Julie Parrish (born Ruby Joyce Wilbar, October , â€" October , ) was
an American film, stage, and television actress.Parrish was born Ruby
Joyce Wilbar on October , , in Middlesboro, Kentucky, to William
Robert "Bob" Wilbar (-) and Gladys Wilbar (nee Gladys Marie Webb,
â€"). She had five younger siblings, sisters Barbara, Janice, and
Liza, and brothers James and Robert. She spent her early years in Lake
City, Tennessee, (now Rocky Top, Tennessee), before moving to
Tecumseh, Michigan, at age . There she graduated from high school.
Parrish then attended a modeling school in Toledo, Ohio. She won a
national contest for "Young Model of The Year" at a modeling school
chain.[citation needed]Parrish first appeared as an actress in the
Jerry Lewis movies It's Only Money () and The Nutty Professor (), and
in a small role in Harlow (). After some guest appearances on
television series, and roles in films such as Winter A-Go-Go () and
Fireball (), she co-starred with Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian
Style (). Her later film credits included roles in The Doberman Gang
(), The Time Machine () and The Devil and Max Devlin ().Parrish also
made guest appearances in many television series such as Death Valley
Days, Gunsmoke, ‘’My Three Sons (as Darlene-Mike’s
Girlfriend)’’, Family Affair, Star Trek, Bonanza, Murder, She
Wrote, Capitol and Beverly Hills, . She had lead roles on several
television soap operas and was the female lead in the short-lived CBS
Television sitcom, Good Morning World.
an American film, stage, and television actress.Parrish was born Ruby
Joyce Wilbar on October , , in Middlesboro, Kentucky, to William
Robert "Bob" Wilbar (-) and Gladys Wilbar (nee Gladys Marie Webb,
â€"). She had five younger siblings, sisters Barbara, Janice, and
Liza, and brothers James and Robert. She spent her early years in Lake
City, Tennessee, (now Rocky Top, Tennessee), before moving to
Tecumseh, Michigan, at age . There she graduated from high school.
Parrish then attended a modeling school in Toledo, Ohio. She won a
national contest for "Young Model of The Year" at a modeling school
chain.[citation needed]Parrish first appeared as an actress in the
Jerry Lewis movies It's Only Money () and The Nutty Professor (), and
in a small role in Harlow (). After some guest appearances on
television series, and roles in films such as Winter A-Go-Go () and
Fireball (), she co-starred with Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian
Style (). Her later film credits included roles in The Doberman Gang
(), The Time Machine () and The Devil and Max Devlin ().Parrish also
made guest appearances in many television series such as Death Valley
Days, Gunsmoke, ‘’My Three Sons (as Darlene-Mike’s
Girlfriend)’’, Family Affair, Star Trek, Bonanza, Murder, She
Wrote, Capitol and Beverly Hills, . She had lead roles on several
television soap operas and was the female lead in the short-lived CBS
Television sitcom, Good Morning World.
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