Blake started playing Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke at the same time that other principal cast members did. James Arness’ Matt Dillon, Milburn Stone’s Doc Adams, and Dennis Weaver’s Chester Goode ...

Gunsmoke' gave Miss Kitty Russell a 'beauty mark' in a specific episode, which followed the character through the remainder of her episodes. The story hinted that Kitty worked as a sex worker in ...

Actress Amanda Blake, who died from AIDS-related hepatitis in 1989, was one tough cookie, just like her most famous character, Miss Kitty Russell on TV’s long-running Western, Gunsmoke.

Amanda Blake was best known for her long-running role of Miss Kitty on the “Gunsmoke” television show. But, especially after she retired from that show, in 1974, she was noted for her work in ...