Audra Lindley
| Audra Lindley | |
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Lindley in Fay (1975)
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Audra Marie Lindley September 24, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1997 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1997 |
| Spouse(s) | Hardy Ulm (1943–1960) James Whitmore (1972–1979) |
Audra Marie Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Lindley was the daughter of show business parents. Her father was Bert Lindley, an actor who played small roles from 1917 through 1937. She got her early start in Hollywood by being a stand-in, which eventually progressed to stunt work, and eventually became a contract player with Warner Bros. In 1943, she went to New York in her mid-20s to work in theater. Among her many Broadway plays during her long career were: On Golden Pond, Long Day's Journey into Night, and Horse Heavens. After a break from acting to raise five children, she began to make steady appearances on television in the early 1960s, including the role of Sue Knowles on the CBS soap opera Search for Tomorrow, and a six-year stint as manipulative "Aunt Liz" Matthews on the NBC soap opera Another World. She also had regular roles as Meredith Baxter's mother in the sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie, as well as Lee Grant’s best friend in Fay. In 1971, she starred in the first American film of Milos Forman, Taking Off.
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