Louise Platt (August 3, 1915 – September 6, 2003) was an American theater, film, and TV actress.
Early years Platt was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. Her father was a dental surgeon in the Navy.
Career Platt's first professional acting experience came in stock theater in Suffern, New York. She went on to act in stock productions "from Maine to Virginia to Minnesota". Her Broadway credits include The Traitor (1949), Anne of the Thousand Days (1948), Five Alarm Waltz (1941), In Clover (1937), Promise (1936), Spring Dance (1936), and A Room in Red and White (1936).
Platt is best remembered for her role as the officer's pregnant wife in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939). After two years on Broadway, she came to Hollywood in 1938. She returned to the New York stage in 1942 after acting in a half-dozen movies. She worked with Rex Harrison in Anne of the Thousand Days on Broadway in 1948 and in the 1950s played a variety of roles on television, including two appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and a recurring role as Ruth Holden on The Guiding Light.
Personal life Platt was first married to theater director Jed Harris, who abused her. On August 25, 1950, she married director Stanley Gould in North Guilford, Connecticut. They remained together until his death. Each marriage produced a daughter.
Death On September 6, 2003, Platt died at a hospital in Greenport, New York, at age 88. The cause of her death was not disclosed.
Filmography YearTitleCo-starsRoleNotes1938I Met My Love AgainJoan Bennett, Henry FondaBrenda WayneSpawn of the NorthGeorge Raft, Henry FondaDian 'Di' Turlon1939StagecoachClaire Trevor, John WayneMrs. Lucy MalloryTell No TalesMelvyn DouglasEllen Frazier1940Forgotten GirlsRobert ArmstrongJudy WingateCaptain CautionVictor MatureCorunna Dorman1942Street of ChanceBurgess Meredith, Claire TrevorVirginia Thompson1957Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJohn Baragrey, Georgann Johnson Marsha Hendricks Season 2 Episode 23: "One for the Road" 1958Alfred Hitchcock PresentsKeenan Wynn, Doreen Lang Ethel Botibol Season 3 Episode 35: "Dip in the Pool"
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Portraits of Louise Platt from Stagecoach by Ned Scott