JUNE LOCKHART
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival
Lifetime Achievement Award

The Hollywood Walk of Fame has five stars bearing the name Lockhart. Two are for June Lockhart, an award winning actress who carries on the family tradition set by her father Gene Lockhart and her mother Kathleen. June has two daughters, Anne and June and three grandchildren.

June, a third generation performer, made her debut at the age of eight at the Metropolitan Opera House in Peter Ibbetson. At twelve she appeared as Belinda Cratchet in the film of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol which also starred her parents. Now a classic, this film is shown annually on TV at Christmas time.

June appeared in significant roles in such famous films as All This and Heaven Too, Sergeant York, Adam Had Four Sons, The White Cliffs of Dover, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Yearling, and Son of Lassie. On Broadway, June debuted in F. Hugh Hebert’s For Love or Money, and, for her performance, she won the Donaldson Award, the Theater World Award, was named Woman of the Year in Drama by the Associated Press and received a Tony Award for Best Debut Performance.

Since then, June has starred in many comedy and dramatic TV series, movies for television and specials. Lassie, in which she starred for six years won her an Emmy nomination. It was followed by three years in Lost in Space and two in Petticoat Junction. Since 1984, June has appeared intermittently as Maria, Felicia’s grandmother on General Hospital.

Since its inception, June has played an important role in the development of the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival. Now an Advisory Board Member, Emeritus, June has been a tireless supporter of the festival and has often served as hostess and emcee of our Gala Awards Dinner. Each year, our Board of Directors recognizes Special Achievement in the Art of Filmmaking with the June Lockhart Award.

June will receive her award during the Gala Awards Dinner on Friday evening.