Nancy Kulp

Born

August 28, 1921

Died

February 3, 1991 (69 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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 "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.

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Private Affairs

Private Affairs

Aurora

0.0

1989

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Sister Sarah · (1 episode)

8.0

1989

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

(1 episode)

6.3

1983

Computers Are People, Too!

Computers Are People, Too!

Computer (voice)

7.0

1982

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

(1 episode)

6.7

1981

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

Jane Hathaway

5.0

1981

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Sylvia McTigue · (1 episode)

6.3

1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Gert · (1 episode)

6.3

1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Aunt Gert · (1 episode)

6.3

1977

CHiPs

CHiPs

Nancy Kulb · (1 episode)

6.8

1977

CHiPs

CHiPs

Nancy Kulp (uncredited) · (2 episodes)

6.8

1977

Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt

0.0

1974

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

(5 episodes)

7.4

1972

The Pet Set

The Pet Set

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

1971

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

Frou-Frou (voice)

7.3

1970

The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

Wilhelmina Peterson

5.7

1966

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

Aggressive Woman

5.9

1965

The Patsy

The Patsy

Helen, Theatergoer

6.2

1964

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Emily Rothgraber

6.9

1963

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Jane Hathaway · (1 episode)

5.8

1963

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

Jane Corey · (1 episode)

7.0

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jane Hathaway · (274 episodes)

6.9

1962

Moon Pilot

Moon Pilot

Nutritionist Officer

5.4

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · (2 episodes)

5.4

1961

The Two Little Bears

The Two Little Bears

Emily Wilkins

6.0

1961

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

Miss Fitzhenry · (1 episode)

7.5

1961

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Miss Grunecker

7.0

1961

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

Martha · (1 episode)

6.8

1961

Outlaws

Outlaws

(1 episode)

6.2

1960

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

(2 episodes)

6.5

1960

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

Edie Barnes · (1 episode)

5.2

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Agnes Gann · (1 episode)

8.4

1959

Five Gates to Hell

Five Gates to Hell

Susette

4.8

1959

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

(1 episode)

5.0

1959

NBC Sunday Showcase

Girl at Well · (1 episode)

4.3

1959

A Marriage of Strangers

A Marriage of Strangers

Leona

0.0

1959

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Hilda McDougall · (1 episode)

6.7

1958

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Eloise · (1 episode)

6.7

1958

The Fountain of Youth

The Fountain of Youth

Stella Morgan

6.2

1958

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

Miss Matthews, Cave's Secretary (uncredited)

5.7

1958

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

Mrs. Black

7.2

1957

Kiss Them for Me

Kiss Them for Me

Hospital Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

5.5

1957

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

(1 episode)

5.6

1957

Maverick

Maverick

Waitress (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Sarah Winslow · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Katherine Collins · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

Maxine Spelvana

5.0

1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Cleaning Woman

6.1

1957

The Gale Storm Show

Helga Petersen · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Autograph Seeker

6.0

1956

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

Amy, the maid

7.0

1956

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Miss Gillis · (1 episode)

5.4

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Nurse · (1 episode)

7.7

1955

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

Matty Miller

4.8

1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Waitress · (1 episode)

5.8

1955

Navy Log

(1 episode)

4.5

1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Waitress (uncredited) · (1 episode)

5.8

1955

You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young

Marty's Mother

6.5

1955

The Bob Cummings Show

The Bob Cummings Show

Pamela Livingstone · (1 episode)

6.1

1955

December Bride

December Bride

(3 episodes)

5.5

1954

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)

7.1

1954

Sabrina

Sabrina

Jenny

7.5

1954

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Helen · (1 episode)

6.5

1953

Shane

Shane

Mrs. Howells

7.4

1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Miss Lamb · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

Charlotte Lindsay · (1 episode)

6.0

1953

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Nancy · (1 episode)

5.9

1952

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Chairwoman · (1 episode)

5.9

1952

Steel Town

Steel Town

Dolores

6.0

1952

The Model and the Marriage Broker

The Model and the Marriage Broker

Hazel Gingras

6.4

1951

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

Maid · (1 episode)

7.9

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(2 episodes)

7.3

1951

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

Jeanette · (1 episode)

7.8

1950