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Jackie Joseph | |
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 Joseph inThe Little Shop of Horrors (1960) | |
| Born | (1933-11-07)November 7, 1933 (age 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jackie Joseph Lawrence |
| Education | John Marshall High School |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1958–2019 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3[a] |
| Relatives | Bill Bateman (former-son-in-law)[3][4] |
Jackie Joseph (born November 7, 1933)[5] is a retired American actress and writer. She is best known for her role as Jackie Parker onThe Doris Day Show (1971–1973) and Audrey inThe Little Shop of Horrors (1960), as well as a supporting role inGremlins (1984).
Joseph was born in Los Angeles County, California. Her mother was 19 at the time of Joseph's birth, and her father had died three months earlier.[6] She studied at Los Angeles'John Marshall High School andUCLA.[7]
Joseph began her career as a featured performer and singer in theBilly Barnes Revue of 1958, with future husband and actorKen Berry.[citation needed]
Joseph's roles on television programs included Melody onJosie and the Pussycats, Miss Oglethorpe onRun, Buddy, Run,[8]: 916 Jackie Parker onThe Doris Day Show,[8]: 278-279 Sandy onThe All New Popeye Hour.[8] She was also a regular onThe Bob Newhart Show[8]: 119 andThe Magic Land of Allakazam.[8]: 640
Joseph is also known for portraying Audrey Fulquard in the original version ofThe Little Shop of Horrors (1960), as well as Charlene Hensley inHogan's Heroes (1966), Sheila Futterman inGremlins (1984) andGremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Mrs Kirkland inPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) andPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987),[citation needed] and the voice of Melody in the animated seriesJosie and the Pussycats andJosie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.[8]: 545
Joseph played the love interest of Willie (played byBob Denver) in the filmWho's Minding the Mint? (1967). Her other film work includes roles inA Guide for the Married Man (1967),With Six You Get Eggroll (1968),The Split (1968),The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969),The Cheyenne Social Club (1970),Get Crazy (1983), andSmall Soldiers (1998).
Joseph's other television credits includeThe Andy Griffith Show (Season 4 Episode 17: "My Fair Ernest T. Bass" as Ramona Ankrum),The Dick Van Dyke Show (two appearances),That Girl,F Troop (Season 1 Episode 17: "Our Hero, What's His Name" as Corporal Randolph Agarn's girlfriend Betty Lou MacDonald),Hogan's Heroes (Season 1 Episode 28: "I Look Better in Basic Black" as Charlene Hemsley),McHale's Navy,Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (four appearances),Petticoat Junction (1967 episode: 'A House Divided'),CHiPs (in a two-part episode),Full House andDesigning Women (as Mary Jo's mother). She also appeared for a week on the game showMatch Game '74. Although she appeared only once on the 1964 sitcomMy Living Doll, as one of the few surviving actors to appear on the series she participated in a retrospective featurette included on the 2012 DVD release of the series.
In 1977, Joseph became a fashion show producer, staging the Western Children's Brand Wagon show. An audience of 600 watched youngsters model one garment each from 85 companies.[9]
Joseph married her first husband,Ken Berry, on May 29, 1960. On November 29, 1962, their son, Joseph Larson Berry, was born but died six days later on December 5, 1962.[10] They then adopted two children, John (1964–2016) and Jennifer (1965–2020).[6] Joseph and Berry divorced in 1977.[11]
She married David Lawrence in 2003.[12] Her son John died of brain cancer in 2016 at the age of 51,[13] and her daughter Jennifer died in 2020 of natural causes at the age of 55.[14]
Joseph protested in apicket line in front of Disney offices with actorAdam Arkin and his wife Michelle during the2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[15][16][17]
This just popped up in a Memory… in BroadwayWorld. It's almost two years … I've seen a lot of her friends and reunited with my first son in law, Bill Bateman (Buster of the Blasters). Jenny would be grateful for the donations to Actors and Others in her memory). As for me, she's always there with her wry comments…
