Amanda Blake was born Beverly Louise Neill in Buffalo, New York, in 1929. She had worked as a switchboard operator before she started acting. Her acting career finally began to take off in the ...

How was Miss Kitty written out of Gunsmoke? Read on to find out more about how Amanda Blake's character was written out of ...

Amanda Blake (February 20, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the television western Gunsmoke.