Emmaline Henry
Emmaline Henry ( born 1 November 1928 in Philadelphia, † October 8, 1979 in Palm Springs ) was an American actress.
Biography
Emmaline Henry began her acting career as an actress, dancer and singer on the stage. The trained coloratura soprano joined, among others, on Broadway in the musicals Vintage '60 ( Brooks Atkinson Theatre ), Top Banana, Little Boy Blue and the musical version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on.
Her film debut was in 1954 in a small role in the theatrical version of Phil Silvers ' Broadway show Top Banana. This was followed by smaller and medium-sized roles in feature films such as the Doris Day comedy The blonde happiness, Divorce American Style ( with Dick Van Dyke ) and the Roman Polanski horror classic Rosemary's Baby.
A wide audience Emmaline Henry, however, was primarily known for her television roles. Since the 60s they were guest appearances on many popular television series such as The Munsters, Operation Petticoat and Bonanza. In 1965, she took a small role in the first season episode of Sidney Sheldon's fantasy comedy I Dream of Jeannie. Sheldon was done positively by working with her and praised the actress some time later in an interview. She was then invited to a casting session for the series and received a larger, recurring role as Amanda Bellows, dominant and quarrelsome wife of the stressed psychologist Alfred Bellows ( Hayden Rorke represented by ). This role that made her internationally popular, she played up to the attitude of the series in 1970. Besides she appeared in recurring roles in the Red Skelton Show and the sitcom Three's Company on.
On October 8, 1979 Emmaline Henry, who had remained unmarried, died at the age of 50 from cancer.