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Nancy Kulp

Nancy Kulp

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 28, 1921
Died Feb 03, 1991 (69)
Birthplace Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 nei ... ghborhood 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 "Pine Lake Lodge". On the series My Three Sons in 1962, she portrayed a high school math and science teacher in two episodes under different character names, Miss Harris and Miss Fisher. Shortly after her performances on My Three Sons in 1962, Kulp landed her breakout role as Jane Hathaway, the love-starved, bird-watching, perennial spinster, on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies. In 1967, she received an Emmy Award nomination for her role, and she remained with the show until its cancellation in 1971. In 1978, she appeared on The Love Boat in the episode "Mike and Ike / The Witness / The Kissing Bandit" and she played Aunt Gertrude in the episode "Tony and Julie / Separate Beds / America's Sweetheart". On April 7, 1989, she played a nun in the Quantum Leap season 1 episode "The Right Hand of God". Kulp also appeared on The Brian Keith Show and Sanford and Son. Kulp was once described as television's most homely girl or, as one reviewer put it, possessing the "face of a shriveled balloon, the figure of a string of spaghetti, and the voice of a bullfrog in mating season." Others described her as tall and prim and praised her comedic skills. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Computers Are People, Too!

Computers Are People, Too!

1982

as Computer (voice)

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

1970

as Frou-Frou (voice)

The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

1966

as Wilhelmina Peterson

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

1965

as Aggressive Woman

The Patsy

The Patsy

1964

as Helen, Theatergoer

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

1963

as Emily Rothgraber

Moon Pilot

Moon Pilot

1962

as Nutritionist Officer

The Two Little Bears

The Two Little Bears

1961

as Emily Wilkins

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961

as Miss Grunecker

A Marriage of Strangers

A Marriage of Strangers

1959

as Leona

Five Gates to Hell

Five Gates to Hell

1959

as Susette

The Fountain of Youth

The Fountain of Youth

1958

as Stella Morgan

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958

as Miss Matthews, Cave's Secretary (uncredited)

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

1957

as Mrs. Black

God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

1957

as Maxine Spelvana

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

as Cleaning Woman

Kiss Them for Me

Kiss Them for Me

1957

as Hospital Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1956

as Autograph Seeker

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

1956

as Amy, the maid

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955

as Matty Miller

You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young

1955

as Marty's Mother

Sabrina

Sabrina

1954

as Jenny

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)

Shane

Shane

1953

as Mrs. Howells

Steel Town

Steel Town

1952

as Dolores

The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker

1951

as Hazel Gingras

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Television Credits

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Jane Hathaway

Episodes: 274

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

CHiPs

as Nancy Kulp (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

CHiPs

as Nancy Kulb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

Cheyenne

as Waitress

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Love Boat

as Sylvia McTigue

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Lucy Show

as Jane Corey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

I Love Lucy

as Maid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

Petticoat Junction

as Jane Hathaway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Perry Mason

as Sarah Winslow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Life Of Riley

as Charlotte Lindsay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Miss Lamb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Letter to Loretta

as Helen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Twilight Zone

as Agnes Gann

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Maverick

as Waitress (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Miss Gillis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Quantum Leap

as Sister Sarah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

The Jack Benny Program

as Jeanette

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1950

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Nancy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Chairwoman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

Perry Mason

as Katherine Collins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Cheyenne

as Waitress (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Mister Ed

as Martha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1961

The Love Boat

as Gert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Love Boat

as Aunt Gert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

NBC Sunday Showcase

as Girl at Well

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1959

77 Sunset Strip

as Hilda McDougall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

The Gale Storm Show

as Helga Petersen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1956

Sanford and Son

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 14, 1972

December Bride

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 04, 1954

Pete and Gladys

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1983

87th Precinct

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1961

Outlaws

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Real McCoys

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1957

Navy Log

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1959

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Pet Set

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1971

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