Jennifer Bishop

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Jennifer Bishop
Born
Alberta Bishop

1941
United States
Other namesJenifer Bishop, Barbara Bishop
OccupationActress
Years active1960s-1970s

Jennifer Bishop aka Jenifer Bishop (born 1941) is an American film and television actress who was active from the early 1960s through to the 1970s. She was a regular on the television series Hee Haw . She had various roles in film that include Blood of Dracula's Castle in 1969, The Female Bunch in 1969, Impulse in 1974, and Mako: The Jaws of Death in 1976.

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Background

She was born in 1941. [1] Her parents were Albert and Marie. Being the first born she was named Alberta. She grew up in Camarillo, California and attended Camarillo High School. She then spent two years at Ventura College and her drama teacher there was a Dr. Wilkinson. After Ventura, she won a scholarship to got to Desilu Studios in Hollywood where she studied with Anthony Barr who would be an executive with ABC Studios. She studied method acting at Desilu Studios for two years before doing her first film. Her first film was Dime with a Halo which was directed by Boris Sagal. After that she went to New York for two years where she studied with Lee Strasberg. [2]

Career

Television

In 1967, Bishop appeared in the television series Mission Impossible , playing a hostess in the Astrologer episode. She was credited as Barbara Bishop. [3] An original cast member, [4] Bishop was one of the regulars in the Kornfield County based television series Hee Haw , that also featured with Slim Pickens, Barbi Benton etc. She appeared in episodes from the late 1960s through to the early 1970s. [5] [6] In 1975, she appeared in the series Cannon in The Deadly Conspiracy playing the part of Andrea Wayne. [7]

Television list
TitleEpisode #RoleDirectorYearNotes #
Mission: Impossible The Astrologer Hostess Lee H. Katzin 1967
Hee Haw variousHerselfvarious1969 - 197148 episodes from 1969 to 1971
Cannon The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1 Andrea WayneMichael Caffey1975 [8]

Film

She appeared in the Bernard Girard directed 1969 film, The Mad Room , which was a remake of the 1941 film Ladies In Retirement . Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens and Severn Darden also starred in the film. [9] [10] She starred in the Sergei Goncharoff directed film House of Terror which was released around 1972/1973. [11] In the film she played Jennifer Andrews, [12] a nurse who is hired to look after a man's unwell wife. She has an ex-con former boyfriend who has ideas for the wealth of the woman. After the woman dies, she marries her husband. [13] The ex-con boyfriend who is still in the periphery has plans to get hold of the money. [14]

Around the mid-1970s, she co-starred with Richard Jaeckel in the film Mako: The Jaws of Death. [15] In addition to her and Jaeckel in this " Jaws -similar" film, Harold Sakata and John Chandler also starred. The film was directed by William Grefe. [16]

Film list
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Dime with a Halo Stripper Boris Sagal 1963
The Mad Room Mrs. Ericson Bernard Girard 1969as Jenifer Bishop
Blood of Dracula's Castle Liz Arden Al Adamson 1969as Barbara Bishop
The Maltese Bippy Joanna Clay Norman Panama 1969
Horror of the Blood Monsters Lian MalianAl Adamson1970
Bigfoot Bobbi Robert F. Slatzer 1970as Jenifer Bishop
The Female Bunch GraceAl Adamson1971as Jenifer Bishop
Outlaw Riders MariaTony Huston1971as Jenifer Bishop
House of Terror Jennifer AndrewsSergei Goncharoff1973
Impulse Ann Moy William Grefe 1974
Jessi's GirlsRachelAl Adamson1975
Mako: The Jaws of Death KarenWilliam Grefe1976as Jenifer Bishop
Final film [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits: Supplement 2, through 1993, Volume 4 - Harris M. Lentz Page 23 - Bishop, Jenifer (1941-)
  2. ↑ Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s By Brian Albright Page 14 - 16 - Blood Monstor Babe Jennifer Bishop
  3. ↑ Aveleyman Jennifer Bishop
  4. ↑ Tulsa World Sunday, August 16, 2015 Hee Haw: The inside story on the show that won't go away By Jimmie Trammel, World Scene Writer
  5. ↑ Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2 By Vincent Terrace Page 189 - 1123 Hee Haw
  6. ↑ TV Rage Jennifer Bishop, TV Appearances
  7. ↑ aboqe "Cannon" The Deadly Conspiracy
  8. ↑ Imdb Jennifer Bishop (I)
  9. ↑ Letterboxd The Mad Room 1969 Directed by Bernard Girard
  10. ↑ Blu-ray.com Directed by Bernard Girard, The Mad Room 1969
  11. ↑ Science Ficti1on Film Directors, 1895-1998 By Dennis Fischer 126 - John "Bud" Carlos
  12. ↑ Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits: Supplement 2, through 1993, Volume 4 - Harris M. Lentz Page 23 - Bishop, Jenifer (1941-)
  13. ↑ DVD Talk July 21, 2009 Mad Monster Rally, Disc One: "Morella's All-Nite Spooktacular"
  14. ↑ DVD Drive-In House of Terror (1973)
  15. ↑ The Evening News March 27, 1988 Page 15 - Saturday Cont. 2:00
  16. ↑ Ottawa Citizen Monday, October 18, 1976 Page 66 - Screen: Toothless 'Jaws
  17. ↑ Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s By Brian Albright Page 29 - Blood Monstor Babe Jennifer Bishop
  18. ↑ Imdb Jennifer Bishop, Filmography
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