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Audra Lindley (1918–1997)


Audra Lindley was born in Los Angeles, California, to a show-business family--her father, Bert Lindley, was a stage and film actor. She got her early start in Hollywood by being a stand-in, which eventually progressed to stunt work. After a while, however, she found stunt work not to her liking and went to New York in her mid-20s to take her talent to the stage... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (76 titles)
1996-1998 Cybill (TV series)
Virginia Sheridan / Meemaw
Bakersfield (1998) … Virginia Sheridan/Meemaw (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot (1997) … Virginia Sheridan
Mother's Day (1997) … Virginia Sheridan
A Hell of a Christmas (1996) … Virginia Sheridan
 
1997 Nothing Sacred (TV series)
Sister Sebastian
Parents and Children (1997) … Sister Sebastian
 
1997 Sisters and Other Strangers (TV movie)
Irene Connelly
 
1997 The Relic
Dr. Zwiezic
 
1996 High Incident (TV series)
Change Partners (1996)
 
1996 Shoot the Moon
Blanche Gaskins
 
1995 Friends (TV series)
Frances
The One with Phoebe's Dad (1995) … Frances
 
1995 Sudden Death
Mrs. Ferrara
 
1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Maggie Saunders
Home Care (1995) … Maggie Saunders
 
1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (TV movie)
Jean/Edna's Mother
 
1994 The New Age
Sandi Rego
 
1994 The Mommies (TV series)
Susie - Tom's Mom
Mommies Day (1994) … Susie - Tom's Mom
 
1994 The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (TV movie)
Monica/Edna's Mother
 
1994 Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (TV movie)
Katherine Kendrick
 
1992 Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV series)
Betty
 
1991 The Hidden Room (TV series)
Elsie
Little Nightmares, Little Dreams (1991) … Elsie
 
1991 Absolute Strangers (TV movie)
Anne Zusselman
 
1989 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Anita
Collection Completed (1989) … Anita
 
1989 Troop Beverly Hills
Frances Temple
 
1989 Bridesmaids (TV movie)
Lulu
 
1988 Take My Daughters, Please (TV movie)
Rebecca
 
1988 Spellbinder
Mrs. White
 
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (TV movie)
Mrs. Chaney
 
1988 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Golden Land (TV movie)
Mrs. Sternholt
 
1987 Stamp of a Killer (TV movie)
Grammy
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Mary Ann Newton
The Author (1987) … Mary Ann Newton
 
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Aunt Joan
Sunday Drive (1986) … Aunt Joan
 
1985 Desert Hearts
Frances Parker
 
1985 Zoo Ship (voice)
 
1982 Best Friends
Ann Babson
 
1976-1982 Three's Company (TV series)
Helen Roper
The Best of Three's Company: Part 1 (1982) … Helen Roper (credit only)
Triangle Troubles (1979) … Helen Roper (credit only)
Jack Moves Out (1979) … Helen Roper (credit only)
 
1982 Cannery Row
Fauna
 
1982 The Day the Bubble Burst (TV movie)
Evangeline Adams
 
1981 Skyward Christmas (TV movie)
Billy
 
1981 Insight (TV series)
Aunt Carmela
Little Miseries (1981) … Aunt Carmela
 
1980 Revenge of the Stepford Wives (TV movie)
Barbara Parkinson
 
1980 The Silent Lovers (TV movie)
Laura Hope Crews
 
1979-1980 The Ropers (TV series)
Helen Roper
Mother's Wake (1980) … Helen Roper
Four Letter Word (1980) … Helen Roper
The Rummage Sale (1980) … Helen Roper
Old Flames (1980) … Helen Roper
 
1978 Pearl (TV mini-series)
Lily - General's Wife
Episode #1.3 (1978) … Lily - General's Wife
Episode #1.2 (1978) … Lily - General's Wife
Episode #1.1 (1978) … Lily - General's Wife
 
1978 Getting Married (TV movie)
Catherine Lawrence
 
1976 Doc (TV series)
Janet Scott
The Westside Clinic and Deli (1976) … Janet Scott
Mama Doc (1976) … Janet Scott
EKG and Vote for Me (1976) … Janet Scott
Come Scrub with Me (1976) … Janet Scott
Carry on Nurse, Please (1976) … Janet Scott
 
1975-1976 Fay (TV series)
Lillian
Not Another Mother's Day (1976) … Lillian
Danny Falls in Love (1975) … Lillian
Lillian's Separation (1975) … Lillian
Not with My Husband You Don't (1975) … Lillian
Jack's Heart Attack (1975) … Lillian
 
1975 The Bob Crane Show (TV series)
Amanda
Not with My Mother You Don't (1975) … Amanda
 
1975 The Canterville Ghost (TV movie)
Mrs. Otis
 
1975 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Iris Harmon
Image of Evil (1975) … Iris Harmon
 
1975 Maude (TV series)
Marilyn Loftus
And Then There Were None (1975) … Marilyn Loftus
 
1975 Chico and the Man (TV series)
Mrs. Erickson
The Beard (1975) … Mrs. Erickson
 
1972 The Heartbreak Kid
Mrs. Corcoran
 
1971 Taking Off
Ann Lockston
 
1964-1969 Another World (TV series)
Elizabeth 'Aunt Liz' Matthews
Episode dated 10 November 1964 (1964) … Elizabeth 'Aunt Liz' Matthews
 
1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Abigail Faxon
Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea (1963) … Abigail Faxon
 
1952-1963 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Hyde
The Secret Crime (1962)
H.R. 8438: The Story of a Lost Boy (1956) … Mrs. Hyde
 
1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Ethel Wheeler
The Soldier Ran Away (1963) … Ethel Wheeler
 
1962 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Barbara Barnett
 
1962 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Sue Knowles
 
1961-1962 Naked City (TV series)
Grace Youngham / Mrs. Denton / Sheila Braden
A Horse Has a Big Head - Let Him Worry! (1962) … Mrs. Denton
A Case Study of Two Savages (1962) … Grace Youngham
Which Is Joseph Creeley? (1961) … Sheila Braden
 
1958 From These Roots (TV series)
Laura Tompkins (1958-1961)
 
1953-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Angry Angel (1958)
Shadow of Suspicion (1956)
No Riders (1956)
The Fool Killer (1956)
The Gate (1953)
 
1955-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Laura / Ruth Joyce
Awake with Fear (1957) … Ruth Joyce
Thunder in Washington (1955) … Laura
 
1951-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Maggie / Mary Pollet
Lucifer (1955) … Mary Pollet
Towhead (1955) … Maggie
And Never Come Back (1952)
I Am Still Alive (1951)
 
1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)
 
1954 Love Story (TV series)
Turn Back the Clock (1954)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
 
1950-1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Irene Stoddard / Nurse Claxton / Olive
The Promise (1951) … Nurse Claxton
Local Storm (1951) … Olive
Gallant Lady (1950) … Irene Stoddard
 
1951 The Web (TV series)
The Shadowy Men (1951)
Dark Legacy (1951)
 
1942 The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
 
1941 Dangerously They Live
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Mother (uncredited)
 
1941 Manpower
Nurse (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 Cybill (TV series) (in loving memory of - 1 episode)
Bakersfield (1998) (in loving memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1980 The 6th People's Choice Awards
Herself - Audience Member
 
1978-1979 Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
The Ropers vs. Angie (1979) … Herself
Three's Company vs. Love Boat (1978) … Herself
Soap vs. Three's Company … Herself
 
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 October 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1979 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself - Co-Host
Episode dated 18 October 1979 (1979) … Herself - Co-Host
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 March 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1977 All-Star Family Feud Special (TV series)
Herself (for "Three's Company")
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
 
1982 Three's Company (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1942) Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "Comes the Revelation" on Broadway. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Quit school at age fifteen. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra