50 Years of Little House on the Prairie: Lucy Lee Flippen (Eliza Jane Wilder)

 Lucy Lee Flippin is an American actress.

Education and early life

Flippin is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harrison Fitzgerald Flippin. She was born in Philadelphia and raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. She attended Northwestern University and spent a year performing with Holiday on Ice before pursuing a career in acting. Later, she studied acting under Uta Hagen. Her attempt to work in Hollywood was rebuffed when an executive at Warner Bros. told her that she would not succeed as an actress because she was not pretty enough and was too tall. She returned to New York and worked there for 10 years.

Career

She initially began her career in New York City, where she eventually got several TV commercials and off-Broadway theatre work, most notably opposite Richard Gere in a Lincoln Center production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the advice of her agent, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she would get roles in television series and films.

She played Eliza Jane Wilder on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She played Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on the show Flo. After Little House on the Prairie stopped production, she appeared in many different television shows and movies, and has performed onstage at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She retired in 2008.

Personal life

Flippin married actor Thomas Francis Tarpey on October 26, 1975, in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.

Filmography

Film

1971       The Telephone Book      Obscene Phone Caller Three     

1976       The Front            Nurse   

1977       Slap Shot             Game Show Contestant (uncredited)    

Annie Hall            Waitress at Health Food Restaurant       

1978       The One and Only            Agatha Franklen              

Goin' South        Diane Haber      

1983       Flashdance         Secretary            

1984       Young Lust                         

1985       Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment             Mom in Mercedes          

Private Resort   Wanda 

1987       Summer School                Ms. Cura             

1988       Bulletproof         Sister Mary        

Lady in White     Grace La Della   

Hero and the Terror        Media Person   

Earth Girls Are Easy         Receptionist      

1989       My Mom's a Werewolf  Murse Mammosa           

1993       A Perfect World                Lucy      

1995       Mother                Chloe    Video

1996       Ladykiller (Scene of the Crime)  Mrs. Morlock    

Shoot the Moon               Miss Fellman     

1997       Venus Envy        Mary    

1999       Soccer Dog: The Movie [es; fr; hy; ru; uk]              Mrs. Kale            

2001       Rat Race               Feed the Earth Spokeswoman  

2002       The King               Grandma             Short film

2004       Little Black Book               Daughter            

2005       Whigmaleerie    Lili Dubois           

2007       Urban Decay      Wam Lady          

2008       Prairie Fever      Faith      Video

Television

1976       The Bob Newhart Show                Darva    Episode: "The Slammer"

The Edge of Night            Miranda Price   

1977       Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night           Mother in Park  TV movie

1978       Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery             

1979       The Ropers         Hilda      Episode: "The Family Planning"

Portrait of a Stripper       Lori         TV movie

1979–1982           Little House on the Prairie            Eliza Jane Wilder               Recurring role

1980–1981           Flo          Fran Castleberry               Main role

1983       Philip Marlowe, Private Eye         Mrs. Yeager        Episode: "The Pencil"

1984       Newhart              Bassett Hound Lady        Episode: "Vermont Today"

Alice      Dotty     Episode: "Space Sharples"

1985       Scarecrow and Mrs. King              Inez Faber           Episode: "A Lovely Little Affair"

Amazing Stories                Librarian               Episode: "Mummy Daddy"

1986       The Last Precinct              Officer Rina Starland       8 episodes

Mr. Belvedere   Wilmadean         Episode: "Halloween"

Moonlighting     Julie       Episode: "It's a Wonderful Job"

1987       Santa Barbara    Martha Episode: "1.803"

Small Wonder    Cynthia Jennings              Episode: "Bride and Groom"

1988       The Golden Girls              Nancy   Episode: "Grab That Dough"

Small Wonder    Cynthia Jennings              Episode: "When You Hear the Beep"

1989       Small Wonder    Cynthia Jennings              Episode: "Vicki Doolittle"

Full House           Ms. Agbabian    Episode: "Back to School Blues"

Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow                  TV movie

Mr. Belvedere   Doris Putnam     Episode: "A Happy Guy's Christmas"

1990       Adam-12              Woman at Pet Store       Episode: "A Gang of Two"

Return to Green Acres  Flo Dawson         TV movie

The Hogan Family            Ms. Palmer         Episode: "The Play's the Thing"

The Munsters Today      Natasha Jones   Episode: "Kiss Kiss"

1991       Babes    Becky    Episode: "Hello, Dolly"

Eerie, Indiana    Nurse Nancy      Episode "Just Say No Fun"

1996       Beverly Hills, 90210          Library Manager               Episode: "Remember the Alamo"

1999       ER           Woman with roach in ear             Episode: "Responsible Parties"

2000       Charmed             Helen    Episode: "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans"

2001       Black Scorpion   Female Juror      Episode: "Crime Time"

The Mind of the Married Man                    Episode: "The God of Marriage"

2002       Judging Amy      Flo          Episode: "Boston Terriers from France"

2005       Still Standing      Betty     Episode: "Still Not the One"

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