birth_place name birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
madera , california usa jeannine riley 1 october 1940 1962 & ndash ; 1991 jeannine riley
 jeannine brooke riley television actress
jeannine riley

jeannine riley -lrb- born october 1 , 1940 in madera , california , usa -rrb- is an american actress .
riley has appeared in guest roles on numerous television series -lrb- `` route 66 '' , `` the man from u.n.c.l.e. '' , `` the wild wild west '' -rrb- and a few feature films such as `` the big mouth '' -lrb- 1967 -rrb- , `` fever heat '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- , `` the comic '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- and `` electra glide in blue '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- .
also made a guest appearance in an episode of `` the virginian '' .
she is perhaps best known for her role as billie jo bradley on the first two seasons of the cbs sitcom `` petticoat junction '' -lrb- 1963 -- 1965 -rrb- .
riley left the series in 1965 to pursue movies , and she was replaced by gunilla hutton for season three and by meredith macrae from seasons four to seven .
she also had a regular cast member role on the comedy variety series `` hee haw '' -lrb- 1969 -- 1971 -rrb- .
she played lulu mcqueen -lrb- a take-off on ginger grant , played by tina louise , from `` gilligan 's island '' -rrb- on the western sitcom `` dusty 's trail '' , which aired from 1973 to 1974 .
