AUDRA LINDLEY , HOLLY WOOD ACTRESS BORN SEPT 24,1918- OCTOBER 16,1997
AUDRA LINDLEY , HOLLY WOOD ACTRESS BORN SEPT 24,1918 - OCTOBER 16,1997 Life and career[edit source] Audra Marie Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers.[3] Born in Los Angeles, California, Lindley was the daughter of show business parents. Her father was Bert Lindley, an actor who played small roles from 1917 through 1937.[4] She got her early start in Hollywood by being a stand-in, which eventually progressed to stunt work, and eventually became a contract player with Warner Bros.[5] In 1943, she went to New York in her mid-20s to work in theater. Among her many Broadway plays during her long career were: On Golden Pond, Long Day's Journey into Night, and Horse Heavens. After a break from acting to raise five children, she began to make steady appearances on television in the early 196...