Lucy Lee Flippin
Lucy Lee Flippin | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1971–2008 |
Lucy Lee Flippin is an American actress. Born July 23, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Education and early life
[edit]Flippin was born in Philadelphia and raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. She attended Northwestern University and spent a year performing with Holiday on Ice before pursuing a career in acting.[1] Later she studied acting under Uta Hagen.[2]
Career
[edit]She initially began her career in New York City where she eventually got several TV commercials and off-Broadway theatre work, most notably opposite Richard Gere in a Lincoln Center production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[1] At the advice of her agent, she relocated to Los Angeles where she would get roles in television series and films.[1]
She played Eliza Jane Wilder on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She played Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on the show Flo.[1][2] After Little House on the Prairie stopped production, she appeared in many different television shows and movies, and has performed onstage at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.[3] She retired in 2008.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Telephone Book | Obscene Phone Caller Three | |
1976 | The Front | Nurse | |
1977 | Slap Shot | Game Show Contestant (uncredited) | |
Annie Hall | Waitress at Health Food Restaurant | ||
1978 | The One and Only | Agatha Franklen | |
Goin' South | Diane Haber | ||
1983 | Flashdance | Secretary | |
1984 | Young Lust | ||
1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Mom in Mercedes | |
Private Resort | Wanda | ||
1987 | Summer School | Ms. Cura | |
1988 | Bulletproof | Sister Mary | |
Lady in White | Grace La Della | ||
Hero and the Terror | Media Person | ||
Earth Girls Are Easy | Receptionist | ||
1989 | My Mom's a Werewolf | Murse Mammosa | |
1993 | A Perfect World | Lucy | |
1995 | Mother | Chloe | Video |
1996 | Ladykiller (Scene of the Crime) | Mrs. Morlock | |
Shoot the Moon | Miss Fellman | ||
1997 | Venus Envy | Mary | |
1999 | Soccer Dog: The Movie | Mrs. Kale | |
2001 | Rat Race | Feed the Earth Spokeswoman | |
2002 | The King | Grandma | Short film |
2004 | Little Black Book | Daughter | |
2005 | Whigmaleerie | Lili Dubois | |
2007 | Urban Decay | Wam Lady | |
2008 | Prairie Fever | Faith | Video |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Bob Newhart Show | Darva | Episode: "The Slammer" |
The Edge of Night | Miranda Price | ||
1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Mother in Park | TV movie |
1978 | Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery | ||
1979 | The Ropers | Hilda | Episode: "The Family Planning" |
Portrait of a Stripper | Lori | TV movie | |
1979–1982 | Little House on the Prairie | Eliza Jane Wilder | Recurring role |
1980–1981 | Flo | Fran Castleberry | Main role |
1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Mrs. Yeager | Episode: "The Pencil" |
1984 | Newhart | Bassett Hound Lady | Episode: "Vermont Today" |
Alice | Dotty | Episode: "Space Sharples" | |
1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Inez Faber | Episode: "A Lovely Little Affair" |
Amazing Stories | Librarian | Episode: "Mummy Daddy" | |
1986 | The Last Precinct | Officer Rina Starland | 8 episodes |
Mr. Belvedere | Wilmadean | Episode: "Halloween" | |
Moonlighting | Julie | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Job" | |
1987 | Santa Barbara | Martha | Episode: "1.803" |
Small Wonder | Cynthia Jennings | Episode: "Bride and Groom" | |
1988 | The Golden Girls | Nancy | Episode: "Grab That Dough" |
Small Wonder | Cynthia Jennings | Episode: "When You Hear the Beep" | |
1989 | Small Wonder | Cynthia Jennings | Episode: "Vicki Doolittle" |
Full House | Ms. Agbabian | Episode: "Back to School Blues" | |
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow | TV movie | ||
Mr. Belvedere | Doris Putnam | Episode: "A Happy Guy's Christmas" | |
1990 | Adam-12 | Woman at Pet Store | Episode: "A Gang of Two" |
Return to Green Acres | Flo Dawson | TV movie | |
The Hogan Family | Ms. Palmer | Episode: "The Play's the Thing" | |
The Munsters Today | Natasha Jones | Episode: "Kiss Kiss" | |
1991 | Babes | Becky | Episode: "Hello, Dolly" |
Eerie, Indiana | Nurse Nancy | Episode "Just Say No Fun" | |
1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Library Manager | Episode: "Remember the Alamo" |
1999 | ER | Woman with roach in ear | Episode: "Responsible Parties" |
2000 | Charmed | Helen | Episode: "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans" |
2001 | Black Scorpion | Female Juror | Episode: "Crime Time" |
The Mind of the Married Man | Episode: "The God of Marriage" | ||
2002 | Judging Amy | Flo | Episode: "Boston Terriers from France" |
2005 | Still Standing | Betty | Episode: "Still Not the One" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hatza, George (February 15, 1981). "Lucy Lee Has Dual Role As Flo's Kid Sister And Real-Life Mom". Reading Eagle. pp. 82–83. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Witbeck, Charles (August 8, 1980). "Leaving 'Prairie' for a roadhouse". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Holland, Curtainup Jack. "A CurtainUp Los AngelesReview: Merton of the Movies". www.curtainup.com.