Joan Weldon

 Joan Weldon, born Joan Louise Welton (August 5, 1930 – February 11, 2021)

Weldon began her career singing in the San Francisco Grand Opera Company chorus. She also sang with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. On Broadway, she appeared in Kean. She also sang at the opening of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in 1964.
Weldon had a brief television career in the 1950s. Her first appearance in 1955 was in an episode of The Millionaire, starring Marvin Miller. She made three appearances on Lux Video Theater in various roles. She also played Marian Keats in the title role of the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Angry Mourner" in 1957. Weldon also appeared in "Cheyenne" as a professional singer, and performed a duet with Clint Walker. Her final television appearance was in 1958 on Shirley Temple Theater. Weldon's film debut came in the 1953 film The System. Although her background was singing in operas, The System and her next two films, So This Is Love and Rear Guard, all had her in non-singing roles. In 1954, she starred as a young scientist investigating giant, radiation-mutated ants in the 1954 sci-fi classic Them! After working in film and television, she resumed her career as a singer in road company productions including The Music Man, and Oklahoma! Weldon retired in 1980. She died on February 11, 2021, age 90.