Judy Farrell

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Judy Farrell
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Farrell at Knott's Berry Farm in 1966
Born
Judy Hayden

(1938-05-11)May 11, 1938
Quapaw, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1961–2006
Spouses
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(m. 1963;div. 1983)​
Joe Bratcher
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(m. 1985)​
Children2

Judy Farrell ( née Hayden; May 11, 1938 – April 2, 2023) was an American actress most noted for her role as Nurse Able on the television comedy series M*A*S*H . She performed small roles in several other television series, then later wrote 13 episodes for the soap opera Port Charles .

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Life and career

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.

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 The Andromeda Strain PamUncredited
1971 J. W. Coop Barmaid
1976 M*A*S*H Nurse AbleTV Series, 8 episodes
1979 Chapter Two Gwen Michaels
2006Long-Term RelationshipDiane Harris(final film role)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hoover, Eleanor (April 9, 1979). "Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H and Wife Judy Insist Kids Aren't Apples: You Can't Spoil Them". People Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Farrell, Mike (2007). Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist. Akashic Books/RDV Books. pp.  61–135. ISBN   9781933354484.
  3. ↑ "M*A*S*H: Season 5, Episode 11 script | Subs like Script". subslikescript.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Barnes, Mike (April 4, 2023). "Judy Farrell, Nurse Able on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 7, 2023.


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