” She gushed about her experience, telling PEOPLE in 1998 that her kids "don’t believe me when I tell them I’m really hip, I’m really cool." After her death, Buckner's daughter Samantha Ma...
Long before embarking into acting, Buckner competed in pageants. One of her most notable titles includes winning Miss Washington in 1971 and she represented her home state in the Miss America&nbs...
Other notable credits included appearances on The Mac Davis Show, Sonny and Cher, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Love Boat, and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. Never miss a story — sign up for...
In addition to Mansfield, Buckner is son Adam Josephs, grandchildren Oliver, Riley, Abigail and Ruby, as well as her sister Linda, daughter-in-law Noel Josephs, son-in-law Adam Mansfield and longtime ...