Janet Landgard Dies: ‘The Donna Reed Show’ Regular Was 75

THE DONNA REED SHOW, Paul Peterson, Janet Landgard, 1958-1966
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Janet Landgard, who played Karen on The Donna Reed Show, has died. She was 75 years old.

Paul Petersen, who costarred with Landgard in the 1960s ABC sitcom, told The Hollywood Reporter that she passed away this week after a brief battle with brain cancer.