress in Frontline (1983)

Frontline

8.6

TV Series

producer

1998

1 episode

 

Juliette Lewis, Anne Ramsey, and Nancy Mette in Meet the Hollowheads (1989)

Meet the Hollowheads

5.3

executive producer

1989

 

Soundtrack

Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons

7.6

TV Series

performer: "Poor Butterfly"

1973

1 episode

 

Self

American Masters (1985)

American Masters

8.2

TV Series

Self

2006

1 episode

 

A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers (1998)

A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers

6.6

Short

Pippa Scott (voice)

1998

 

Gypsy (1965)

Gypsy

7.8

TV Series

Self

1967

1 episode

 

You Don't Say (1963)

You Don't Say

7.3

TV Series

Self - Celebrity ContestantSelf

1965

5 episodes

 

Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

8.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

1963

1 episode

 

George Jessel Show (1958)

George Jessel Show

TV Series

Self

1959

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Darren McGavin in Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy (1975)

Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy

7.8

TV Movie

Tillie Jones (segment: "Legacy of Terror") (archive footage)

1975