Jackie Joseph (born November 7, 1933)[1] is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her role as Jackie Parker on The Doris Day Show (1971–1973) and Audrey in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), as well as a supporting role in Gremlins (1984).
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Jackie Joseph | |
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![]() Joseph in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) | |
Born | (1933-11-07) November 7, 1933 (age 89) |
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Years active | 1958–2012 |
Spouse(s) | David Lawrence (m. 2003) |
Children | 3 (All Deceased) |
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.[2] She studied at Los Angeles' John Marshall High School and UCLA.[3]
Joseph began her career as a featured performer and singer in the Billy Barnes Review of 1958, with future husband and actor Ken Berry.
Joseph's roles on television programs included Miss Oglethorpe on Run, Buddy, Run,[4]: 916 Jackie Parker on The Doris Day Show,[4]: 278-279 Sandy on The All New Popeye Hour.[4] She was also a regular on The Bob Newhart Show (1961)[4]: 119 and The Magic Land of Allakazam.[4]: 640
She is also known for portraying Audrey Fulquard in the original version of The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), as well as Charlene Hensley in Hogan's Heroes (1966), Sheila Futterman in Gremlins (1984) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Mrs Kirkland in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987),[citation needed] and the voice of Melody in the animated series Josie and the Pussycats and Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.[4]: 545
She played the love interest of Willie (played by Bob Denver) in the film Who's Minding the Mint? (1967). Her other film work includes roles in A 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), and Small Soldiers (1998).
Joseph's other television credits include The 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 and Designing Women (as Mary Jo's mother). She also appeared for a week on the game show Match Game '74. Although she appeared only once on the 1964 sitcom My 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.[5]
Joseph married her first husband, Ken Berry on May 29, 1960. On November 29, 1962, their son, Joseph Larson Berry, was born but died 6 days later, on December 5, 1962.[6] they then adopted two children, (John and Jennifer).[2] Joseph and Barry divorced in June of 1976.
She has since remarried, to David Lawrence. Her son John died of brain cancer in 2016 at the age of 51,[7] and her daughter Jennifer died in 2020 of natural causes.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | Suicide Battalion | Cho-Cho | Uncredited |
1958 | King Creole | Salesgirl | Uncredited |
1959 | Speed Crazy | Laura | |
1960 | Why Must I Die? | Marge Brennan – Cigarette Girl | Uncredited |
1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey Fulquard | |
1960 | Saiyûki | Voice | |
1964 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Alberta Schweitzer | Episode: "Dear Mrs Petrie, Your Husband Is in Jail" |
1966 | Hogan's Heroes | Charlene Hensley | Episode: "I Look Better in Basic Black" |
1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Janet Brophy | |
1967 | Who's Minding the Mint? | Imogene Harris | |
1968 | With Six You Get Eggroll | Georgia Watson | |
1968 | The Split | Jackie | |
1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Doris | |
1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | Annie Jo | |
1983 | Get Crazy | Susie's Mom | |
1984 | Gremlins | Sheila Futterman | |
1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Mrs. Kirkland | |
1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | ||
1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Sheila Futterman | |
1998 | Small Soldiers | Wife | |
2012 | Le Monde doit m'arriver | Une psy |
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