Hildy Parks

Actress-cum-writer Hildy Parks was born Hilda DeForrest Parks in Washington, D.C. on March 12, 1926. She studied acting at the University of Virginia and made her New York stage debut in the role of Curley's wife in "Of Mice and Men" at the New School in the late 40s. From 1947 to 1957, Hilda enhanced a number of productions on Broadway, including "Bathsheba," her debut starring James Mason, as well as "Summer and Smoke," "Magnolia Alley," "To Dorothy, a Son," "Be Your Age" and "The Tunnel of Love." In London she appeared in "Mister Roberts" as the only female member of the cast. Hildy began as a TV celebrity, appearing in a number of game shows ("The Name's the Same," "Down You Go," "To Tell the Truth") and making several acting appearances on such anthologies as "Kraft Theatre," "Studio One in Hollywood," "Starlight Theatre," "Omnibus," "Robert Montgomery Presents" and "Armstrong Circle Theatre." She also had the 1952-1953 regular role of Ellie Crown on the daytime soap opera Love