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Winning the role over 300 competitors, [2] Riley portrayed Billie Jo Bradley on the first two seasons of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction (1963–1965). [5] : 828 Riley left the series in 1965 to pursue movies. She also had a regular cast member role on the comedy variety series Hee Haw (1969–1971).
Her career had just begun in 1962 and still Jeannine Riley managed to turn some important heads. Namely, CBS producers noticed her while she acted in Wagon Train and The Virginian and as rural shows dominated televisions, they wanted Riley for their next big project: Petticoat Junction.
Petticoat Junction (1963) co-star Lori Saunders co-starred in the series as innocent Betsy McGuire, a variation of the Mary Ann character. It lasted one season. Since then, however, the availability of parts has sharply declined; Jeannine's last credits were the films Lone Star Bar & Grill (1983) and Timebomb (1991). More at IMDbPro. Contact info.
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May 6, 2023 · Jeannine Riley hit it big in the 60s when she scored a role as Billie Jo Bradley in the series Petticoat Junction. She appeared on the show’s first two seasons which lasted up until the mid-1960s and then had memorable stints in a string of other productions, including Route 66, The Man From U.N.C.L, Fever heat, and The Comic.
Mar 26, 2021 · Jeannine Riley appeared as Billie Jo in the first two seasons of Petticoat Junction. She left the series in 1965 to pursue a movie career and went on to appear in more TV shows like Hee Haw...
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Mar 27, 2024 · Today Riley is 83 years old and recently released a book called The Bolder Woman: It’s About Time. PETTICOAT JUNCTION, Jeannine Riley, Linda Kaye, Pat Woodell, Sheila James Kuehl, parody The Beatles and perform as The Ladybugs, at NY’s Peppermint Lounge, in Season 1 episode, ‘The Ladybugs,’ March 24, 1964.
Apr 22, 2024 · The first Billie Jo was played by Jeannine Riley, who played the part in 74 episodes in the show's first two seasons. Riley left the show to pursue a career in film, although the bulk of her...
