Nancy Kulp

Nancy Jane Kulp (August 28, 1921 – February 3, 1991) was an American character actress best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the popular CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies. Kulp in 1955 joined the cast of The Bob Cummings Show (Love That Bob) with Bob Cummings, portraying pith-helmeted neighborhood bird watcher Pamela Livingstone. In 1956, she appeared in the episode "Johnny Bravo" of the ABC/Warner Brothers series Cheyenne, with Clint Walker. Kulp played the role of Anastasia in three episodes of the NBC sitcom It's a Great Life in 1955 and 1956. In 1958, she appeared in Orson Welles' little-known pilot episode "The Fountain of Youth" in the television series Colgate Theatre. In 1960, she appeared as Emma St. John in the episode "Kill with Kindness" of the ABC/WB detective series Bourbon Street Beat, starring Andrew Duggan. Kulp appeared on I Love Lucy in the 1956 episode "Lucy Meets the Queen", performing as an English maid, who shows Lucy and Ethel how to curtsy properly before Queen Elizabeth. Kulp also appeared in episodes of The Real McCoys, Perry Mason ("The Case of the Prodigal Parent", 1958), The Jack Benny Program ("Don's 27th Anniversary with Jack"), 87th Precinct ("Killer's Choice"), Pete and Gladys, The Twilight Zone (as Mrs. Gann in "The Fugitive"), and The Outlaws ("The Dark Sunrise of Griff Kincaid"). She played a housekeeper in a pilot for The William Bendix Show, which aired as the 1960–1961 season finale of CBS's Mister Ed under the title ...

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The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

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A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nunnally Johnson
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  David Wayne  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Edwin Jerome

A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nunnally Johnson
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  David Wayne  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Edwin Jerome

A Star Is Born (1954)

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  James Mason  •  Jack Carson  •  Charles Bickford

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Judy Garland  •  James Mason  •  Jack Carson  •  Charles Bickford

Sabrina (1954)

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Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. David is all play – technically he is employed by the family business, but never shows up for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Audrey Hepburn  •  William Holden  •  Walter Hampden

Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. David is all play – technically he is employed by the family business, but never shows up for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Audrey Hepburn  •  William Holden  •  Walter Hampden

Shane (1953)

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A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Jean Arthur  •  Van Heflin  •  Brandon De Wilde

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Jean Arthur  •  Van Heflin  •  Brandon De Wilde

The Aristocats (1970)

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When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Reitherman
CAST:  Phil Harris  •  Sterling Holloway  •  Scatman Crothers  •  Roddy Maude-Roxby

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Reitherman
CAST:  Phil Harris  •  Sterling Holloway  •  Scatman Crothers  •  Roddy Maude-Roxby

The Parent Trap (1961)

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Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Swift
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Brian Keith  •  Charles Ruggles

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Swift
CAST:  Hayley Mills  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Brian Keith  •  Charles Ruggles

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ferrer
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Gena Rowlands  •  Jim Backus  •  Joanne Gilbert

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ferrer
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Gena Rowlands  •  Jim Backus  •  Joanne Gilbert

God Is My Partner (1957)

A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file suit, claiming that he's incompetent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William F. Claxton
CAST:  Walter Brennan  •  John Hoyt  •  Marion Ross  •  Jesse White

A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file suit, claiming that he's incompetent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William F. Claxton
CAST:  Walter Brennan  •  John Hoyt  •  Marion Ross  •  Jesse White

Five Gates to Hell (1959)

A group of nurses, doctors and nuns are taken hostage in Vietnam and sent up river to a castle hideout so they can cure an ailing war general.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Clavell
CAST:  Dolores Michaels  •  Patricia Owens  •  Neville Brand  •  Ken Scott

A group of nurses, doctors and nuns are taken hostage in Vietnam and sent up river to a castle hideout so they can cure an ailing war general.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Clavell
CAST:  Dolores Michaels  •  Patricia Owens  •  Neville Brand  •  Ken Scott

The Two Little Bears (1961)

Two little boys use a magic potion to turn themselves into bears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randall Hood
CAST:  Eddie Albert  •  Jane Wyatt  •  Butch Patrick  •  Brenda Lee

Two little boys use a magic potion to turn themselves into bears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randall Hood
CAST:  Eddie Albert  •  Jane Wyatt  •  Butch Patrick  •  Brenda Lee

Anything Goes (1956)

Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Lewis
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Donald O'Connor  •  Zizi Jeanmaire  •  Mitzi Gaynor

Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Lewis
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Donald O'Connor  •  Zizi Jeanmaire  •  Mitzi Gaynor

Strange Bedfellows (1965)

After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seven years later, on the eve before their divorce, meet again and spend the night together. Reality sets in when morning comes and they begin arguing again. Once again ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Frank
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Gina Lollobrigida  •  Gig Young  •  Edward Judd

After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seven years later, on the eve before their divorce, meet again and spend the night together. Reality sets in when morning comes and they begin arguing again. Once again ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Frank
CAST:  Rock Hudson  •  Gina Lollobrigida  •  Gig Young  •  Edward Judd

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Jeanne Crain  •  Scott Brady  •  Thelma Ritter  •  Zero Mostel

A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Jeanne Crain  •  Scott Brady  •  Thelma Ritter  •  Zero Mostel

The Fountain of Youth (1958)

A couple is conflicted when they are offered a chance at youth. Based on John Collier's short story “Youth from Vienna”.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Marjorie Bennett  •  Madge Blake  •  Billy House  •  Rick Jason

A couple is conflicted when they are offered a chance at youth. Based on John Collier's short story “Youth from Vienna”.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Marjorie Bennett  •  Madge Blake  •  Billy House  •  Rick Jason

Forever, Darling (1956)

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems. Lorenzo is developing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Desi Arnaz  •  James Mason  •  Louis Calhern

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems. Lorenzo is developing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Desi Arnaz  •  James Mason  •  Louis Calhern

Kiss Them for Me (1957)

Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Jayne Mansfield  •  Leif Erickson  •  Suzy Parker

Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Jayne Mansfield  •  Leif Erickson  •  Suzy Parker

The Patsy (1964)

When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley Belt (Lewis), can't do anything right. The TV show is getting closer, and Stanley is getting worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Ina Balin  •  Everett Sloane  •  Phil Harris

When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley Belt (Lewis), can't do anything right. The TV show is getting closer, and Stanley is getting worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Ina Balin  •  Everett Sloane  •  Phil Harris

Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tashlin
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Jill St. John  •  Ray Walston  •  John McGiver

Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tashlin
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Jill St. John  •  Ray Walston  •  John McGiver

You're Never Too Young (1955)

When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Dean Martin  •  Jerry Lewis  •  Diana Lynn  •  Nina Foch

When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Dean Martin  •  Jerry Lewis  •  Diana Lynn  •  Nina Foch

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)

In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard L. Bare
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  James Craig  •  James Garner  •  Angie Dickinson

In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard L. Bare
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  James Craig  •  James Garner  •  Angie Dickinson
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