Janette Lane Bradbury (born June 17, 1938) is an American actress and
writer.She was born in Buckhead Morgan County Georgia, She studied
ballet as a young girl. In the 1950s she moved to New York City and
was admitted to the Actors Studio.Bradbury made her Broadway debut in
J.B., performing alongside Raymond Massey and Christopher Plummer. She
also starred in Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana with
veteran actress Bette Davis. Bradbury was the first actress to play
Dainty June in the original Broadway production of Gypsy.In the late
60s, Bradbury relocated (with husband, actor/director Lou Antonio) to
Los Angeles, where she began a long career in television. In 1965,
Bradbury and Antonio co-starred in an episode of Gunsmoke, titled
“Outlaw’s Woman.†Her credits during this time include Season 3,
Episode 1 of The Fugitive entitled Wings of an Angel (regarded by fans
as one of the series' top ten episodes) playing Janet Kegler, a woman
taken hostage. She was most active in the 1970s, making guest
appearances on such shows as The Rockford Files, The Mod Squad,
Medical Center, Mannix, The Partridge Family, Owen Marshall, Counselor
at Law, The Waltons and Kung Fu. She was notably popular in
repeat-appearances as Merry Florene on Gunsmoke.
writer.She was born in Buckhead Morgan County Georgia, She studied
ballet as a young girl. In the 1950s she moved to New York City and
was admitted to the Actors Studio.Bradbury made her Broadway debut in
J.B., performing alongside Raymond Massey and Christopher Plummer. She
also starred in Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana with
veteran actress Bette Davis. Bradbury was the first actress to play
Dainty June in the original Broadway production of Gypsy.In the late
60s, Bradbury relocated (with husband, actor/director Lou Antonio) to
Los Angeles, where she began a long career in television. In 1965,
Bradbury and Antonio co-starred in an episode of Gunsmoke, titled
“Outlaw’s Woman.†Her credits during this time include Season 3,
Episode 1 of The Fugitive entitled Wings of an Angel (regarded by fans
as one of the series' top ten episodes) playing Janet Kegler, a woman
taken hostage. She was most active in the 1970s, making guest
appearances on such shows as The Rockford Files, The Mod Squad,
Medical Center, Mannix, The Partridge Family, Owen Marshall, Counselor
at Law, The Waltons and Kung Fu. She was notably popular in
repeat-appearances as Merry Florene on Gunsmoke.
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