14 Facts About Bridget Hanley

Bridget Hanley was an American actress, known for her starring and supporting roles in TV comedy, western, adventure, and drama programs, including as Candy Pruitt in the Western dramedy series Here Come the Brides.

Bridget Hanley starred in Harper Valley PTA as Wanda Reilly Taylor.

Bridget Hanley began her acting career in San Francisco, where she worked days as a secretary at an advertising agency for $50 a week while auditioning for roles in repertory theater.

Bridget Hanley played Robin for almost four years in theaters in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Hollywood until Screen Gems signed her to a contract in 1966.

Bridget Hanley's first credited TV role was in the sitcom Hank in 1965, playing Terry in the episode "My Fair Co-Ed".

Bridget Hanley made several pilots for Screen Gems, including her first lead role in the series Here Come the Brides.

Bridget Hanley played the female lead role of Candy Pruitt in the series Here Come the Brides, which premiered on September 25,1968.

Bridget Hanley's character was the love interest of Jeremy Bolt, played by teen heartthrob Bobby Sherman; Sherman's reinterpretation of "Seattle" was not as successful as Como's version had been.

Bridget Hanley's character, Wanda Reilly Taylor, is a member of the snooty family that tries to rule Harper Valley.

Bridget Hanley was an active performer at Theatre West, an internationally acclaimed non-profit arts organization in Hollywood, California.

Bridget Hanley appeared on the television comedy Mama's Family, and in an episode of the crime drama series Murder, Bridget Hanley Wrote as the wife of a serial cheating husband.

Bridget Hanley later starred in "Bronwen, the Traw and the Shapeshifter," based on a James Dickey poem.

Bridget Hanley was a guest lecturer and performer at Radford University.

Bridget Hanley had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and died on December 15,2021, at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California.