ACTRESS AND ACTIVIST

Family Reveals ‘Batman’ Actress Is Dead at 90

The daughter of Leslie Parrish’s second husband told The Hollywood Reporter the star died in late 2025.

Leslie Parrish, who acted in episodes of 1960s Batman and Star Trek, has died at 90. Erica Berdan, the daughter of Parrish’s second husband, told The Hollywood Reporter the star died in late 2025. She was also known for her roles in movies such as The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Li’l Abner (1959), Three on a Couch (1966) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975). Outside of acting, Parrish was an activist; she protested the Vietnam War and founded the anti-war organization Speakers and Talent Organized for Peace. She campaigned for Tom Bradley in his first two runs for Los Angeles mayor and served on his committee to choose new municipal commissioners for city departments. The actress was married to songwriter Ric Marlow for just over five years before she married writer Richard Bach. Bach and Parrish made conservation donations that protect 168 acres of forest land and wildlife habitat. “It’s a dream come true and one of the best things I’ve done in my life,” she said of her donation. “It’s what I’m most proud of, and it will surely, more than any other work I’ve ever done, be the accomplishment that outlasts me.”