1. Patricia Joy Woodell was an American actress and singer, best known for her television role as Bobbie Jo Bradley from 1963 to 1965 on Petticoat Junction.
12 Facts About Pat Woodell
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Pat Woodell went on to appear on the shows Hawaiian Eye, The Gallant Men, GE True, and 77 Sunset Strip.
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Pat Woodell appeared in the anticommunist film Red Nightmare.
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Pat Woodell played the book-smart character for the sitcom's first two seasons before leaving the series in the spring of 1965.
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The Ladybugs appeared on an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show during Pat Woodell's run on Petticoat Junction.
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Pat Woodell then toured as a singer, with Jack Benny, and recorded an album, but she did not achieve great popularity as a vocalist.
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In 1971, Pat Woodell made her film debut in The Big Doll House, followed by four more "exploitation" type films, including The Woman Hunt, The Twilight People, Class of '74, and The Roommates, but she did not break into mainstream feature films.
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Pat Woodell retired from acting in 1973, after appearing on an episode of The New Perry Mason, entitled "The Case of the Murdered Murderer".
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Pat Woodell soon went to work for Werner Erhard, in his est seminar organization, and subsequently cofounded a consulting firm, retiring in 2013.
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Pat Woodell never returned to acting, but appeared in a few documentaries about her days on Petticoat Junction.
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Pat Woodell died on September 29,2015, at her home in Fallbrook, California.
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Pat Woodell was 71 and had lived with cancer for more than 20 years.