Elizabeth MacRae

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Elizabeth MacRae
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Elizabeth MacRae in 1967
Born
Elizabeth Herndon MacRae

(1936-02-22) February 22, 1936 (age 85)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Years active1960-present
Spouse(s)Charles Halsey (1969-present)
Nedrick Young (1965-1968) (his death)

Elizabeth Herndon MacRae (born February 22, 1936) is an American actress who appeared in dozens of television series and nine movies from the 1960s to the 1980s. She is probably best known for her role as Lou-Ann Poovie on the series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..[1]

Early years[]

MacRae was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and brought up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her family relocated from Fort Jackson to Fort Bragg when she was a child.

Career[]

In addition to portraying Lou-Ann Poovie on Gomer Pyle, MacRae had a recurring role on Gunsmoke as April, Festus's girlfriend.[2] She also portrayed Meg Baldwin on General Hospital[3] and Phyllis Curtis on Days of Our Lives.[4] She also appeared in Warner Bros. television series in the 1960s, including an episode of Maverick titled "Benefit of Doubt" starring Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick. Other series on which she appeared included 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, and Surfside 6. She was often confused with "Ellen McRae," an actress who strongly resembled her and also appeared in Warner Bros. series such as Cheyenne during the same period and later became Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn, who is frequently cited as having appeared in Maverick as a result of the confusion but never actually did.

MacRae appeared in director Francis Coppola's Oscar-nominated drama The Conversation and other films, including Everything's Ducky, starring Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett, and For Love or Money with Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, and Gig Young. Her papers, which include many scripts from the various shows on which she appeared, are held in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Personal life[]

MacRae was married to actor and writer Nedrick Young[5] and became his widow, marrying Charles Halsey a year later.[citation needed]

Filmography[]

Film appearances[]

Television appearances[]

Other appearances[]

  • Caillou's Holiday Movie (2003) (V) (performer: "Snowflakes", "It's Christmas Morning")
  • CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows (2006) (TV) ... Herself

References[]

  1. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 402–403. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. ^ "Whatever happened to actress Elizabeth MacRae, who played Gomer Pyle's girlfriend?". The Billings Gazette. Montana, Billings. July 16, 2007. p. 30. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "As a matter of fact". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. December 4, 1977. p. 208. Retrieved June 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "Tune in tomorrow". Evening Herald. Pennsylvania, Shenandoah. October 6, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved June 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ Beale, Lewis (July 9, 2015). "'Defiant One' sheds light on Hollywood blacklists". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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