Actress. She is best remembered for her role as 'Lenore "Casey" Case' on the television series, "The Green Hornet" from 1966 to 1967. She was born in New London, Connecticut, on December 6, 1941, of French, Native American, and German descent to a father who was an Olympic swimming and diving coach who later became a Naval Commander and a mother who was a champion downhill skier. She began her career as a model and then made her television debut on en episode of "Wagon Train" entitled, 'The Luke Grant Story' on June 1, 1960. She later became a stunt double for actor Lloyd Bridges on the television series, "Sea Hunt." She also stunt doubled on other television shows like, "Malibu Run" and "The Aquanauts" as well as the 1960 film, "September Storm" where she met her first husband, Courtney Brown. After her marriage to Brown they lived and worked in the Bahamas, later becoming parents to a daughter named Tiffany. After she divorced Brown, she moved to Hollywood, California, where she met and married her second husband, James Mitchum, son of actor Robert Mitchum. The marriage didn't last long and she later divorced him as well. Wagner's films include, "Rio Conchos" (1964), "Out Of Sight" (1966), "Destination Inner Space" (1966), "A Covenant With Death" (1967), "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), "Guns Of The Magnificent Seven" (1969), and "Bait" (1973). She also made many television guest appearances on such shows as "Lassie," "Mannix," "Perry Mason," "It Takes A Thief," and "Flipper."
Actress. She is best remembered for her role as 'Lenore "Casey" Case' on the television series, "The Green Hornet" from 1966 to 1967. She was born in New London, Connecticut, on December 6, 1941, of French, Native American, and German descent to a father who was an Olympic swimming and diving coach who later became a Naval Commander and a mother who was a champion downhill skier. She began her career as a model and then made her television debut on en episode of "Wagon Train" entitled, 'The Luke Grant Story' on June 1, 1960. She later became a stunt double for actor Lloyd Bridges on the television series, "Sea Hunt." She also stunt doubled on other television shows like, "Malibu Run" and "The Aquanauts" as well as the 1960 film, "September Storm" where she met her first husband, Courtney Brown. After her marriage to Brown they lived and worked in the Bahamas, later becoming parents to a daughter named Tiffany. After she divorced Brown, she moved to Hollywood, California, where she met and married her second husband, James Mitchum, son of actor Robert Mitchum. The marriage didn't last long and she later divorced him as well. Wagner's films include, "Rio Conchos" (1964), "Out Of Sight" (1966), "Destination Inner Space" (1966), "A Covenant With Death" (1967), "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), "Guns Of The Magnificent Seven" (1969), and "Bait" (1973). She also made many television guest appearances on such shows as "Lassie," "Mannix," "Perry Mason," "It Takes A Thief," and "Flipper."
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