Lucy Lee Flippin is an American retired actress.
Education and early life Flippin is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harrison Fitzgerald Flippin. She was raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. She attended Northwestern University and spent a year performing with Holiday on Ice before pursuing a career in acting. Later she studied acting under Uta Hagen. Her attempt to work in Hollywood was rebuffed when an executive at Warner Bros. told her that she would not succeed as an actress because she was not pretty enough and was too tall. She returned to New York and worked there for 10 years.
Career She initially began her career in New York City where she eventually got several TV commercials and off-Broadway theatre work, most notably opposite Richard Gere in a Lincoln Center production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the advice of her agent, she relocated to Los Angeles where she would get roles in television series and films.
She played Eliza Jane Wilder on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She played Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on the show Flo. After Little House on the Prairie stopped production, she appeared in many different television shows and movies, and has performed onstage at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She retired in 2008.
Personal life Flippin married actor Thomas Francis Tarpey on October 26, 1975, in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1971The Telephone BookObscene Phone Caller Three1976The FrontNurse1977Slap ShotGame Show Contestant (uncredited)Annie HallWaitress at Health Food Restaurant1978The One and OnlyAgatha FranklenGoin' SouthDiane Haber1983FlashdanceSecretary1984Young Lust1985Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentMom in MercedesPrivate ResortWanda1987Summer SchoolMs. Cura1988BulletproofSister MaryLady in WhiteGrace La DellaHero and the TerrorMedia PersonEarth Girls Are EasyReceptionist1989My Mom's a WerewolfMurse Mammosa1993A Perfect WorldLucy1995MotherChloeVideo1996Ladykiller (Scene of the Crime)Mrs. MorlockShoot the MoonMiss Fellman1997Venus EnvyMary1999Mrs. Kale2001Rat RaceFeed the Earth Spokeswoman2002The KingGrandmaShort film2004Little Black BookDaughter2005WhigmaleerieLili Dubois2007Urban DecayWam Lady2008Prairie FeverFaithVideo
Television
Year Title RoleNotes1976The Bob Newhart ShowDarvaEpisode: "The Slammer"The Edge of NightMiranda Price1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightMother in ParkTV movie1978Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery1979The RopersHildaEpisode: "The Family Planning"Portrait of a StripperLoriTV movie1979–1982Little House on the PrairieEliza Jane WilderRecurring role1980–1981FloFran CastleberryMain role1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeMrs. YeagerEpisode: "The Pencil"1984NewhartBassett Hound LadyEpisode: "Vermont Today"AliceDottyEpisode: "Space Sharples"1985Scarecrow and Mrs. KingInez FaberEpisode: "A Lovely Little Affair"Amazing StoriesLibrarianEpisode: "Mummy Daddy"1986The Last PrecinctOfficer Rina Starland8 episodesMr. BelvedereWilmadeanEpisode: "Halloween"MoonlightingJulieEpisode: "It's a Wonderful Job"1987Santa BarbaraMarthaEpisode: "1.803"Small WonderCynthia JenningsEpisode: "Bride and Groom"1988The Golden GirlsNancyEpisode: "Grab That Dough"Small WonderCynthia JenningsEpisode: "When You Hear the Beep"1989Small WonderCynthia JenningsEpisode: "Vicki Doolittle"Full HouseMs. AgbabianEpisode: "Back to School Blues"Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to MoscowTV movieMr. BelvedereDoris PutnamEpisode: "A Happy Guy's Christmas"1990Adam-12Woman at Pet StoreEpisode: "A Gang of Two"Return to Green AcresFlo DawsonTV movieThe Hogan FamilyMs. PalmerEpisode: "The Play's the Thing"The Munsters TodayNatasha JonesEpisode: "Kiss Kiss"1991BabesBeckyEpisode: "Hello, Dolly"Eerie, IndianaNurse NancyEpisode "Just Say No Fun"1996Beverly Hills, 90210Library ManagerEpisode: "Remember the Alamo"1999ERWoman with roach in earEpisode: "Responsible Parties"2000CharmedHelenEpisode: "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans"2001Black ScorpionFemale JurorEpisode: "Crime Time"The Mind of the Married ManEpisode: "The God of Marriage"2002Judging AmyFloEpisode: "Boston Terriers from France"2005Still StandingBettyEpisode: "Still Not the One"
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