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Aliases: Laura Elliott , Casey Rogers Williams , Laura Elliot , Josie Imogene Rogers

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Morehouse, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

Biography

Kasey Rogers (born Josie Imogene Rogers; December 15, 1925 – July 6, 2006) was an American actress, memoirist and writer, best known for playing the second Louise Tate in the popular U.S. television sitcom Bewitched. Rogers was born Josie Imogene Rogers. She moved with her family to California at the age of two. As a child, her prowess at the game of baseball led her friends to nickname her Casey (after the famous poem "Casey at the Bat"). While under contract to Paramount, she used the stage name Laura Elliot. In 1955, she began working with a press agent in Hollywood, Walter Winslow Lewis III (aka "Bud"). It was Bud who suggested that she use the nickname with her maiden name and changed the "C" to a "K". They later married and had four children. Rogers began work under the names Laura Elliott and Laura Elliot for Paramount Pictures. She appeared in movies such as Special Agent, Samson and Delilah, Silver City, Paid in Full, Two Lost Worlds, and, in perhaps her best-known film role, Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, playing Miriam, the scheming, adulterous wife of Guy Haines (Farley Granger). In the mid-1950s, Rogers began working on television. She guest-starred on various series, such as Sergeant Preston, Stage 7, The Restless Gun, The Lone Ranger, Bat Masterson, Maverick, Yancy Derringer, Perry Mason, as Francie Keene in the Wanted: Dead or Alive episode "Railroaded", and many other programs. In 1964 she landed a starring role on Peyton Place, portraying the character Julie Anderson, the mother of Betty Anderson (Barbara Parkins). She left the series in 1966 to replace Irene Vernon in the role of Louise Tate on Bewitched. In 1972, she performed as Louise Tate for the final time in the episode "Serena's Youth Pill". She then retired from acting, appearing in only a few guest television spots and making appearances on the Bewitched edition of E! True Hollywood Story.

Most Famous Work

Thriller
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6

Thriller

(1960) Anthea Jason
Bat Masterson
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6

Bat Masterson

(1958) Francie Wallace
Wanted: Dead or Alive
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7

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1958) Kate
Sugarfoot
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5

Sugarfoot

(1957) Myra Crain
The Millionaire
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5

The Millionaire

(1955) Jane Foley
Perry Mason
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8

Perry Mason

(1957) Lois Langley
The Restless Gun
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4

The Restless Gun

(1957) Jenny May McElroy
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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6

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

(1957) Janet Marquis

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1984 Miriam Joyce Haines (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975 N/A
1970 Mrs. Peterson
1968 Mrs. Jones
1964 Louise Tate
Julie Anderson
Elena
1962 Miss Cavanaugh
Miss Carroll
1961 N/A
1960 Anthea Jason
1959 N/A
N/A
Molly Day
1958 N/A
Kitty Meadows
Dixie Mayhew
Francie Wallace
Blackeyed Sue
Francie Keene
Ruby Todd
Kate
N/A
1957 N/A
Wilma Trask
Jenny May McElroy
N/A
Dolly
Loretta Harper
Lois Langley
N/A
Myra Crain
Janet Marquis
N/A
1956 N/A
N/A
1955 N/A
Claire
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jane Foley
1954 N/A
Felice
N/A
Katherine 'Katy' Hodges
N/A
1953 N/A
Janice Clayton (as Laura Elliot)
1952 N/A
Linda Nelson
Stage Cast Member (uncredited)
1951 Josephine
Miriam Haines
Miss Harper (uncredited)
Bridesmaid / Party Guest (uncredited)
Elaine Jeffries
1950 Jenny - Clerk (uncredited)
Spectator (uncredited)
Friend of family (uncredited)
Tina, Bridesmaid
N/A
1949 Spectator
Dolly - Cleve's Secretary
Lucille Peters (as Laura Elliot)
Martha Sturges
Year Character Movie/Tv

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