June Lockhart, the beloved actress who became a mother figure for generations—whether tending to Timmy on “Lassie” or guiding the Robinson family through the cosmos in “Lost in Space”—has died at the ...

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June Lockhart, right, who played the character of Ruth Martin, mother of Timmy Martin, played by Jon Provost, left, during the classic series "Lassie," poses for a photograph with Lassie, 9th ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in “Lassie” or up in the stratosphere in “Lost In Space,” has died. She was 100.

A 1965 portrait of actress June Lockhart, who plays Maureen Robinson on the TV show "Lost In Space." - CBS/Getty Images June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers ...