Emmaline Henry

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Emmaline Henry
Henry in 1964
Born(1928-11-01)November 1, 1928
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1979(1979-10-08) (aged 50)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
OccupationActress
Years active1954–79, her death
SpouseMark Roberts (m. 1969; div. 1974)

Emmaline Henry (November 1, 1928 – October 8, 1979) was an American actress best known for playing Amanda Bellows, the wife of Dr. Alfred Bellows, on the hit 1960s situation comedy I Dream of Jeannie.

Career[edit]

Henry first appeared during the first season of I Dream of Jeannie, 1965, episode #18, "Is There An Extra Genie In the House?"[1] playing a magician's assistant named "Myrt". She then made 33 appearances as Amanda Bellows until the fifth and final season in 1970.[1]

Henry began her career as a singer,[1] appearing on local radio in her teens. She went to Hollywood in the early 1950s and found her way into the choruses of several musicals. Producers began noticing, however, that her comic skills were superior to her singing.[citation needed] She toured in musicals like Top Banana, and later appeared in the film version of the show. She succeeded Carol Channing in the play Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Henry made her television debut in a 1955 episode of the ZIV production, I Led Three Lives. This was followed by appearances in another ZIV TV show, as a gun moll robber in Highway Patrol. She appeared on The Red Skelton Show in 1961 and, subsequently, made guest appearances on various sitcoms, including The Farmer's Daughter, The Munsters and Petticoat Junction. Her first starring role was as John Astin's wife in I'm Dickens, He's Fenster. In 1964–65, she appeared as Mickey Rooney's wife, Nora, in the short-lived sitcom Mickey and a guest appearance on Bonanza (1969).

She also made feature film appearances in Divorce American Style (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Harrad Summer (1974).

Following the cancellation of I Dream of Jeannie in 1970, Henry guest-starred on other sitcoms, including Love, American Style, The Bob Newhart Show, and in the dramatic television mini-series Backstairs at the White House. In 1971 she guest-starred in the final episode of Green Acres playing Lillian Grant, the sister of Oliver's former secretary Carol Rush (Elaine Joyce). The episode was a backdoor pilot that was rejected by CBS. On Three's Company, she appeared in the recurring role of Chrissy's boss, J.C. Braddock. Her final appearance was the Eight Is Enough episode "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do ", which first aired on September 19, 1979, just 21 days before her death in October 1979.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Henry married actor Mark Roberts on November 1, 1969.[2] They divorced in 1974.[3]

Death[edit]

Henry died of a brain tumor on October 8, 1979,[1] at the age of 50.[4] She is interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Movies[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1954 Top Banana Singer Uncredited
1954 Lucky Me Party Guest Uncredited
1964 Marnie Minor Role Uncredited
1967 Divorce American Style Fern Blandsforth
1968 Rosemary's Baby Elise Dunstan
1974 Harrad Summer Margaret Tonhausen

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1955 I Led 3 Lives Comrade Martha Episode: "Trapped"
1956-1958 Highway Patrol Sally Warren / Gloria Burgess / Margaret Mason Episodes: "Hitchhiker Dies" & "Lady Bandits"
1961 Lock-Up Marion Green Episode: "Design for Murder"
1961-1970 The Red Skelton Show Various Roles 13 episodes
1962-1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster Kate Dickens 32 episodes
1964-1965 Mickey Nora Grady 17 episodes
1965 The Munsters Gwendolyn the Accident-Prone Wife Episode: "Herman, Coach of the Year"
1966 Petticoat Junction Nancy Anderson Episode: "Second Honeymoon"
1966 The Farmer's Daughter Sara Episodes: "Simple Joys of Nature" & "Is He or Isn't He?"
1966 The Double Life of Henry Phyfe Alexandra Episode: "Phyfe Goes Skiing"
1966-1970 I Dream of Jeannie Amanda Bellows / Myrt 35 episodes
1969 Mayberry R.F.D. Mrs. Wylie Episode: "New Couple in Town"
1969 The Governor & J.J. Leslie Torrance Episode: "Romeo and J.J."
1969 Love, American Style Pamela Segment: "Love and the Busy Husband"
1969 Bonanza Miss Sprague Episode: "Abner Willoughby's Return"
1971 Green Acres Lillian Grant Episode: "The Ex-Secretary"
1972 The Great American Tragedy TV movie
1972 The Bob Newhart Show Mrs. Walker Episode: "The Two Loves of Dr. Hartley"
1974 The Wide World of Mystery Esther Leyden Episode: "Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest"
1976 The Streets of San Francisco Ginger Matson Episode: "No Minor Vices"
1977 Police Woman Jan Episode: "Shark"
1977 Barnaby Jones Sadie Episode: "Run Away to Terror"
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Louise Demming Episode: "The Most Likely to Succeed"
1978 The Love Boat Love Interest for 'Billy Boy' Episode: "Rocky/Julie's Dilemma/Who's Who?"
1978-1979 Three's Company J.C. Braddock Episodes: "Chrissy's New Boss" & "The Catered Affair"
1979 Backstairs at the White House Lady Episode: "#1.4"
1979 Eight Is Enough Sylvia McArthur Episode: "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", (final appearance)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Gaita, Paul (June 20, 2021). "What The Cast Of I Dream Of Jeannie Did After The Show Ended". Looper. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Emmaline F Henry discovered in California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985". Ancestry.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Emmaline Henry discovered in California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984". Ancestry.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Kapusta, Michelle (September 25, 2021). "Are Any of the 'I Dream of Jeannie' Cast Members Still Alive Today?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

External links[edit]

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