Barbara Stuart (born Barbara Ann McNeese; January 3, 1930 – May 15, 2011) was an American actress.
She had a recurring role of Sgt. Carter's girlfriend Bunny on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Early years Born in Paris, Illinois, Stuart was raised in Hume, Illinois. Following her high school graduation, she studied acting at the Schuster-Martin School of Drama in Cincinnati before moving to New York City, where she studied under Uta Hagen and Stella Adler.
Career
On stage, Stuart performed in the national touring company of Sidney Kingsley's Lunatics and Lovers. In the early 1960s, she was a showgirl in Las Vegas. She also appeared in the films Marines, Let's Go (1961), Hellfighters (1968), Airplane! (1980), Bachelor Party (1984), and Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997).
Television Program Role The Texan Poker Alice, episode "The Taming of Rio Nada," 1957 The Lawless Years as Marie Walters in "The Marie Walters Story" (S01E09 -1959) as Stella Gorman in "The Maxie Gorman Story" (S01E10-1959) as Kiki Melody in "The Billy Boy 'Rockabye' Creel Story" (S02E04-1959) as Ginny in "Ginny" (S03E10 -1961) The George Burns Show LilyPeter Gunn as Shirley Blaze, S1 E4, "The Blind Pianist" (1958) as Lavinia, S2, E12, "The Briefcase" (1959) as Candy Lane, S3, E24, "Come Dance with Me and Die" (1961) Perry Mason as Maizie Freitag, in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest" (S5E12-1961) as Violet Ryder, S4, E28, "The Case of the Guilty Clients" (1961) The Cara Williams Show Miss Hartley, episode "Get the Lead Out," 1964 The Andy Griffith Show Pat Blake, episode "TV or Not TV," 1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show Maureen Core AKA 'Marine Corps' Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Bunny The Great Gildersleeve Bessie The McLean Stevenson Show Peggy Ferguson The Twilight Zone Edith Rogers, "A Thing About Machines" (S2E4-1960) Pete and Gladys Alice The Queen & I Wilma Winslow Batman Rocket (year two, episodes 31 and 32) The Rookies "Warden" Season 4 Episode 5 Banacek Sailor (bar tender), episode "The Greatest Collection of Them All" (1973) Three's Company Mrs. Medford, episode "Chrissy's Cousin" (S5E7-1980)Martha, episode "Jack's Double Date (S7E17-1983) The Untouchables Thelma Devores (The George 'Bugs' Moran Story) 1959
In the early 1990s, Stuart performed in dinner theaters.
Personal life and death Stuart married actor Dick Gautier in 1967. Their honeymoon was canceled by her hospitalization for a blood clot in her leg. She was in the hospital for eight months as the clot moved to her lung and she developed pneumonia.
On May 15, 2011, she died at a nursing home in St. George, Utah, aged 81.
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