Biography
Prolific American character actress Louise Latham was essentially a stage performer until the early 1960s. Latham made an impressive film debut as
Tippi Hedrens slatternly mother in Hitchcock's
Marnie (1964). Her regular weekly-TV roles include landlady Martha Higgins in
Sara (1976), Alma Captor in
The Contender (1980) and Louise Dougherty in
Hothouse (1988). In addition, Louise Latham was featured in a wealth of made-for-TV movies, notably
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1981) and
Pray TV (1982). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide