Janice Rule (August 15, 1931 – October 17, 2003) was an American actress.
Born in Norwood, Ohio, her career included stage, screen and television work. Among her noteworthy film roles were Emily Stewart in The Chase, Virginia in Goodbye My Fancy, Willie in Robert Altman's 3 Women, journalist Kate Newman in Costa Gavras' 1982 political thriller Missing, Burt Lancaster's bitter ex-lover in The Swimmer, and Kevin Costner's mother in the bicycle raci...
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Janice Rule (August 15, 1931 – October 17, 2003) was an American actress.
Born in Norwood, Ohio, her career included stage, screen and television work. Among her noteworthy film roles were Emily Stewart in The Chase, Virginia in Goodbye My Fancy, Willie in Robert Altman's 3 Women, journalist Kate Newman in Costa Gavras' 1982 political thriller Missing, Burt Lancaster's bitter ex-lover in The Swimmer, and Kevin Costner's mother in the bicycle racing film American Flyers.
She made dozens of television appearances starting in the early 1950s on live television. A few of her filmed TV series included Route 66, The Defenders, The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, and Murder She Wrote.
Rule was married three times, to N. Richard Nash (1956 - 1956), Robert Thom (1960 - 1961), and Ben Gazzara (1961 - 1979). She died from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 72, in New York City, New York.
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