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
Aurora
1989

Quantum Leap
Sister Sarah · (1 episode)
1989

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(1 episode)
1983

Computers Are People, Too!
Computer (voice)
1982

Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
1981

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Jane Hathaway
1981

The Love Boat
Sylvia McTigue · (1 episode)
1977

The Love Boat
Gert · (1 episode)
1977

The Love Boat
Aunt Gert · (1 episode)
1977

CHiPs
Nancy Kulb · (1 episode)
1977

CHiPs
Nancy Kulp (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1977
Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
1974

Sanford and Son
(5 episodes)
1972

The Pet Set
Self · (1 episode)
1971

The Aristocats
Frou-Frou (voice)
1970

The Night of the Grizzly
Wilhelmina Peterson
1966

Strange Bedfellows
Aggressive Woman
1965

The Patsy
Helen, Theatergoer
1964

Who's Minding the Store?
Emily Rothgraber
1963

Petticoat Junction
Jane Hathaway · (1 episode)
1963

The Lucy Show
Jane Corey · (1 episode)
1962

The Beverly Hillbillies
Jane Hathaway · (274 episodes)
1962

Moon Pilot
Nutritionist Officer
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961

The Two Little Bears
Emily Wilkins
1961

87th Precinct
Miss Fitzhenry · (1 episode)
1961

The Parent Trap
Miss Grunecker
1961

Mister Ed
Martha · (1 episode)
1961

Outlaws
(1 episode)
1960

Pete and Gladys
(2 episodes)
1960

Hawaiian Eye
Edie Barnes · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Agnes Gann · (1 episode)
1959

Five Gates to Hell
Susette
1959

The Dennis O'Keefe Show
(1 episode)
1959
NBC Sunday Showcase
Girl at Well · (1 episode)
1959

A Marriage of Strangers
Leona
1959

77 Sunset Strip
Hilda McDougall · (1 episode)
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Eloise · (1 episode)
1958

The Fountain of Youth
Stella Morgan
1958

The High Cost of Loving
Miss Matthews, Cave's Secretary (uncredited)
1958

The Three Faces of Eve
Mrs. Black
1957

Kiss Them for Me
Hospital Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1957

The Real McCoys
(1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Waitress (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Sarah Winslow · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Katherine Collins · (1 episode)
1957

God Is My Partner
Maxine Spelvana
1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Cleaning Woman
1957
The Gale Storm Show
Helga Petersen · (1 episode)
1956

Anything Goes
Autograph Seeker
1956

Forever, Darling
Amy, the maid
1956

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Miss Gillis · (1 episode)
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Nurse · (1 episode)
1955

Count Three and Pray
Matty Miller
1955

Cheyenne
Waitress · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
1955

Cheyenne
Waitress (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955

You're Never Too Young
Marty's Mother
1955

The Bob Cummings Show
Pamela Livingstone · (1 episode)
1955

December Bride
(3 episodes)
1954

A Star Is Born
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
1954

Sabrina
Jenny
1954

Letter to Loretta
Helen · (1 episode)
1953

Shane
Mrs. Howells
1953

General Electric Theater
Miss Lamb · (1 episode)
1953

The Life Of Riley
Charlotte Lindsay · (1 episode)
1953

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Nancy · (1 episode)
1952

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Chairwoman · (1 episode)
1952

Steel Town
Dolores
1952

The Model and the Marriage Broker
Hazel Gingras
1951

I Love Lucy
Maid · (1 episode)
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(2 episodes)
1951

The Jack Benny Program
Jeanette · (1 episode)
1950