Judy Farrell
Judy Farrell | |
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| File:JudyFarrellKBF1966 (cropped).jpg Farrell at Knott's Berry Farm in 1966 | |
| Born | Judy Hayden May 11, 1938 |
| Died | April 2, 2023 (aged 84) |
| Occupations | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1961–2006 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
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Judy Farrell (née Hayden; May 11, 1938 – April 2, 2023) was an American actress who may be best known for eight appearances, sporadically over five seasons, as Nurse Able on the television comedy series M*A*S*H, during the time that her then-husband [[Mike Farrell] was in the main cast. She performed small roles in several other television series, then later wrote 13 episodes for the soap opera Port Charles.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Judy Hayden was born and raised in Quapaw, Oklahoma.[1] She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a fine arts degree in theater.
While studying for a master's degree at UCLA in 1961, she met actor Mike Farrell.[1] She worked as a high-school English and drama teacher at Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, California.[2] In August 1963, she married Farrell, with whom she subsequently had two children, Erin and Michael.[2] In the 1960s, Farrell and she performed together at the Laguna Playhouse.[1] They divorced in the early 1980s.[2]
The Farrells' marriage was worked into the script of one episode of M*A*S*H: In the episode "The Colonel's Horse," Mike's character B.J. Hunnicutt said his wife Peg (played by Catherine Bergstrom in two onscreen appearances and a few photographs) was from Judy's hometown of Quapaw, and that her father's name was Floyd Hayden.[3] His daughter in the show was also named Erin, as is his real-life daughter.[4]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Pam | Uncredited |
| 1971 | J. W. Coop | Barmaid | |
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | Nurse Able | TV Series, 8 episodes |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | Gwen Michaels | |
| 2006 | Long-Term Relationship | Diane Harris | (final film role) |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Judy Farrell at IMDb
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