Jo Ann Pflug

Jo Ann Pflug (born May 2, 1940) is an American film and television actress.[1]

Jo Ann Pflug
Pflug in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in 1972
Born (1940-05-02) May 2, 1940
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJoAnn Pflug
OccupationActress
Years active1966–1997
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Spouse(s)
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    (m. 1972; div. 1980)​
  • Charles Young
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    (m. 1988)​
Children1
Websitehttp://www.joannpflug.com/

Early life

Jo Ann Pflug was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to J. Lynn and Kelly Pflug.[2] She was raised in Winter Park, Florida, where her father was elected mayor in 1958,[3][4] and graduated from Winter Park High School, Rollins College, and the University of Miami, receiving her BA in broadcasting and her minor in American history.

She had a weekly radio show called The Magic Carpet, where she was the storyteller, and for four years hosted a weekly live interview talk show called Montage. Her background of interviewing led her to be the first woman to have a live weekly TV talk show in the late 1960s in Los Angeles, on KHJ-TV (now KCAL-TV, channel 9).[4]

Career

Pflug's first major role was as U.S. Army nurse Lt. Maria "Dish" Schneider in the 1970 film M*A*S*H.[5] Also in 1970, she starred in an episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. titled "To Carry the Sun in a Golden Cup", in which she played an ailing nurse.[6]

She also appeared in Catlow (1971) with Yul Brynner, and Where Does It Hurt? (1972) starring Peter Sellers. Her other notable roles include the voice of Invisible Girl in the 1967 animated version of Fantastic Four, Lt. Katherine O'Hara in the television series spin-off of Operation Petticoat, Boss Jack's wife in Traveller (1997), and Cynthia Vaughn Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997).[6]

Pflug was the co-star of the made-for-television movie The Night Strangler (1973), a sequel to The Night Stalker (1972), and a precursor of the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–75). She starred in the TV werewolf movie Scream of the Wolf (1974) alongside Peter Graves and Clint Walker.[6]

Pflug was a frequent panelist on the television game show Match Game from 1973 until 1981,[7] a co-host with Allen Funt on the 1970s version of Candid Camera, and a regular in the TV series The Fall Guy for the 1981–1982 season.[6]

In 1984, she was the first actress to play Taylor Chapin in the syndicated soap opera Rituals. She made guest appearances on many television series including McCloud, The Love Boat, CHiPs, The Dukes of Hazzard, One Day at a Time, Knight Rider, Love, American Style, Adam-12, Quincy, M.E., Alias Smith and Jones, Charlie's Angels and The Colbys.[6]

After returning to Florida during the 1980s, she continued to work periodically in film and television while also developing and presenting training sessions on etiquette for children and business professionals.

A resident of Tequesta, Florida, in 2011 she interviewed Pat Boone, Shirley MacLaine and other celebrities for The Jo Ann Pflug Show on Seaview Radio.[4]

Personal life

Pflug married Chuck Woolery in 1972 at the Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida.[8] They had a daughter, Melissa. The couple divorced in 1980.[4][9]

She married Charles Young in 1988.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1966Cyborg 2087Woman in Control Booth
1970MASHLt. 'Dish'
1971CatlowChristina
1972Where Does It Hurt?Alice Gilligan
1973The Night StranglerLouise Harper
1997TravellerBoss Jack's Wife
1997Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilCynthia Vaughn

References
  1. Howell, Peter. "Altman documentary shows maverick vision was defiantly his own: review" (Pflug shown in photograph with director Robert Altman). Toronto Star, September 18, 2014.
  2. "KELLY PFLUG". legacy.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. Jo Ann Pflug, in "Winter Park High School Yearbook Collection". Winter Park, Florida: Winter Park High School, retrieved online August 29, 2018.
  4. Streeter, Leslie Gray (July 5, 2011). "Jo Ann Pflug still knows how to 'dish'". The Palm Beach Post.
  5. Devine, J. P. "MIFF: M*A*S*H* Is Hilarious, Evocative: The Robert Altman movie, based on a Waterville doctor's novel, is darker, funnier and truer than the TV series". Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, July 16, 2015.
  6. "Jo Ann Pflug". TV Guide. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. "Match Game (1973)". TV Series Finale. Los Angeles. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  8. "Actress Gets Kiss". News-Press. Fort Myers, FL. December 23, 1972. p. 12.
  9. "A Love Connection for Chuck Woolery". People. July 20, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  10. "Jo Ann Pflug". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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