Pippa Scott

Biography

Pippa Scott was an American actress whose film and television work began in the 1950s. She attended Radcliffe and UCLA, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and her first Broadway role, in Child of Fortune, won her a Theatre World Award in 1956. A contract with Warner Bros. followed that year, along with her movie debut in John Ford's The Searchers (1956) as Lucy, the niece of John Wayne's character. She played Pegeen in Auntie Mame (1958) and had a recurring part as Molly Wood in the first season of The Virginian, and she guest-starred on The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gunsmoke and Perry Mason. Later came the comedy Cold Turkey (1971), the television movie Bad Ronald (1974), and a return to the screen in Footprints (2011), which brought a Stockholm Krystal Award nomination. She also produced, wrote and directed King Leopold's Ghost (2006).

90years old at death

Born November 10, 1934New York City
Died May 22, 2025Santa Monica
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Philippa Scott

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 18 years1956 to 1974

Every film, newest first

1974Bad RonaldIMDb rating 6.5
1971Cold TurkeyIMDb rating 6.6
1968PetuliaIMDb rating 6.8
1958Auntie MameIMDb rating 7.9
1956The SearchersIMDb rating 7.8

Genres

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Behind the camera
Scott wrote the screenplay, produced and directed King Leopold's Ghost, a 2006 film. It draws on Adam Hochschild's book of the same title.
Early training
Scott won a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in Child of Fortune in 1956, which came shortly after she returned to the United States from studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England.
Own stunts
In "The Trouble with Templeton," a Twilight Zone episode starring Brian Aherne and Sydney Pollack, Scott appeared as a guest and danced a bravura sequence set in the 1920s.

Pippa Scott movies on Netflix

Bad Ronald1974IMDb rating 6.5as Mrs. Wood
Cold Turkey1971IMDb rating 6.6as Natalie Brooks
Petulia1968IMDb rating 6.8as May
Auntie Mame1958IMDb rating 7.9as Pegeen Ryan
The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8as Lucy Edwards

Worked with

Pippa Scott shares two films with Henry Brandon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Henry Brandon

John Wayne

Ward Bond

Harry Carey Jr.

Dabney Coleman

John Qualen

John FordDirector, 1 film Morton DaCostaDirector, 1 film

Richard LesterDirector, 1 film

Films together

Henry Brandon2 films together, 1956 to 1958
Henry Brandon's page
- Auntie Mame1958IMDb rating 7.9Scott as Pegeen RyanBrandon as Acacius Page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Scott as Lucy EdwardsBrandon as Scar / Cicatriz
John Wayne1 film together, 1956
John Wayne's page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Scott as Lucy EdwardsWayne as Ethan Edwards
Ward Bond1 film together, 1956
Ward Bond's page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Scott as Lucy EdwardsBond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Harry Carey Jr.1 film together, 1956
Harry Carey Jr.'s page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Scott as Lucy EdwardsCarey as Brad Jorgensen
Dabney Coleman1 film together, 1974
Dabney Coleman's page
- Bad Ronald1974IMDb rating 6.5Scott as Mrs. WoodColeman as Mr. Wood
John Qualen1 film together, 1956
John Qualen's page
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Scott as Lucy EdwardsQualen as Lars Jorgensen
John FordDirector, 1 film, 1956
All films by John Ford
- The Searchers1956IMDb rating 7.8Scott as Lucy Edwards
Morton DaCostaDirector, 1 film, 1958
All films by Morton DaCosta
- Auntie Mame1958IMDb rating 7.9Scott as Pegeen Ryan
Richard LesterDirector, 1 film, 1968
All films by Richard Lester
- Petulia1968IMDb rating 6.8Scott as May

Awards

One award and honor.

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Pippa Scott's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1957	Theatre World Award		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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