Audra Lindley
Sitcom star Audra Lindley was born into a show business family. Despite a frustrating first attempt in Hollywood, and a subsequent hiatus from Los Angeles and from acting, Lindley returned to the city to start her career over, working in several TV shows and TV movies. Lindley's first great success came in 1972, when she appeared on multiple episodes of "Bridget Loves Bernie" as Amy Fitzgerald, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for the part. Following this success, she made recurring appearances on several shows, including "Fay," "Doc," and "Pearl," before landing her most memorable role. The character Helen Roper first appeared on the sitcom "Three's Company" (for which Lindley was once again nominated for a Golden Globe) and was so popular that the spin-off, "The Ropers," was created in 1979. In addition to TV series, Lindley played memorable roles in TV movies such as 1980's "Revenge of the Stepford Wives" and 1982's "Cannery Row." In 1985 Lindley appeared in the independent film "Desert Hearts" which was well received at festivals and nominated for several awards. Her last role was that of Cybill Shepherd's mother, Virginia Sheridan, in the biopic "Cybill." Lindley died of leukemia in Los Angeles in 1997.
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Audra Lindley
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sisters and Other Strangers | Irene Connelly (Character) | - | 1997 |
51% |
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Sudden Death | Mrs. Ferrara (Character) | $20.2M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan |
Jean/ |
- | 1995 |
67% |
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The New Age | Sandi Rego (Character) | $203.6K | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart | Katherine Kendrick (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face |
Monica/ |
- | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Absolute Strangers | Anne Zusselman (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Bridesmaids | Lulu (Character) | - | 1989 |
14% |
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Troop Beverly Hills | Frances Temple (Character) | $7.9M | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake | Mrs. Chaney (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Spellbinder | Mrs. White (Character) | $1.3M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Take My Daughters, Please | Rebecca (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous Affection | Grammy (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunday Drive | Aunt Joan (Character) | - | 1986 |
90% |
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Desert Hearts | Frances Parker (Character) | $2.5M | 1985 |
62% |
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Best Friends | Ann Babson (Character) | - | 1982 |
75% |
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Cannery Row | Fauna (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Day the Bubble Burst | Evangeline Adams (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Silent Lovers | Laura Hope Crews (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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Revenge of the Stepford Wives | Barbara Parkinson (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Married | Catherine Lawrence (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man Trouble | Lillian (Character) | - | 1975 |
92% |
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The Heartbreak Kid | Mrs. Corcoran (Character) | - | 1972 |
100% |
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Taking Off | Ann Lockston (Character) | - | 1971 |
TV
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71% | No Score Yet | Nothing Sacred | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cybill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High Incident | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Frances (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Maggie Saunders (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mommies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
82% | 90% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Three's Company |
Helen Roper (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1977-1979 1981-1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ropers | Helen Roper (Character) | 1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Boat | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maude | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chico and the Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl With Something Extra | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bridget Loves Bernie | Amy Fitzgerald (Character) | 1972-1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alcoa Hour | Laura (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1951 |