# Belinda Montgomery

Belinda Montgomery (born July 23, 1950) is a Canadian-American actress. She initially attracted notice for playing Cinderella in the 1969 television film Hey, Cinderella! She appeared in films including The Todd Killings (1971), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978), Stone Cold Dead (1979), and Silent Madness (1984). She starred as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill in the science-fiction series Man from Atlantis (1977–78), and as Katherine Howser, Doogie's mother, in the medical comedy-drama series, Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993).

## Life and career

Montgomery was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is the daughter of actor Cecil Montgomery. Her siblings are actor Lee Harcourt Montgomery and actress Tannis G. Montgomery. She began acting in teen roles, including the 1967 family series Barney Boomer, and 1969 television special Hey, Cinderella! playing the role of Cinderella.
During the 1970s, Montgomery played many leading roles in made-for-television movies, including D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (1971), Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971), The Bravos (1972), Women in Chains (1972), and The Devil's Daughter (1973). She made her big screen debut in the 1971 thriller film The Todd Killings opposite Robert F. Lyons. She later starred in the romantic drama film The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978), and the crime dramas Breaking Point (1976) and Stone Cold Dead (1979). In 1984, she starred in the slasher film Silent Madness.
In the early 1970s, Montgomery began to be credited as Belinda J. Montgomery. As she explained in October 1977 to Indianapolis News columnist Richard K. Shull:
   I was told five years ago, If I kept my name as it was, I would have lots of accidents, I'd be accident prone. I had a lot of brushes with accidents – landing gear collapsing on an airplane – so I added my middle initial and things have been better. It's in the numerology.
Montgomery starred alongside Patrick Duffy in the short-lived NBC science fiction series Man from Atlantis from 1977 to 1978. In 1988, she starred in another short-lived NBC series, Aaron's Way. From 1989 to 1993, she starred as Katherine Howser, Doogie's mother, in the ABC medical comedy-drama series, Doogie Howser, M.D.. Montgomery also had a recurring role on Miami Vice, and has made over 80 guest appearances on television, including appearances on Ironside, T. J. Hooker, Dynasty, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, L.A. Law, JAG, Mannix, Magnum, P.I., The Sixth Sense, The Virginian and Ghost Whisperer, among other series. Her recent credits include 2010 action film Tron: Legacy and 2017 Lifetime Christmas romantic comedy Snowed-Inn Christmas.
In March 2013, writing under the pen name B. Montgomery, Montgomery submitted a short story "St. Patrick of the Pineapple" to Midlife Collage, an online writing contest, and won first place.

## Filmography

* 1967 Barney Boomer as Susan
* 1969 CBS Playhouse as Eula
* 1969 The Virginian as Peg Halstead
* 1970 Hey, Cinderella! as Cinderella
* 1970 Ritual of Evil as Loey Wiley
* 1970 Paris 7000
* 1970 Ironside as Marla Cardwell
* 1970 Matt Lincoln as Nina
* 1971 D.A.: Conspiracy To Kill as Luanne Gibson
* 1971 Alias Smith and Jones as Penelope Roach
* 1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel as Roselle Bridgeman
* 1971 The Todd Killings as Roberta
* 1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
* 1972 The Bravos as Heller Chase
* 1972 The Sixth Sense as Tina Norris
* 1972 Women in Chains as Melinda Carr
* 1971-1972 The F.B.I. as Margo Bengston
* 1972 Assignment Vienna as Julie Hayes
* 1972 Cannon as Anne
* 1972 Mannix as Susan Graham
* 1972 The Rookies as Laurie
* 1973 The Devil's Daughter as Diane Shaw
* 1973 Crime Club as Anne Dryden
* 1973 Barnaby Jones as Amy Partridge
* 1973 Letters from Three Lovers as Angela "Angie" Mason
* 1974 The New Land as Danika (episode "The Word is: Alternative")
* 1974 Petrocelli as Barbara
* 1969-1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. as Mary Ann Graham
* 1973-1975 The Streets of San Francisco Karen Pearson / Susan Howard
* 1975 The Other Side of the Mountain as Audra Jo Nicholson
* 1969-1975 Medical Center Currie, Joyce / Janet / Melanie Toland / Eunice
* 1976 City of Angels
* 1976 Breaking Point as Diana McBain
* 1976 Insight as Roseanne
* 1976 Gibbsville
* 1977 Westside Medical
* 1977 Nashville 99 as Summer
* 1977 Kingston: Confidential
* 1977 Most Wanted
* 1977 The Hostage Heart as Fiona
* 1977 Quincy, M.E. as Bonnie DeMarco
* 1978 The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 as Audra Jo Nicholson
* 1978 Lou Grant as Carol
* 1977-1978 Man from Atlantis as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill (series co-star)
* 1978 Blackout as Annie Gallo
* 1978 Sword of Justice as Julie Lang
* 1979 Murder In Music City as Peggy Ann West
* 1979 How the West Was Won as Florrie
* 1979 Stone Cold Dead as Sandy MacAuley
* 1979 Marciano as Barbara Marciano
* 1979 Eischied
* 1980 Fantasy Island
* 1980 Turnover Smith as Kelly
* 1980 Trouble In High Timber County as Carrie Yeager
* 1980 Trapper John, M.D. as Darby
* 1981 Concrete Cowboys as Janine
* 1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
* 1982 Dynasty as Jennifer Brighton ("The Baby", "Mother and Son")
* 1982 CHiPs as Elaine Price
* 1982 Bare Essence as Melody
* 1981-1982 The Love Boat as Karen Singer / Valerie Singer
* 1983 Uncommon Valor as Joan
* 1983 Tell Me That You Love Me as Lenora
* 1983 Whiz Kids as Judy Hubbard
* 1984 Blue Thunder as Dr. Nell Lindsay
* 1984 Lottery!
* 1984 Magnum, P.I. as Fran "Frannie" Huddle
* 1984 Silent Madness as Dr. Joan Gilmore
* 1984 T. J. Hooker as Dr. Sandy Roberts / Laura Dietrich
* 1985 Murder, She Wrote as Pamela Crane
* 1985 Riptide as Rainey
* 1985 Street Hawk as Stefanie Craig
* 1985 The Hitchhiker as Carla Magnuson
* 1985 Finder of Lost Loves as Lisa Hennessey
* 1985-1986 Crazy Like a Fox as Kelly Aspen
* 1986 Dalton: Code of Vengeance II as Libby
* 1986 Stark: Mirror Image as Claire Graves
* 1982-1986 Simon & Simon as Laura Steubens Dennison / Sherry Dayton / Joyce Dolan / Dorrie Wilson
* 1986 Adam: His Song Continues as Myra Schimdbauer
* 1986-1987 Days of Our Lives as Sylvie Gallagher
* 1987 Danger Bay as Dr. Pam Summer
* 1987 Stone Fox as Doc Smith
* 1988 Aaron's Way as Sarah Miller
* 1984-1989 Miami Vice as Caroline Crockett / Caroline Ballard
* 1989 In the Heat of the Night as Nora Womack
* 1990 Casey's Gift: For Love of A Child as Terry Ctilwell
* 1989-1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. as Katharine Howser
* 1993 L.A. Law as Jessica Wilton
* 1995 Burke's Law as Kelly Peterson
* 1996 Life Happens as Molly Stewart
* 1996 Promised Land as Lisa Smith
* 1996 Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Amy Pitzer
* 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Alison Fender
* 1998 Dirty Little Secret as Gina
* 1998 Phantom Town as Mom
* 1999 Hope Island as Jo Summers
* 2000 The Scarecrow as Polly
* 2001 Camouflage as Diane
* 2002 JAG as Captain Fryer, Harm's Aviation Expert
* 2005 Ghost Whisperer as Ursula Hilliard
* 2010 Tron: Legacy as Grandma Flynn
* 2017 Snowed-Inn Christmas as Carol Winters