Judy Farrell
Judy Farrell (born March 1, 1938) is 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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.jpg.webp) Judy Farrell at Knott's Berry Farm in 1966 | |
| Born | Judy Hayden March 1, 1938 Quapaw, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1969–2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Bratcher (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
Life
Farrell was born Judy Hayden 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, she and Farrell performed together at the Laguna Playhouse.[1] They divorced in the early 1980s.[2]
The Farrells' marriage was worked into the show's script: 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.
References
- 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 24 February 2019.
- Farrell, Mike (2007). Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist. Akashic Books/RDV Books. pp. 61–135. ISBN 9781933354484.
