So soon after the 60th anniversary celebrations for Lost in Space comes the devastating news that the actress June Lockhart has passed away, on Thursday 23rd October 2025. June played matriarch of the Robinson Family, Maureen, in Irwin Allen’s Lost in Space. She had a long and illustrious career, starting with a small role with her acting parents (Gene and Kathleen Lockhart) in the 1938 A Christmas Carol, and appearing in classic movies such as Meet Me in St. Louis (with Judy Garland). For a generation of viewers though, she will forever be Maureen Robinson.