Mary LaRoche
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Mary LaRoche (July 20, 1920 – February 9, 1999) was an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in Gidget, Bye Bye Birdie and The Twilight Zone. Her name is often seen in print as Mary La Roche.

LaRoche grew up in Rochester, New York, and she received training in piano and voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. By age 10, she was acting on radio programs. She gained additional acting experience in Rochester with the Community Players and the Paddy Hill Players.

In 1939, LaRoche was a sectional winner in the Gateway to Hollywood competition.

LaRoche began singing and acting on and off Broadway in 1938. Over the next seven years she appeared in a number of Broadway musical comedies, including the 1942 operetta The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár.

LaRoche performed in various feature films during the 1950s and 1960s, including in the role of a singer in Catskills Honeymoon in 1950; Operation Mad Ball in 1957; Clark Gable's love interest in 1958s Run Silent Run Deep; The Lineup, also released in 1958; Gidget in 1959, in which she portrays the mother of Sandra Dee's title character; The Ladies Man in 1961; Bye Bye Birdie in 1963, playing the part of Ann Margaret's mother; and The Swinger in 1966.