Sue Randall

Born in Philadelphia Sue Randall was the younger of two children of Marion Burnside née Heist and Roland Rodrock Randall a prominent realestate consultant23 She began acting on stage at the age of 10 in a production of the Alden Park Players4 In 1953 she completed her early education at the Lankenau School for Girls in the Germantown District of Philadelphia and then moved to New York where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts graduating with honors45 Randalls credited TV debut came in the 1955 episode Golden Victory of the series Star Tonightcitation needed She was one of the actresses who had the role of Diane Emerson in the television version of Valiant Lady 195319576 In 1954 she also portrayed Diane Emerson on the CBS drama Woman with a Past6?1189? Randall appeared in other television productions before portraying Ruthie Saylor a referencedesk worker in the 1957 film Desk Set starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Randalls recurring role as a teacher on Leave It to Beaver spanned the years 1958 to 1962 when the actress was in her twenties She appeared in 28 episodes of the popular sitcom after replacing Diane Brewster who played Miss Canfield during the first season and in the 1980s television movies based on the series Randalls first appearance as Miss Landers was in the Leave It to Beaver episode Wards Problem which originally aired on October 16 1958citation needed Primarily Randalls roles on television were as a featured actor or supporting character often in Westerns For example she was cast as Kathy OHara an aspiring concert pianist in the episode The Mysterious Stranger February 17 1959 on the ABCWarner Brothers series Sugarfoot She was cast in Judgment Day October 11 1959 on the ABC series The Rebel as Elaine the daughter of a man sentenced to hangcitation needed In the late 1950s producers cast Randall as a costar with actress Theodora Davitt in a proposed weekly sitcom titled Up on Cloud Nine7 A pilot for this comedy was completed but no potential sponsors opted to buy or underwrite the series about the daffy misadventures of two airline stewardesses8 In the pilot episodes storyline