Catherine McLeod July 2 1921 May 11 1997 was an American actress who made over sixty television and movie appearances between 1944 and 1976 She memorably portrayed the one woman whom James Garners character Bret Maverick wanted to marry on the 1957 television series Maverick in the episode Rage for Vengeance and appeared in literally dozens of other series including The Millionaire Meet McGraw Richard Diamond Private Detective 77 Sunset Strip Mickey Spillanes Mike Hammer Bronco Perry Mason Colt 45 Lawman Bonanza Hawaiian Eye Have Gun Will Travel The Outer Limits The Virginian and the Ten Thousand Horses Singing episode of Studio One opposite James Dean and John Forsythe Movies included Frank Borzages Ive Always Loved You 1946 Courage of Lassie 1946 The Fabulous Texan 1947 Thats My Man 1947 Old Los Angeles 1948 My Wifes Best Friend 1952 A Blueprint for Murder 1953 William Witneys The Outcast 1954 Ride the Wild Surf 1964 and Lipstick 1976 McLeods greatest impact upon American consciousness by far however was as purveyor of one of the most ubiquitous catchphrases of its era when she portrayed the woman in the 1963 headache remedy television commercial who plaintively but irritably said Mother please Id rather do it myself The announcers voiceover would then intone Sure you have a headache tense irritable but dont take it out on her Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine McLeod licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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