Whitney Blake

Whitney Blake
Blake in 1950
Born
Nancy Ann Whitney

(1926-02-20)February 20, 1926
DiedSeptember 28, 2002(2002-09-28) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Actress, director, producer
Years active1956–1998
Spouses
Tom Baxter
(m. 1944; div. 1955)
Jack Fields
(m. 1957; div. 1967)
(m. 1968)
Children3, including Meredith Baxter

Whitney Blake (born Nancy Ann Whitney; February 20, 1926 – September 28, 2002) was an American film and television actress, director, and producer. She is known for her four seasons portraying Dorothy Baxter, the mother, on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, and as co-creator and writer of the sitcom One Day at a Time. With her first husband she had three children, including actress Meredith Baxter.