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| image=Blassie.jpg
| image=BR25 - Planet of the Slave Girls - Leila.png
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| series=BR25
| born_month= 1
| born_month= 8
| born_day= 26
| born_day= 26
| born_year= 1923
| born_year= 1921
| death_month= 9
| death_month= 5
| death_day= 27
| death_day= 25
| death_year= 2017
| death_year= 2006
| character= [[Blassie]]
| character= [[Leila]]
| nationality= US
| nationality= US
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| imdb= 0926046
| sortkey=Jeffreys, Anne
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'''Anne Jeffreys''' (born January 26, 1923-September 27, 2017) was an American actress who portrays [[Siress]] [[Blassie]] in "[[The Man With Nine Lives]]".
'''June Whitley Taylor''' (born August 26, 1921 and deceased May 25, 2006) was an American actress who portrays [[Leila]] in {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls|prose=Y}}.


Born in [[w:Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro, North Carolina]], she first appeared Sarah Crane in the 1942 film ''Billy the Kid Trapped'', but had acted in opera and musical theater before her entry into film and television.<ref name="jeffreys">{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/anne-jeffreys-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Anne Jeffreys GALACTICA.TV Interview|date=19 Feburary 2007|accessdate=21 July 2007|last=Egnor|first=Mike|format=|language=}}</ref>
Born in {{W|Amesbury, Massachusetts}}, Whitley performed from 1950 through to 1986 CE in a variety of productions as a {{W|character actor}}, including appearances in ''{{W|The Incredible Hulk}}'', ''{{W|Wonder Woman}}'', ''{{W|Dragnet}}'' and ''{{W|I Love Lucy}}''.


With long-term husband [[w:Robert Sterling|Robert Sterling]], she appeared in the [[w:Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] sitcom ''[[w:Topper (TV series)|Topper]]'' (1953–1955), in which she was billed in a voiceover as "the ghostess with the mostest".
Taylor died on May 25, 2006 in {{W|Alameda, California}} at the age of 84.
 
Jeffreys' guest starring role in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} is notable namely due to her work with [[Fred Astaire]], who portrayed [[Chameleon]], as she is the last woman to have danced with Astaire on screen.<ref name="jeffreys"/>
 
The accent used to in her portrayal of Siress Blassie is her own, she also notes that she did not audition for the role, and jumped at the chance upon finding out she would be acting with Astaire.<ref name="jeffreys"/>
 
Jeffreys died on September 27, 2017 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 10 April 2021

June Whitley Taylor
June Whitley Taylor
Portrays: Leila
Date of Birth: August 26, 1921
Date of Death: May 25, 2006
Age at Death: 84
Nationality: USA USA

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June Whitley Taylor (born August 26, 1921 and deceased May 25, 2006) was an American actress who portrays Leila in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's "Planet of the Slave Girls".

Born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Whitley performed from 1950 through to 1986 CE in a variety of productions as a character actor, including appearances in The Incredible Hulk, Wonder Woman, Dragnet and I Love Lucy.

Taylor died on May 25, 2006 in Alameda, California at the age of 84.