Editing June Lockhart (section)

==Television==
In 1955, Lockhart appeared in an episode of CBS' ''[[Appointment with Adventure]]''. About this time, she also made several appearances on [[NBC]]'s legal drama ''<!-- [[Justice (1954 TV series)| -->Justice<!-- ]] -->'', based on case files of the [[Legal Aid Society]] of New York. In the late 1950s, Lockhart guest-starred in several popular television [[TV Western|Westerns]], including ''[[Wagon Train]]'' (in the episode "The Ricky and Laura Bell Story") and ''[[Cimarron City (TV series)|Cimarron City]]'' (in the episode "Medicine Man" with [[Gary Merrill]]) on NBC, ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'', and ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' on CBS.

In 1958, Lockhart was the narrator for ''[[Playhouse 90]]''{{'}}s telecast of the [[George Balanchine]] version of [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[The Nutcracker]]'', featuring Balanchine himself as Drosselmeyer, along with the [[New York City Ballet]].
[[File:June Lockhart Lost in Space 1965.JPG|thumb|upright|Lockhart played Maureen Robinson in the classic sci-fi series ''[[Lost in Space]]'' from 1965 to 1968.]]
[[File:June Lockhart (handprints in cement).jpg|left|thumb|The handprints of June Lockhart are in front of [[Hollywood Hills Amphitheater]] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] theme park.]]

Lockhart is also famous for her roles as TV mothers, first as Ruth Martin, the wife of Paul Martin (portrayed by [[Hugh Reilly]]) and the mother of Timmy Martin (played by [[Jon Provost]]) in the 1950s CBS series ''Lassie'' (a role that she played from 1958 to 1964). She replaced actress [[Cloris Leachman]], who in turn had replaced [[Jan Clayton]] – who had played a similar character earlier in the series. Following her five-year run on ''Lassie'', Lockhart made a guest appearance on ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' as defendant Mona Stanton Harvey in "The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor". Lockhart then starred as Dr. Maureen Robinson in ''[[Lost in Space]]'', which ran from 1965 to 1968 on CBS, opposite veteran actors [[Guy Williams (actor)|Guy Williams]] and [[Jonathan Harris]].

In 1965, Lockhart played librarian [[Ina Coolbrith]], first [[poet laureate]] of California, in the episode "Magic Locket" of the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] Western series ''[[Death Valley Days]]''. She then appeared as Dr. Janet Craig on the final two seasons of the CBS sitcom ''Petticoat Junction'' (1968–1970); her character was brought in to fill the void created after [[Bea Benaderet]] died during the run of the show. Lockhart was a regular in the ABC soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' during the 1980s and 1990s, and was also a voice actress, providing the voice of Martha Day, the lead character in the [[Hanna-Barbera]] [[animated series]] ''[[These Are the Days (TV series)|These Are the Days]]'' on ABC during the 1970s.

Lockhart appeared as a hostess on the ''Miss USA Pageant'' on CBS for six years, the ''Miss Universe Pageant'' on CBS for six years, the ''Tournament of Roses Parade'' on CBS for eight years, and the ''Thanksgiving Parade'' on CBS for five years.

In 1986, Lockhart appeared in the fantasy film ''[[Troll (1986 film)|Troll]]''. The younger version of her character in that film was played by her daughter, Anne Lockhart. They had previously played the same woman at two different ages in the "Lest We Forget" episode of the television series ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1981). In 1991, Lockhart appeared as Miss Wiltrout, Michelle Tanner's kindergarten teacher on the TV sitcom ''[[Full House]]''. She also had a cameo in the 1998 film ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'', based on the television series in which she had starred 30 years earlier. In 2002, she appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' as Lewis' mother, Misty Kiniski, alongside fellow TV mom [[Marion Ross]], who played Drew's mother.

In 2004, Lockhart voiced the role of Grandma Emma Fowler in [[Focus on the Family]]'s ''[[The Last Chance Detectives]]'' audio cases. Lockhart starred as [[James Caan]]'s mother in an episode of ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' and has since guest-starred in episodes of ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', in the 2007 [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] television film ''[[Holiday in Handcuffs]]'', and in the 2007 feature film ''[[Wesley_(film)|Wesley]]'' as [[Susanna Wesley]], mother of the founder of [[Methodism]], [[John Wesley]].

In May 2014, Lockhart began filming for [[Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure|Tesla Effect]], a video game that combines live-action footage with three-dimensional graphics.