Fran Ryan

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Fran Ryan (November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California.

Fran Ryan's best known television roles were on The Doris Day Show as Aggie Thompson, and on the hit series Green Acres as Doris Ziffel from 1969-1971. Fran was the second actress to play the role of Doris Ziffel, due to the poor health of Barbara Pepper, who originated the character. Pepper died later that year.

Ryan also starred on the long running TV Western series Gunsmoke as Miss Hannah (Cobb). In 1987, she reprised the role of Miss Hannah in the TV movie .

Fran Ryan played the role of Sister Agatha in the soap opera General Hospital in (1979). She also did voices for cartoons such as Hong Kong Phooey, Mister T and Little Dracula. Fran starred on some TV shows for children like Sigmund and the Sea Monsters in 1975 as Gertrude Grouch, and in 1970s children's show The New Zoo Revue as Ms. Goodbody, the 1980s TV series No Soap, Radio as Mrs. Belmont, the short lived 1980s CBS TV series The Wizard as Tillie Russell from 1986-1987. Her last regular TV role was on The Dave Thomas Comedy Show.

She starred in many feature films, including Flush (1977), Big Wednesday (1978), Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Pale Rider (1985), and Chances Are.

Ryan made guest appearances on TV shows ranging from Batman, Adam-12, CHiPs, Quantum Leap, Baywatch to The Commish.

Fran Ryan was often compared to actress Marjorie Main; they looked similar to one another.

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Green Acres is an American television series that was produced by Filmways, Inc. and originally broadcast on CBS from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971.

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Barbara Pepper (May 31 1915 – July 18 1969) was an American actress.

Born Marion Pepper in New York City, Barbara Pepper started in show business at age 16 as one of the Goldwyn Girls where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball.
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The Wizard was a short lived American television series that aired on CBS from 1986 to 1987. The series starred David Rappaport, Douglas Barr, and Fran Ryan.

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