caption birth_place birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
reed . -lrb- middle -rrb- as hassie mccoy , 1961 mitchel , u.s. field , long island , new york state 23 august 1944 1952 & ndash ; 1963 real mccoys cast 1961.jpg lydia reed
 lydia reed actress : '' the real mccoys ''
lydia reed

lydia reed -lrb- born august 23 , 1944 , at mitchel field on long island , new york -rrb- is an american former child actress best known for her role as tallahassee `` hassie '' mccoy from 1957 to 1963 in 145 episodes of the abc situation comedy `` the real mccoys , '' starring walter brennan in the title role of grandpa amos mccoy .
irving pincus was the creator , and hy averback the first principal director .
the pilot episode of the series `` sweet fifteen , '' which aired on april 9 , 1957 , centers on grandpa 's determination to keep hassie 's looming fifteenth birthday party a secret .
after its five-year run on abc , `` the real mccoys '' switched to cbs for its final season in 1962-1963 without the services of kathleen nolan as kate mccoy .
reed appeared less frequently in the final year , as did michael winkelman -lrb- 1946 -- 1999 -rrb- as little luke mccoy , who played reed 's younger brother on the series .
reed 's first performances were in 1952 episodes of two nbc anthology series , `` hallmark hall of fame '' -lrb- the second episode of the series entitled `` dr. serocold '' -rrb- and `` robert montgomery presents '' .
in 1955 , she played mary foy in the bob hope film , `` the seven little foys '' .
that same year , she played another `` mary '' in the episode `` ride with the executioner '' of the anthology `` jane wyman presents the fireside theatre '' .
in 1956 , she appeared in the role of caroline lord in `` high society '' , with bing crosby , frank sinatra , and grace kelly , and in the episode `` hit and run '' of the nbc series `` big town '' .
her last role other than that of hassie mccoy was as betsy beecher in a horror film `` the vampire '' .
reed left acting after her role on `` the real mccoys '' ended and did not appear in a 2000 cable television reunion special -lrb- the nashville network -rrb- with nolan , tony martinez , who portrayed farmhand pepino garcia , and richard crenna , who played the role of luke mccoy , hassie 's older brother , for the entire duration of the series .
