Name Sheila Larken Role Television actress | Spouse R. W. Goodwin | |
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Children Jesse Goodwin, Matthew Goodwin Movies and TV shows Dangerous Intentions, Behind the Mask, Cave‑In!, Storefront Lawyers Similar People R W Goodwin, Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Tom McLoughlin | ||
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Sheila Larken (born February 24, 1944) is an American television actress, best known for playing the role of Margaret Scully, the mother of Dana Scully, on The X-Files.
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Early life and career
Larken was born in Brooklyn, New York and has appeared in such notable television series as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Medical Center, Marcus Welby, M.D., Hawaii Five-O, It Takes a Thief, Barnaby Jones, Starsky and Hutch, Trapper John, M.D., Little House on the Prairie, Rawhide, The Incredible Hulk, Dallas and L.A. Law. She also appeared in "No Way Out," the final episode of the 1977 anthology series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale). Her made-for-television movies include Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975), Cave-In! (1983) and The Midnight Hour (1985).
Personal life
Larken lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband, television producer R.W. Goodwin.
Filmography
Actress
1994
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Margaret Scully
- Home Again (2016) - Margaret Scully
- Provenance (2002) - Margaret Scully
- Nothing Important Happened Today (2001) - Margaret Scully
- Essence (2001) - Margaret Scully
- Deadalive (2001) - Margaret Scully
- Within (2000) - Margaret Scully (voice, uncredited)
- Emily (1997) - Margaret Scully
- Christmas Carol (1997) - Margaret Scully
- Redux II (1997) - Margaret Scully
- Gethsemane (1997) - Margaret Scully
- Memento Mori (1997) - Margaret Scully
- Wetwired (1996) - Margaret Scully
- Paper Clip (1995) - Margaret Scully
- The Blessing Way (1995) - Margaret Scully
- One Breath (1994) - Margaret Scully
- Ascension (1994) - Margaret Scully
- Beyond the Sea (1994) - Margaret Scully
2002
UC: Undercover (TV Series) as
Marilyn Dubinsky
- Teddy C (2002) - Marilyn Dubinsky
2000
Counting Days as
Roberta Price
2000
So Weird (TV Series) as
Dr. Rooney
- James Garr (2000) - Dr. Rooney
1999
Behind the Mask (TV Movie) as
Dana
1998
Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brookeshire
- Out of Sight (1998) - Mrs. Brookeshire
1997
Profit (TV Series) as
Mrs. Koner
- Chinese Box (1997) - Mrs. Koner
1997
The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
Francis Hunter
- Bits of Love (1997) - Francis Hunter
1995
The Commish (TV Series) as
Patricia Allardyce
- In the Shadows of the Gallows (1995) - Patricia Allardyce
1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV Movie) as
Rena Coughlin
1995
Dangerous Intentions (TV Movie) as
Nancy Boyle
1994
Neon Rider (TV Series) as
Jacqueline Griffin
- What's Up, Doc? (1994) - Jacqueline Griffin
1994
Moment of Truth: To Walk Again (TV Movie) as
Doctor
1991
FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series documentary) as
Sandra / Rosemary Krager
- The Miller Extortion (1993) - Sandra
- The Chicago Madam (1991) - Rosemary Krager
1992
The Human Factor (TV Series)
- Between the Sheets (1992)
1992
Life Goes On (TV Series) as
Dr. Locke
- The Wall (1992) - Dr. Locke
1991
The New Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Dorothy Reese / Mrs. Banning
- Missing (1991) - Dorothy Reese
- Acid Thrower (1991) - Mrs. Banning
1991
The Killing Mind (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Kraft
1990
Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series) as
Dr. Brown
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie (1990) - Dr. Brown
1990
Mancuso, FBI (TV Series) as
Carolyn Lupo
- Night of the Living Shred (1990) - Carolyn Lupo
1988
Small Wonder (TV Series) as
Mrs. Gordon
- Ronald McDonald House (1988) - Mrs. Gordon
1987
Downpayment on Murder (TV Movie) as
Donna
1987
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Deirdre Stackpole
- The Brothers Grimm (1987) - Deirdre Stackpole
1987
Houston Knights (TV Series) as
Rothberg
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1987) - Rothberg
1986
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Lauren Bryant
- A Special Love: Part 2 (1986) - Lauren Bryant
1985
The Midnight Hour (TV Movie) as
Janet Grenville
1984
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Attorney Patricia Rieger
- Under the Knife (1984) - Attorney Patricia Rieger
1983
Cave in! (TV Movie) as
Ann Soames
1983
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Phyllis Nelson
- A Cry for Help (1983) - Phyllis Nelson
1979
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
Harriet Mitchell / Eleanor Buxton
- The Spy Who Bugged Me (1983) - Harriet Mitchell
- Licensed to Kill (1979) - Eleanor Buxton
1983
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Linda McAndrews
- Sins of the Fathers (1983) - Linda McAndrews
1978
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) as
Jane Lemner / Dr. Rivlin
- Sleeping Dogs (1982) - Jane Lemner
- Dead and Alive (1978) - Dr. Rivlin
1982
McClain's Law (TV Series) as
Karen Dow
- What PATRIC Doesn't Know (1982) - Karen Dow
1981
The Other Victim (TV Movie) as
Dottie
1978
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Rhonda Wilkes / Josie
- Nine Hours (1980) - Rhonda Wilkes
- The Waterfront Story (1978) - Josie
1980
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Rosalie Wilson
- Influence (1980) - Rosalie Wilson
1979
Dallas (TV Series) as
Priscilla Duncan
- Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (1979) - Priscilla Duncan
- Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 1 (1979) - Priscilla Duncan
1978
Baretta (TV Series) as
Regan
- Barney (1978) - Regan
1974
Police Story (TV Series) as
Ginny Hosford / Diane Stewart / Anne Baker
- Day of Terror- Night of Fear (1978) - Ginny Hosford
- Sniper (1975) - Diane Stewart
- The Ripper (1974) - Anne Baker
1977
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Tracey Ayres
- No Way Out (1977) - Tracey Ayres
1975
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Sister Terry / Dory Crandall / Jenny Rainey
- Sister of Death (1977) - Sister Terry
- The Eyes of Terror (1976) - Dory Crandall
- Trap Play (1975) - Jenny Rainey
1976
The Blue Knight (TV Series) as
Chris
- The Candy Man (1976) - Chris
1975
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Nancy Blake
- Terror on the Docks (1975) - Nancy Blake
1975
Bronk (TV Series) as
Marni
- Open Contract (1975) - Marni
1975
Joe Forrester (TV Series)
- The Witness (1975)
1975
Medical Story (TV Series) as
Jean Ingraham
- The Right to Die (1975) - Jean Ingraham
1975
Caribe (TV Series)
- Assault on the Calavera (1975)
1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV Movie) as
Linn Jacobs
1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (TV Movie) as
Vice Principal
1972
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Beth Cromwell / Betty Saunders
- The Break In (1974) - Beth Cromwell
- Journey Through Limbo (1972) - Betty Saunders
1973
Cannon (TV Series) as
Jennifer Shaw
- Memo from a Dead Man (1973) - Jennifer Shaw
1972
Circle of Fear (TV Series) as
Holly Brown / Marne Simmons
- The Phantom of Herald Square (1973) - Holly Brown
- Elegy for a Vampire (1972) - Marne Simmons
1969
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Nurse Anne Wittley / Holly
- Judgment (1973) - Holly
- The V.D. Story (1970) - Nurse Anne Wittley
- Runaway (1970) - Nurse Anne Wittley
- The Loner (1969) - Nurse Anne Wittley
- Victim (1969) - Nurse Anne Wittley
1969
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Marion / Abby Tilman
- Tatum (1972) - Marion
- The Devil's Outpost (1969) - Abby Tilman
1970
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) as
Myra Brooke / Liz Hamilton
- A Substitute Womb (1972) - Myra Brooke
- This Day's Child (1970) - Liz Hamilton
1971
Sarge (TV Series) as
Jane Doe
- Identity Crisis (1971) - Jane Doe
1970
Men at Law (TV Series) as
Deborah Sullivan
- One American (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- This Money Kills Dreams (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- Yesterday Is But a Dream (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- The View from the Top (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- Let the Dier Beware (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Truth, the Whole Truth - And Anything Else That Works (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- Hostage (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Dark World of Harry Anders (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- Marathon (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Climate of Doubt (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- First- We Get Rid of the Principal (1971) - Deborah Sullivan
- Where Were We, Waldo? (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Pastures of Hell (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- This Is Jerry, See Jerry Run (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- Shadows of Doubt (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- Where Are You At? (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- Easy to Be Hard (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- Survivors Will Be Prosecuted (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Emancipation of Bessie Gray (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Electric Kid (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- Murph Collins vs. Tomorrow (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- The Law Can't Touch Him (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
- A Man's Castle (1970) - Deborah Sullivan
1969
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Karen Adamson
- A Bullet for McGarrett (1969) - Karen Adamson
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Sandy Welby
- A Matter of Humanities (1969) - Sandy Welby
1969
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Ellen Jones
- Death Wait (1969) - Ellen Jones
1968
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Zizi
- The Lay of the Land (1968) - Zizi
1968
Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) as
Christine
- War and Crime (1968) - Christine
1967
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Penny O'Neill
- To Love and Stand Mute (1967) - Penny O'Neill
1967
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Julie Larson
- Showdown at Tahoe (1967) - Julie Larson
Thanks
2009
Alien Trespass (the producers would like to thank - as Sheila Goodwin)
Self
2016
Season X (Video documentary) as
Self - 'Margaret Scully'
1998
Inside the X Files (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
1996
Secrets of the X Files, Part 2 (TV Special documentary) as
Margaret Scully (uncredited)
References
Sheila Larken Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA