Sue Randall

Born in Philadelphia, Sue Randall was the younger of two children of Marion Burnside (née Heist) and Roland Rodrock Randall, a prominent real-estate consultant.[2][3] She began acting on stage at the age of 10 in a production of the Alden Park Players.[4] In 1953 she completed her early education at the Lankenau School for Girls in the Germantown District of Philadelphia and then moved to New York, where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating with honors.[4][5] Randall's credited TV debut came in the 1955 episode "Golden Victory" of the series Star Tonight.[citation needed] She was one of the actresses who had the role of Diane Emerson in the television version of Valiant Lady (1953-1957).[6] In 1954, she also portrayed Diane Emerson on the CBS drama Woman with a Past.[6]: 1189 Randall appeared in other television productions before portraying Ruthie Saylor, a reference-desk worker, in the 1957 film Desk Set starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Randall's recurring role as a teacher on Leave It to Beaver spanned the years 1958 to 1962, when the actress was in her twenties. She appeared in 28 episodes of the popular sitcom after replacing Diane Brewster, who played Miss Canfield during the first season and in the 1980s television movies based on the series. Randall's first appearance as Miss Landers was in the Leave It to Beaver episode "Ward's Problem", which originally aired on October 16, 1958.[citation needed] Primarily, Randall's roles on television were as a featured actor or supporting character, often in Westerns. For example, she was cast as Kathy O'Hara, an aspiring concert pianist, in the episode "The Mysterious Stranger" (February 17, 1959) on the ABC/Warner Brothers series Sugarfoot. She was cast in "Judgment Day" (October 11, 1959) on the ABC series The Rebel as Elaine, the daughter of a man sentenced to hang.[citation needed] In the late 1950s, producers cast Randall as a co-star with actress Theodora Davitt in a proposed weekly sitcom titled Up on Cloud Nine.[7] A pilot for this comedy was completed, but no potential sponsors opted to buy or underwrite the series about "the daffy misadventures" of two airline stewardesses.[8] In the pilot episode's storyline,

Known For: Acting

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1935-10-08

Died: 1984-10-26

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	A Wonderful Life		0
2	1957	Desk Set	Ruthie Saylor	70

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	Valiant Lady		30
2	1954	Summer Playhouse		0
3	1955	The Millionaire	Kathy Taylor Johnson	50
4	1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp		68
5	1955	Gunsmoke	Effie	66
6	1955	Gunsmoke	Laura	66
7	1955	Matinee Theater		50
8	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel		74
9	1957	Sugarfoot	Kathy O'Hara	48
10	1957	M Squad	Mrs. Jim Wilson (uncredited)	52
11	1957	Perry Mason	Betty Wilkins	77
12	1957	Perry Mason	Amy Scott	77
13	1957	Leave It to Beaver		70
14	1957	Leave It to Beaver	Miss Landers	70
15	1958	Sea Hunt		66
16	1958	Bronco		52
17	1958	The Rifleman		70
18	1958	Bat Masterson	Elizabeth	61
19	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
20	1959	Bonanza	Sue Watson	75
21	1959	Bonanza	Ann Davis	75
22	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Ellen Monroe	63
23	1959	Lock-Up		62
24	1959	The Twilight Zone	Millie	84
25	1959	The Twilight Zone	Nurse	84
26	1959	The Rebel	Elaine Randall	51
27	1959	The Detectives		56
28	1960	Thriller	Kay Salisbury	64
29	1960	The Aquanauts	Mimi Newell	55
30	1960	Pete and Gladys		65
31	1960	Surfside 6		50
32	1960	The Roaring 20's		0
33	1961	Dr. Kildare	Emily Gunderson	55
34	1962	Saints and Sinners	Ann	60
35	1962	The Virginian	Sarah Bentley	65
36	1963	The Dakotas		57
37	1963	The Fugitive	Nurse Thompson	72
38	1963	The Fugitive	Ruth Fisher	72
39	1963	The Fugitive	Jen	72
40	1963	The Bill Dana Show		60
41	1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Anne Crane	53
42	1964	Wendy and Me		0
43	1964	Profiles in Courage	Joan Owens	50
44	1965	The F.B.I.	FBI Clerk	55

Sue Randall

Film

Television