Kathleen Hughes (born Elizabeth Margaret von Gerkan; November 14, 1928)[1] is an American retired actress who appeared during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

[citation needed] She appeared in five motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came From Outer Space.

Hughes co-starred with Edward G. Robinson in a 1953 crime drama, The Glass Web, and opposite Rock Hudson in an adventure film that year, The Golden Blade.

She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope!

In 1962, Hughes played the role of murder victim Lita Krail in the sixth-season 1962 episode of Perry Mason, entitled "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind".