Aneta Corsaut
| Aneta Corsaut | |
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Corsaut as Helen Crump on The Andy Griffith Show
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| Born |
Aneta Louise Corsaut November 3, 1933 Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1995 (aged 62) Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Anita Corsault Aneta Corseaut |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern University UCLA |
| Occupation | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1955–1995 |
Aneta Louise Corsaut (November 3, 1933 – November 6, 1995) was an American actress and writer. She is best known for playing Helen Crump on The Andy Griffith Show (1963–1968).
Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Corsaut was the daughter of Jesse Harrison and Opal J. (née Swarens) Corsaut. She majored in drama at Northwestern University and studied acting with Lee Strasberg. During her junior year, Corsaut dropped out to pursue a career in acting, although during the run of The Andy Griffith Show, Corsaut took courses at UCLA with plans to earn her degree.
She began her acting career in New York City in the mid-1950s. In 1958, Corsaut and Steve McQueen made their film debuts in the independent cult horror film, The Blob.
Corsaut first appeared on the long-running Griffith show in 1963 as schoolteacher Helen Crump, who later became the Mayberry sheriff's wife on the first episode of the spinoff Mayberry R.F.D. Corsaut also had a continuing role as policeman Bumper Morgan's pawn shop owner friend on the series The Blue Knight and as Irma Howell in the short-lived series Mrs. G. Goes to College. In the TV series Adam-12, Corsaut portrayed Officer Pete Malloy's girlfriend, Judy. She had a supporting role as Head Nurse Bradley in the 1980s sitcom House Calls, and also appeared in several episodes of Matlock with star Andy Griffith. In addition, Corsaut played the role of nurse Jesse Brewer in 1977 on the long-running ABC soap opera General Hospital when long-time portrayer Emily McLaughlin was too ill to work.
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