Elizabeth MacRae, celebrated actor of both film and television, has passed away at the age of 88.

MacRae appeared in various television programs and often portrayed the love interest of characters. Notably, the actor played April Clomley, girlfriend of Festus Haggen in Gunsmoke, as well as Lou-Ann Poovie on The Andy Griffith Show spinoff, Gomer Pyle: U.S.M.C.

MacRae spoke to The Kingston Daily Freeman and said that she was delighted with her roles, as they often served as a female counterpart for popular male characters on television.

"They decided that I'm sort of a female Gomer," she said of Lou-Ann Poovie. "This is very funny to me because, in five episodes of Gunsmoke, I played a girl named April Clomley. The Gunsmoke people kept inviting me back, they said because they decided I was sort of a female Festus."

In film, MacRae lent her voice to the Don Knotts-led movie, The Incredible Mr. Limpet. The actor provided the voice for the character Ladyfish, whom Knott's Henry Limpet falls for after his transformation into a fish. However, MacRae is perhaps best known as Meredith in the critically acclaimed film, The Conversation. MacRae acted opposite Gene Hackman, and the film was later nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

As a well-known beauty, while MacRae was appreciated in her more dramatic roles on shows like General Hospital, she also excelled in more comedic roles on television. Of her Gomer Pyle role Lou-Ann, MacRae called the character "glamorous but not chic."