Emmaline Henry - wikipedia Emmaline Henry This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( May 2013 ) Emmaline Henry Henry in 1964 ( 1928 - 11 - 01 ) November 1, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 8, 1979 ( 1979 - 10 - 08 ) ( aged 50 ) Palm Springs, California, U.S. Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Occupation Actress Years active 1954 -- 79, her death Emmaline Henry ( November 1, 1928 -- October 8, 1979 ) was an American actress best known for playing Amanda Bellows, the wife of Dr. Alfred Bellows, on the hit 1960s situation comedy I Dream of Jeannie. Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Partial filmography 4 References 5 External links Career I Dream of Jeannie creator Sidney Sheldon mentioned in an interview that Henry was a good actress who was very easy to work with. She first appeared on Jeannie during the first season playing a different character named `` Myrt ''. She made her first appearance as Amanda Bellows during the second season. Henry began her career as a singer, appearing on local radio in her teens. She went to Hollywood in the early 1950s and found her way into the choruses of several musicals. Producers began noticing, however, that her comic skills were superior to her singing. She toured in musicals like Top Banana, and later appeared in the film version of the show. She succeeded Carol Channing in the play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Henry made her television debut in a 1955 episode of the ZIV production, I Led Three Lives. This was followed by appearances in another ZIV TV show, Highway Patrol. She appeared on The Red Skelton Show in 1961 and, subsequently, made guest appearances on various sitcoms, including The Farmer 's Daughter, The Munsters and Petticoat Junction. Her first starring role was as John Astin 's wife in I 'm Dickens, He 's Fenster. In 1964 - 65, She appeared as Mickey Rooney 's wife, Nora, in the short - lived sitcom Mickey and a guest appearance on Bonanza ( 1969 ). She also made feature film appearances in Divorce American Style ( 1967 ), Rosemary 's Baby ( 1968 ) and Harrad Summer ( 1974 ). Following the cancellation of I Dream of Jeannie in 1970, Henry guest - starred on other sitcoms, including Love, American Style, and in the dramatic television mini-series Backstairs at the White House. In 1979, she was reportedly scheduled to become a regular cast member on Three 's Company after having appeared in the recurring role of Chrissy 's boss, J.C. Braddock. Her final appearance was on an episode of Eight Is Enough which aired just a few weeks before her death in October 1979. Death Emmaline Henry died of a brain tumor on October 8, 1979, at the age of 50. She was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Partial filmography Top Banana ( 1954 ) - Singer ( uncredited ) Lucky Me ( 1954 ) - Party Guest ( uncredited ) Marnie ( 1964 ) - Minor Role ( uncredited ) Divorce American Style ( 1967 ) - Fern Blandsforth Rosemary 's Baby ( 1968 ) - Elise Dunstan Harrad Summer ( 1974 ) - Margaret Tonhausen References Biography portal Television portal Jump up ^ Emmaline Henry at Find a Grave External links Emmaline Henry on IMDb VIAF : 171761582 LCCN : no2011084548 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emmaline_Henry&oldid=797354092 '' Categories : 1928 births 1979 deaths American film actresses Deaths from brain tumor American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Philadelphia Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Deaths from cancer in California Musicians from Philadelphia 20th - century American actresses 20th - century American singers Singers from Pennsylvania Hidden categories : Find a Grave template with ID not in Wikidata BLP articles lacking sources from May 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Português Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Edit links This page was last edited on 26 August 2017, at 14 : 33. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played mrs. bellows on i dream of jeannie
Answer: Emmaline Henry