Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake (born February 20, 1929 in Buffalo, New York), was a former telephone operator and best known for her 19-year role as Kitty Russell on the long-running series, Gunsmoke. Miss Kitty was owner/operator of the Long Branch Saloon from which she she dispensed wisdom, whiskey, and an ongoing-nongoing mystery relationship with Dodge City Marshall Matt Dillon (played by James Arness).
A lifetime smoker, she died of cancer on August 16, 1989 in Sacramento, California.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2004.
Amanda Blake Facts
Birth Name | Beverly Neill |
Occupation | Actress |
Birthday | February 20, 1929 |
Sign | Pisces |
Birthplace | Buffalo, New York, USA |
Date of death | August 16, 1989 (age 60) |
Selected Filmography
The Dressmaker | ||
The Haunting In Connecticut | ||
Cast Away | ||
Pilot | ||
Meet Dave | ||
Syriana | ||
Tale of a Vampire | ||
Anne of the Thousand Days | ||
Gunsmoke: Season 2, Vol. 1 | ||
Gunsmoke: Season 1 | ||
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