June Lockhart Biography

The daughter of Gene and Kathleen Lockhart, June Lockhart is a third generation performer, making her debut at age eight at the Metropolitan Opera House in Peter Ibbetson. At twelve, June Lockhart appeared with her parents in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Now a classic, this film is shown annually on TV at Christmas time.

While still attending Westlake School for Girls, June Lockhart appeared in significant roles in such famous films as All This and Heaven Too with Bette Davis and Charles Boyer, Sergeant York with Gary Cooper, and Adam Had Four Sons with Ingrid Bergman. Following graduation, she signed a contract with MGM and continued making such films as The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Yearling, and Son of Lassie.

Leaving MGM, June Lockhart appeared in her first Broadway play, F. Hugh Herbert's For Love or Money. For her performance she won the Donaldson Award, the Theater World Award, was named Woman of the Year in Drama by the Associated Press and received a Tony Award for Best Debut Performance.

Since then, June Lockhart has starred in many TV series, movies and specials. Lassie, in which she starred for six years, won her an Emmy nomination. It was followed by three years in Lost In Space and two in Petticoat Junction.

Since 1984, June Lockhart has appeared intermittently on General Hospital. These series have made her an internationally known star. The Hollywood Walk of Fame has two stars on it for June Lockhart.

Among the many reasons for June Lockhart's lasting popularity are her enthusiasm, her sense of humor, and her professionalism. Articulate, literate, and a concerned citizen, she has an intense interest in the events of our time. She is an avid student of medicine and political journalism. For 15 years, June Lockhart was a director of the First Federal Bank of California. She chairs the bank's Executive Committee on Community Reinvestment Act. She is also a speaker for the Federal Reserve Bank. She is actively involved in International Hearing Dog, Inc., a program in which dogs are rescued from Animal Shelters and trained to be the ears for the deaf.

June Lockhart is warm and friendly, often appearing on interview and talk shows. She is a member of the Radio and Television News Directors Association and the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts. She is often an observer at the White House Press Briefings, and is the Ambassador for the California State Parks System.

A "zoo freak," June Lockhart has ridden a camel in New Delhi, an elephant in the circus, and cuddled gorillas, orangutans and tigers. She has owned a 1923 Seagrave fire engine, flown a blimp, is an antique car buff, a member of the Teamsters Union, flown in a hot air balloon, driven the Army's largest tank, and flew in the Berlin Airlift to entertain U. S. Troops in Germany, among other adventures. She has two daughters, Anne and June, and three grandchildren.