Jackie Joseph
Sammie Jacqueline Joseph (born November 7, 1933) 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). Early life. 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. She studied at Los Angeles' John Marshall High School and UCLA. Acting career. Joseph began her career as a featured performer  and singer in the "Billy Barnes Review of 1958", with future husband and actor Ken Berry. She was married to Berry, with whom she adopted two children (John and Kate), from May 29, 1960, until June 1976. She has since remarried, to David Lawrence. Her son John died of brain cancer in 2016 at the age of 51. And her Daughter Jennifer, died in 2020 of natural causes. Joseph's roles on television programs included Miss Oglethorpe on "Run, Buddy, Run", Jackie Parker on "The Doris Day Show", Sandy on "The All New Popeye Hour". She was also a regular  on "The Bob Newhart Show" (1961) and "The Magic Land of Allakazam". 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 "" (1990), Mrs Kirkland in "" (1985) and "" (1987), and the voice of Melody in the animated series "Josie and the Pussycats" and "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space". 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. Other activities. 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. In the early 1980s, Joseph helped form an organization for celebrity wives overcoming divorce. The group, which included Lynn Landon, Patti Palmer Lewis, and Carol Lawrence, appeared on talk shows (such as "The Phil Donahue Show") to discuss the foibles of celebrity split-ups. In recent years she has been heavily involved with the Screen Actors Guild as well as organizations providing care for stray animals. She has been a columnist for Toluca Lake's newspaper, "The Tolucan Times", in  which her signature sign off was "We'll talk."