Why was she usually cast as plain...
when she was far from it?
shareShe wasn’t cast as plain in Meet Me in St. Louis.
shareThat was in 1944
share"usually" is not date-specific. She was very attractive in 1944, and remained so. With the proper hair, makeup, and clothes, she could have played a MILF in middle age and a GILF in her later years.
shareYou're correct I was not specific enough. I knew her from Lassie and Lost in Space. On both shows she looked plain to me. When I saw her on Petticoat Junction, I said "wow". Thanks for allowing to clarify.
I thought she was plenty attractive in LIS. Many of her spacesuits were form-fitting.
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