Jean Hale.Photo: Pierluigi Praturlon/Shutterstock
In Like Flintstar Jean Hale Coleman has died.
The actress died on Aug. 3 in Santa Monica, Calif. at the age of 82, her family toldDeadlineon Monday. Her loved ones confirmed toTheHollywood Reporterthat Coleman died of natural causes.
Hale became a household name in the ’60s and ’70s, making over 60 appearances on the big and small screen.
The actress was known for her roles in the filmsTaggart,The OscarandThe St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, andMcHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force.
James Coburn and Jean Hale in a scene from the film ‘In Like Flint’.20th Century-Fox/Getty Images
She most famously starred in the 1967 movieIn the Flint, where she and a group of female business executives tried to overthrow the male-dominated industry.
On television, Hale appeared onPerry Mason,The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,Bonanza,The Fugitive,McHale’s Navy,Hawaii Five-O,McHale’s Navy,My Favorite Martian,Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre,Hogan’s Heroes,The Wild Wild West,Mod Squadand more.
Despite only starring in two episodes of ABC’sBatmantelevision series, she made a big impression as the hatcheck girl.
Hale was a Salt Lake City, Utah native, born on December 27, 1938, and raised in Darien, Connecticut, according to her IMDbprofile.
She majored in ballet at the University of Utah before going to Skidmore College, perTHR. The actress first began as a model for the Conover Agency and the Huntington Hartford Agency.
George Segal and Jean Hale in ‘The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
She went on to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York, where she met her husbandDabney Coleman.
Hale and Coleman got married in 1961 and divorced in 1984. During their marriage, they welcomed children Kelly, Randy, and Quincy.
Jean Hale and Dabney Coleman with daughter Mary and son Randy.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
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She went on to launch a production company called Coleman-Tanasescu Entertainment with business partner Gino Tanasescu in 1984 and branched out on her own in 2000, according to IMDb.
Jean Hale in ‘The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre’.20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
Prior to her death, Hale had been working on a script calledBeing Jeanie,which was based on the true story of a woman who impersonated her and married 10 men and stole their money in the ’60s, according toTHR.
source: people.com
