Dee Hartford (born Donna Beatrice Higgins;[1] April 21, 1928 – October 21, 2018)[2] was an American television actress.

She attended East High School in Salt Lake City and LDS Business College, and then became a model.

In 1964, she appeared as the virago of a wife and mother in "The Bewitchin' Pool" (the last original episode of The Twilight Zone to be broadcast, but not the last one to be filmed).

[citation needed] Hartford married Howard Hawks on February 20, 1953, at his home in Hollywood, California.

[citation needed] She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes referred to as the Mormons.