Jennifer Billingsley

Jennifer I. Billingsley
Billingsley in 1972
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1962–1979[1]
SpouseJesse Lee Kincaid

Jennifer Billingsley is a retired American television, stage and film actress.

Early years

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One of two daughters of Army Col. Claude Augustus Billingsley, she was born in Honolulu, Hawaii,[2] and relocated often as an "Army brat," attending schools in Vienna and Chicago,[3] and graduating with honors from Fort Smith Senior High School in Arkansas.[4]

Career

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Billingsley's stage debut came in Detroit, Michigan, and she debuted on Broadway in the musical Carnival![3][5]

Pierre Olaf, Jennifer Billingsley, and dancers in the stage production of Carnival!

Her film debut came as James Caan's girlfriend in the 1964 thriller, Lady in a Cage, and she appeared in the romantic drama, The Young Lovers that same year. She had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera, General Hospital and prominent roles in such films as The Spy with My Face (1965), C.C. and Company (1970), Brute Corps (1971), Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1972), White Lightning (1973), The Thirsty Dead (1974) and Hollywood Man (1976).

Billingsley's guest spots on TV included Cimarron Strip, Naked City, Gunsmoke, Route 66, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Dr. Kildare, The Lieutenant, Wagon Train, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mannix, The F.B.I., Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, Alice, Baretta, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Personal life

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Billingsley was married to musician Jesse Lee Kincaid, who played classical guitar and composed music.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1962 Naked City Helen Season 3 Episode 17 "One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World"
1962 Ten Girls Ago Dollina TV Movie 32m
1962 Route 66 Janie Season 3 Episode 11 "Hey, Moth, Come Eat the Flame"
1963 General Hospital Pollie Prentice Season 1
1963 Dr. Kildare Ruby Cullen Season 3 Episode 2 "The Good Samaritan"
1963 Gunsmoke Leah Season 9 Episode 6 "My Sister's Keeper"
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth Marie Season 1 Episode 20 "Man in a Hole"
1964 The Lieutenant Ginny McBain Season 1 Episode 27 "Mother Enemy"
1964 Death Valley Days Janet Wilgus Season 12 Episode 22 "Trial at Belle's Springs"
1964 Lady in a Cage Elaine Not Rated

1h 34m

1964 Vacation Playhouse Jo Anne Smith Season 2 Episode 4 "I and Claudie"
1964 The Young Lovers Elaine Approved

1h 49m

1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Taffy Season 1 Episode 8 "The Double Affair"
1965 Wagon Train Eloise Blee/ Betsy Blee Season 8 Episode 22 "The Betsy Blee Smith Story"
1965 The Spy with My Face Taffy Not Rated

1h 28m

1965 O.K. Crackerby! Tish Kranepool Season 1 Episode 6 "The Saint John Raid"
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. First Model Season 2 Episode 13 "The Adriatic Express Affair"
1965 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Blonde Season 13 Episode 23 "Breakfast for Harriet"
1966 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Tickle Feather Season 14 Episode 17 "Wally's Traffic Ticket"
1966 The Rounders Bonnie Season 1 Episode 1 "A Horse on Jim Ed Love"
1967 Mannix Audrey Chalmers Season 1 Episode 11 "A Catalogue of Sins"
1968 Cimarron Strip Josie Season 1 Episode 18 "Knife in the Darkness"
1970 Hawaii Five-O Annette Barnes Season 2 Episode 21 "Most Likely to Murder"
1970 C.C. & Company Pom Pom R

1h 34m

1971 Brute Corps Terry R

1h 27m

1971 The F.B.I. Wanda Moore Season 6 Episode 26 "Three-Way Split"
1971 The F.B.I. Mavis Barret Season 7 Episode 6 "The Mastermind: Part 1"
1971 Welcome Home Soldier Boys Broad R

1h 31m

1972 The Rookies Jill Danko Season 1 Episode 0 "Pilot"
1973 White Lightning (1973 film) Lou PG

1h 41m

1973 The New Perry Mason Elsa Collins Season 1 Episode 12 "The Case of the Perilous Pen"
1974 Police Story Lorraine Season 1 Episode 12 "Countdown: Part 1"
1974 Police Story Lorraine Season 1 Episode 13 "Countdown: Part 2"
1974 The Thirsty Dead Laura PG

1h 28m

1976 Alice Gertrude Turner Season 1 Episode 3 "A Piece of the Rock"
1976 Hollywood Man Buttons Not Rated

1h 47m

1976 Baretta Dancer Season 3 Episode 10 "Nothin' for Nothin'"
1979 The Amazing Spider-Man Bonita Gray Season 2 Episode 5 "Photo Finish'"

References

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  1. ^ Cochran, Robert; McCray, Suzanne (2015). Lights! Camera! Arkansas!: From Broncho Billy to Billy Bob Thornton. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-1557286727.
  2. ^ a b "Biography of Series Star". The Daily Herald. Utah, Provo. March 11, 1968. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Morehouse, Ward (June 23, 1961). "Caviar Is Not For Her". Hobbs Daily News-Sun. New Mexico, Hobbs. North America Newspaper Alliance. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Grizzly Article Page 01". fshs58.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  5. ^ Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. "(still image) Pierre Olaf, Jennifer Billingsley, and dancers in the stage production of Carnival! (1961)". New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Retrieved May 26, 2024.

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