Audra Marie Lindley (September , â€" October , ) 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.Born in Los
Angeles, California, Lindley got her early start in Hollywood as a
stand-in, which eventually progressed to stunt work, and she
eventually became a contract player with Warner Bros.In , she went to
New York in her mid-s 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 s, including the role of Sue Knowles on the soap opera Search
for Tomorrow, and a five-year stint as manipulative Aunt Liz Matthews
on the soap opera Another World. She also had regular roles as
Meredith Baxter's mother in the sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie as well as
Lee Grant’s best friend in Fay. In , she starred in Taking Off, the
first American film of Milos Forman. On February , she had a guest
role on The Love Boat (season , episode ).
actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the
sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off The Ropers.Born in Los
Angeles, California, Lindley got her early start in Hollywood as a
stand-in, which eventually progressed to stunt work, and she
eventually became a contract player with Warner Bros.In , she went to
New York in her mid-s 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 s, including the role of Sue Knowles on the soap opera Search
for Tomorrow, and a five-year stint as manipulative Aunt Liz Matthews
on the soap opera Another World. She also had regular roles as
Meredith Baxter's mother in the sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie as well as
Lee Grant’s best friend in Fay. In , she starred in Taking Off, the
first American film of Milos Forman. On February , she had a guest
role on The Love Boat (season , episode ).
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