Sheila Larken (born February 24, 1944) is an American television actress, best known for playing the role of Margaret Scully, the mother of Dana Scully, on The X-Files.
[1] Larken was born in Brooklyn, New York City and has appeared in such notable television series as Bonanza, The Virginian, Gunsmoke,[1] Medical Center, Storefront Lawyers, Marcus Welby, M.D., Cagney & Lacey, Hawaii Five-O, It Takes a Thief,[1] Barnaby Jones, Starsky and Hutch, Trapper John, M.D., Little House on the Prairie,[1] Rawhide, The Incredible Hulk, Dallas , L.A. Law and Cannon.
[1][2] Her made-for-television movies include Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975), Cave-In!
Larken lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband, television producer R.W.
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