Maggi Parker

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Maggi Parker
Born
Marjorie Blanche Parker

1927 (age 9697)
Education Keene State College
Boston University (Master of Education)
OccupationActress

Marjorie Blanche Parker (known as Maggi Parker; born 1927) is an American actress best known for her appearances in the CBS crime drama Hawaii Five-O .

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Early life

Parker was born in 1927 [1] in Nashua, New Hampshire, one of six children of Charles R. Parker, [2] [3] a tenter frame operator. [4] She attended elementary schools in Merrimack, and graduated from Nashua High School in 1944. [4] She majored in education at Keene State College, and then gained a Master of Education from Boston University, [2] [5] then taught in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. [4] [6] [7]

She then joined the US Air Force as a teacher, and worked in air force schools in Tokyo, Mallorca [4] [2] [5] and Madrid (where she was principal). [6] [7] She studied for a PhD at the University of Southern California, but did not complete her degree, instead marrying and moving to Hawaii. [6] There, she was a partner in a clinic in Oahu offering educational services to emotionally disturbed children and adults. [4] [2] [7] [5]

Film career

In Hawaii, Parker appeared in a Kellogg's commercial, The King Family Show and I Dream of Jeannie . [4] [2] [7] She also had uncredited roles in several films, including Paradise, Hawaiian Style , [2] [7] Kona Coast , [7] I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew [2] [7] and Hawaii . [4] [7] She was then cast in Hawaii Five-O as Steve McGarrett's secretary May [4] [2] [6] [7] [5] and appeared in 14 episodes during the show's first season.

Personal life

Parker was also the registration and publicity officer of The Friends of 'Iolani Palace, [3] [8] the former royal residence of Hawaii. She traveled with Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa to the US and Europe in 1970, seeking original palace furnishings, [3] and worked for the Kawānanakoa royal family for many years. [9] She lives in Waikiki, Honolulu. [4] [2]

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