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{{short description|American actress (1938–2023)}}
{{short description|American actress (1938–2023)}}
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|birth_name = Judy Hayden
|birth_name = Judy Hayden
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|5|11}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|5|11}}
|birth_place = [[Quapaw, Oklahoma]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Quapaw, Oklahoma]], [[U.S.]]
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|4|2|1938|5|11}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|4|2|1938|5|11}}
|death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[U.S.]]
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Mike Farrell]]|1963|1983|end=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage|Joe Bratcher|1985}}
|spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Mike Farrell]]|1963|1983|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Joe Bratcher|1985}}
}}
|children = 2
|children = 2
|occupation = Actress, writer
|occupation = Actress, writer
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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Judy Hayden was born and raised in [[Quapaw, Oklahoma]].<ref name="People">{{cite journal|last=Hoover|first=Eleanor|date=April 9, 1979|title=Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H and Wife Judy Insist Kids Aren't Apples: You Can't Spoil Them|journal=People Magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/mike-farrell-of-mash-and-wife-judy-insist-kids-arent-apples-you-cant-spoil-them-vol-11-no-14/|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref> She graduated from [[Oklahoma State University]] with a fine arts degree in theater.
Judy Hayden was born and raised in [[Quapaw, Oklahoma]].<ref name="People">{{cite journal|last=Hoover|first=Eleanor|date=April 9, 1979|title=Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H and Wife Judy Insist Kids Aren't Apples: You Can't Spoil Them|journal=People Magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/mike-farrell-of-mash-and-wife-judy-insist-kids-arent-apples-you-cant-spoil-them-vol-11-no-14/|accessdate=February 24, 2019}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="People"/> She worked as a high-school English and drama teacher at [[Laguna Beach High School]] in [[Laguna Beach, California]].<ref name="Farrell"/> In August 1963, she married Farrell, with whom she subsequently had two children, Erin and Michael.<ref name="Farrell">{{cite book|last=Farrell|first=Mike|title=Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist|year=2007|publisher=Akashic Books/RDV Books|isbn=9781933354484|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781933354484/page/61 61–135]|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781933354484/page/61}}</ref> In the 1960s, Farrell and she performed together at the Laguna Playhouse.<ref name="People"/> They divorced in the early 1980s.<ref name="Farrell"/>
While studying for a master's degree at [[UCLA]] in 1961, she met actor [[Mike Farrell]].<ref name="People"/> She worked as a high-school English and drama teacher at [[Laguna Beach High School]] in [[Laguna Beach, California]].<ref name="Farrell"/> In August 1963, she married Farrell, with whom she subsequently had two children, Erin and Michael.<ref name="Farrell">{{cite book|last=Farrell|first=Mike|title=Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist|year=2007|publisher=Akashic Books/RDV Books|isbn=9781933354484|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781933354484/page/61 61–135]|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781933354484/page/61}}</ref> In the 1960s, Farrell and she performed together at the Laguna Playhouse.<ref name="People"/> They divorced in the early 1980s.<ref name="Farrell"/>


The Farrells' marriage was worked into the script of one episode of ''M*A*S*H'': 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M*A*S*H: Season 5, Episode 11 script {{!}} Subs like Script |url=https://subslikescript.com/series/MASH-68098/season-5/episode-11-The_Colonels_Horse |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=subslikescript.com}}</ref> His daughter in the show was also named Erin, as his real-life daughter.
The Farrells' marriage was worked into the script of one episode of ''M*A*S*H'': 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M*A*S*H: Season 5, Episode 11 script {{!}} Subs like Script |url=https://subslikescript.com/series/MASH-68098/season-5/episode-11-The_Colonels_Horse |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=subslikescript.com}}</ref> His daughter in the show was also named Erin, as is his real-life daughter.

<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/judy-farrell-dead-mash-nurse-able-1235367444/|title = Judy Farrell, Nurse Able on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 84|last = Barnes|first = Mike|date = April 4, 2023|accessdate = April 7, 2023|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
Farrell died from complications of a stroke on April 2, 2023, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=M*A*S*H Star Judy Farrell Dead at 84 after Suffering Stroke |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/04/mash-judy-farrell-nurse-able-dead-dies/ |access-date=4 April 2023 |publisher=[[TMZ]] |date=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Judy Farrell, Nurse Able on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 84|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/judy-farrell-dead-nurse-able-mash-1235573275/|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=McKinley|last=Franklin|date=4 April 2023|access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1971|| ''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'' || Pam || Uncredited
|-
|1971|| ''[[J. W. Coop]]'' || Barmaid ||
|-
|1976|| ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' || Nurse Able || TV Series, 8 episodes
|-
|1979|| ''[[Chapter Two (film)|Chapter Two]]'' || Gwen Michaels ||
|-
|2006|| ''Long-Term Relationship'' || Diane Harris || (final film role)
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:American women soap opera writers]]
[[Category:People from Ottawa County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:People from Ottawa County, Oklahoma]]


Latest revision as of 01:32, 7 April 2024

Judy Farrell
Farrell at Knott's Berry Farm in 1966
Born
Judy Hayden

(1938-05-11)May 11, 1938
Quapaw, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1961–2006
Spouses
​
​
(m. 1963; div. 1983)​
Joe Bratcher
​
(m. 1985)​
Children2

Judy Farrell (née Hayden; May 11, 1938 – April 2, 2023) was 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.

Life and career

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Judy Hayden was born 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, Farrell and she performed together at the Laguna Playhouse.[1] They divorced in the early 1980s.[2]

The Farrells' marriage was worked into the script of one episode of M*A*S*H: 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.[3] His daughter in the show was also named Erin, as is his real-life daughter.

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Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 The Andromeda Strain Pam Uncredited
1971 J. W. Coop Barmaid
1976 M*A*S*H Nurse Able TV Series, 8 episodes
1979 Chapter Two Gwen Michaels
2006 Long-Term Relationship Diane Harris (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Farrell, Mike (2007). Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist. Akashic Books/RDV Books. pp. 61–135. ISBN 9781933354484.
  3. ^ "M*A*S*H: Season 5, Episode 11 script | Subs like Script". subslikescript.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Barnes, Mike (April 4, 2023). "Judy Farrell, Nurse Able on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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