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| Othernames | JoAnn Pflug |
| Almamater | University of Miami (BA in broadcasting) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Yearsactive | 1966–2011 |
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| Children | 1 |
Jo Ann Pflug is a retired American film and television actress. [1]
Contents
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
- External links
Early life and education
Pflug was born to J. Lynn and Kelly Pflug. [2] She was raised in Winter Park, Florida, where her father was elected mayor in 1958 and she graduated from Winter Park High School. [3]
Pflug attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida [ citation needed ] and then transferred to the University of Miami, where she received her BA in broadcasting and her minor in American history. [4]
Career
While at the University of Miami, Pflug hosted a weekly radio show called "The Magic Carpet", [5] where she was the storyteller. Following that, for four years she hosted a weekly live interview talk show called Montage. Her background in interviewing led her to be the first woman to have a live weekly TV talk show in the late 1960s in Los Angeles on KHJ-TV, channel 9. [6] Her first screen credit was in Cyborg 2087 , released in 1966. She was also the voice of Invisible Girl in the 1967 animated version of Fantastic Four.
Pflug's first major role was as U.S. Army nurse Lt. Maria "Dish" Schneider in the 1970 film M*A*S*H . [7] Also in 1970, she starred in the "To Carry the Sun in a Golden Cup" episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. in which she played an ailing nurse. [8]
She appeared in Catlow (1971) with Yul Brynner, Where Does It Hurt? (1972) starring Peter Sellers, and as Lt. Katherine O'Hara in the television series spin-off of Operation Petticoat (1979).
Pflug co-starred in the made-for-television movie The Night Strangler (1973), a sequel to the movie The Night Stalker (1972), and a precursor of the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–75). She starred in the TV werewolf movie Scream of the Wolf (1974) alongside Peter Graves and Clint Walker. [8]
Pflug was a frequent panelist on the television game show Match Game from 1973 until 1981, [9] a co-host with Allen Funt on the 1970s version of Candid Camera , and a regular in the TV series The Fall Guy for the 1981–1982 season. [8]
In 1984, she was the first actress to play Taylor Chapin in the syndicated soap opera Rituals . She made guest appearances on McCloud , The Love Boat , CHiPs , The Dukes of Hazzard , One Day at a Time , Knight Rider , Love, American Style , Adam-12 , Quincy, M.E. , Alias Smith and Jones , Charlie's Angels , and The Colbys . [8]
Later roles include Boss Jack's wife in Traveller (1997) and Cynthia Vaughn in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). [8]
In 2011, she interviewed Pat Boone, Shirley MacLaine, and other celebrities for The Jo Ann Pflug Show on Seaview Radio. [6]
Personal life
Pflug married American game and talk show host Chuck Woolery in 1972 at the Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida. [10] They had a daughter, Melissa. The couple divorced in 1980. [6] [11]
She married Charles Stuck Young in 1988. [12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | Cyborg 2087 | Woman in Control Booth | |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Lt. 'Dish' | |
| 1971 | Catlow | Christina | |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Alice Gilligan | |
| 1973 | The Night Strangler | Louise Harper | |
| 1974 | Scream of the Wolf | Sandy Miller | |
| 1997 | Traveller | Boss Jack's Wife | |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Cynthia Vaughn |
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References
- ↑ Howell, Peter. "Altman documentary shows maverick vision was defiantly his own: review" (Pflug shown in photograph with director Robert Altman). Toronto Star , September 18, 2014.
- ↑ "KELLY PFLUG". legacy.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ↑ Vassel, Yvonne C.T. (June 8, 1985). "NOW THAT'S CLASS, REAL CLASS, FIRST CLASS". Section A: Orlando Sentinel. p.1.
Thousands of Wildcats are in town this weekend for a party [...] — the Great Winter Park High School Class Reunion... Some famous alumni who will attend are actress Jo Ann Pflug, class of 1958 ...
- ↑ Goldstein, Bob (March 4, 2019). "MASH's Lieutenant Dish' Jo Ann Pflug a UM alum". Community News. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ↑ Richmond, Peter (June 1992). "Shakespeare at Au Bar". Gentleman's Quarterly. 62 (2). Condé Nast: 113–114, 116, 117b, 118.
"I went to the University of Miami, where I did a radio show called The Magic Carpet," Jo Ann Pflug told me.
- 1 2 3 Streeter, Leslie Gray (July 5, 2011). "Jo Ann Pflug still knows how to 'dish'". The Palm Beach Post .[ dead link ]
- ↑ Devine, J. P. "MIFF: M*A*S*H* Is Hilarious, Evocative: The Robert Altman movie, based on a Waterville doctor's novel, is darker, funnier and truer than the TV series". Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, July 16, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jo Ann Pflug". TV Guide . Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Match Game (1973)". TV Series Finale. Los Angeles. October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Actress Gets Kiss". News-Press. Fort Myers, FL. December 23, 1972. p.12.
- ↑ "A Love Connection for Chuck Woolery". People . July 20, 2006. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Hunter, Chris (April 23, 1989). "Acting the Part: Pflug Talks It Over". Palm Beach Daily News. p.1.
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