Delores Judith Taylor (September 27, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American film actor, screenwriter, and producer, known for her roles in the Billy Jack films of the 1970s.
Taylor was born in 1932 in Winner, South Dakota, and grew up near the Rosebud Indian Reservation.[2] Her father, Harry Taylor, was a postmaster,[3] who ran a post office that was frequented by Native Americans. Her mother, Ann Nelson, was a homemaker.[1]
She met actor Tom Laughlin while a student at the University of South Dakota in 1953, and married him while she was a graphic artist[4] on October 15, 1954.[5] They borrowed a car and moved to Los Angeles in 1955.[4] They had three children: Frank, Teresa, and Christina. Her daughter Teresa is a fashion designer.[6]
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