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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbara Pepper (born Marion B. Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first "Doris Ziffel" on the sitcom Green Acres. Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell "Dave" Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball.
Pepper began making movies. Among her later film parts were small roles in My Fair Lady and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she married actor Craig Reynolds (né Harold Hugh Enfield), and the couple later had two sons. After Reynolds died in 1949 in a California motorcycle accident, Pepper was left to raise their children alone. She never remarried.
After gaining weight, her roles were mostly confined to small character parts on television, including several appearances on I Love Lucy, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Petticoat Junction, and The Jack Benny Program. She made four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Martha Dale, mother of the title character, in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen".
A long-time friend of Lucille Ball, Barbara was considered for the role of Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy," but was passed over due to the fact that she was reportedly a drinker. William Frawley ("Fred Mertz") was, likewise, reportedly, a drinker and was already cast. It was felt that having two drinkers in the cast might eventually cause difficulties so they auditioned and found Vivian Vance to play Ethel instead.
She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on Petticoat Junction in 1964, although her character's name on the "Genghis Keane" episode of Petticoat Junction was Ruth Ziffel. Her role as Doris Ziffel continued on Green Acres from 1965 to 1968, until heart ailments finally forced her to leave that weekly series. Veteran actress Fran Ryan replaced her on Green Acres, which would continue to run for another three years. Her final performance was in the 1969 film Hook, Line & Sinker, in which she played Jerry Lewis's secretary.
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Filmography (Movies)
Kiss Me, Stupid
Character:Big Bertha
Release Date:22/12/1964
Who's Minding the Store?
Character:Customer at Bargain Sale (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1963
A Child Is Waiting
Character:Miss Brown (uncredited)
Release Date:13/02/1963
It's Only Money
Character:Fisherwoman
Release Date:20/11/1962
The Music Man
Character:Mrs. Hawkes
Release Date:19/06/1962
Sex Kittens Go to College
Character:Circe
Release Date:24/08/1960
The Bramble Bush
Character:Polly Welk
Release Date:24/02/1960
Auntie Mame
Character:Mrs. Krantz (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1958
The D.I.
Character:Woman Customer
Release Date:30/05/1957
Dark Meeting
Character:Clara
Release Date:05/01/1956
A Star Is Born
Character:Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1954
The Eddie Cantor Story
Character:Beer Garden Patron
Release Date:25/12/1953
Inferno
Character:Waitress (uncredited)
Release Date:12/08/1953
So This Is Love
Character:Fat Girl with Sailor in Nightclub (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1953
Ghost Buster
Character:Mrs. Nolan
Release Date:07/03/1952
The Fuller Brush Girl
Character:Wife Watching TV (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1950
My Blue Heaven
Character:Susan (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1950
No Way Out
Character:Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1950
Unmasked
Character:Mrs. Schmidt
Release Date:30/01/1950
The Inspector General
Character:Buxom Villager (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1949
The Crooked Way
Character:
Release Date:22/04/1949
The Snake Pit
Character:Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1948
Terror Trail
Character:Karen Kemp, the Louisville Lady
Release Date:21/11/1946
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Character:Annie
Release Date:17/08/1945
Murder, He Says
Character:Bonnie Fleagle
Release Date:23/06/1945
The Naughty Nineties
Character:Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/1945
Trouble Chasers
Character:Goldie
Release Date:02/05/1945
Once Upon a Time
Character:Cabbie (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Character:Miss LaRue ("Wild Rose")
Release Date:01/04/1944
Let's Face It
Character:Daisy (uncredited)
Release Date:04/08/1943
So This Is Washington
Character:Betty - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1943
Girls in Chains
Character:Barbara Pepper
Release Date:17/05/1943
Blonde and Groom
Character:Rex's Fiancée
Release Date:16/04/1943
Aerial Gunner
Character:Blonde at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1943
A Maid Made Mad
Character:Blonde
Release Date:19/03/1943
Sappy Pappy
Character:Female Customer
Release Date:30/10/1942
Carry Harry
Character:Edith, Harry's Girl Friend
Release Date:03/09/1942
My Favorite Spy
Character:Speedy
Release Date:12/06/1942
One Thrilling Night
Character:Lettie
Release Date:05/06/1942
Birth of the Blues
Character:Maizie
Release Date:07/11/1941
South of Tahiti
Character:Julie
Release Date:17/10/1941
Manpower
Character:Polly
Release Date:09/08/1941
Three Sons o' Guns
Character:Francie LaRue
Release Date:02/08/1941
Out of the Fog
Character:
Release Date:14/06/1941
The Lady Eve
Character:Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1941
Foreign Correspondent
Character:Dorine
Release Date:16/08/1940
The Return of Frank James
Character:Nellie Blane
Release Date:10/08/1940
Sailor's Lady
Character:Maude
Release Date:05/07/1940
Forgotten Girls
Character:Eve Abbott
Release Date:15/03/1940
Framed
Character:Goldie Green
Release Date:23/02/1940
Castle on the Hudson
Character:Goldie
Release Date:17/02/1940
Of Mice and Men
Character:Second Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Character:Muriel - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1939
Three Sons
Character:Viola
Release Date:13/10/1939
The Women
Character:Tough Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1939
Flight at Midnight
Character:Mildred
Release Date:28/08/1939
Colorado Sunset
Character:Ginger Bixby
Release Date:30/07/1939
Bachelor Mother
Character:Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1939
They Made Me a Criminal
Character:Budgie Massey
Release Date:21/01/1939
Off the Record
Character:Flossie - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1939
The Girl Downstairs
Character:Woman at bar (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1938
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Character:Mattie
Release Date:15/12/1938
Army Girl
Character:Riki
Release Date:11/08/1938
The Chaser
Character:Mabel, Drunken Girl
Release Date:29/07/1938
The Lady in the Morgue
Character:Kay Renshaw
Release Date:22/04/1938
Wide Open Faces
Character:Belle
Release Date:18/04/1938
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Character:Althea Ames
Release Date:21/02/1938
Portia on Trial
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:08/11/1937
The Westland Case
Character:Agatha Hogan
Release Date:30/10/1937
Many Unhappy Returns
Character:Sophie - Cigar Store Counter Girl
Release Date:14/10/1937
Music for Madame
Character:Blonde on Bus (Uncredited)
Release Date:08/10/1937
Forty Naughty Girls
Character:Alice
Release Date:24/09/1937
The Big Shot
Character:Mamie
Release Date:23/07/1937
You Can't Buy Luck
Character:Store Clerk
Release Date:30/04/1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Character:Blonde Saloon Lady (uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/1937
Too Many Wives
Character:Angela Brown
Release Date:09/04/1937
After the Thin Man
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1936
What Becomes of the Children?
Character:Elsie Ford
Release Date:04/12/1936
Wanted: Jane Turner
Character:Marge Sanders
Release Date:04/12/1936
Winterset
Character:Girl
Release Date:03/12/1936
The Big Game
Character:Lois
Release Date:09/10/1936
Mummy's Boys
Character:Mary Browning
Release Date:02/10/1936
M'Liss
Character:Clytie Morpher
Release Date:27/07/1936
The Rogues' Tavern
Character:Marjorie Burns
Release Date:04/06/1936
Show Boat
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1936
Taming the Wild
Character:Hazel White
Release Date:14/02/1936
The Singing Vagabond
Character:Honey
Release Date:16/12/1935
Frisco Waterfront
Character:The Blonde Stranger
Release Date:03/12/1935
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Character:Joan Martin
Release Date:02/12/1935
Forced Landing
Character:Nancy 'Dusty' Rhodes
Release Date:02/12/1935
Waterfront Lady
Character:Gloria Vance
Release Date:04/10/1935
Let 'em Have It
Character:Milly Adams
Release Date:15/05/1935
Our Daily Bread
Character:Sally
Release Date:02/10/1934
Strictly Dynamite
Character:Party Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/1934
Roman Scandals
Character:Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1933
Television Appearances
Mayberry R.F.D.
Character:Emma
Laredo
Character:
Green Acres
Character:Doris Ziffel
Daniel Boone
Character:Mrs. Shanks
Petticoat Junction
Character:Ruth Ziffel
Petticoat Junction
Character:Doris Ziffel
Burke's Law
Character:Cleaning Woman
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:
The Fugitive
Character:Matty
Mister Ed
Character:
My Three Sons
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Mrs. Littlesmith
The Texan
Character:
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Character:First Choir Lady
The Walter Winchell File
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Martha Dale
Perry Mason
Character:Mrs. Diamond
Perry Mason
Character:Mrs. Dwyer - Fat Woman
Perry Mason
Character:Mrs. Williamson
M Squad
Character:Landlady
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Mrs. Brody
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Clara Chase
Tales of Wells Fargo
Character:Boxcar Annie
The Millionaire
Character:Fat Woman
Father Knows Best
Character:Shopper
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Clara
I Love Lucy
Character:Nurse
I Love Lucy
Character:Woman On Bus
I Love Lucy
Character:Neighbor
I Love Lucy
Character:Woman Shopper
I Love Lucy
Character:Showgirl #2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Miss Buell
Studio One
Character:Ellie
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