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Jeannine Riley was an actress who appeared on the silver screen severally throughout her Hollywood career. Riley marked her early career with roles in the Rosalind Russell dramatic adaptation “Five Finger Exercise” (1962), “Petticoat Junction” (CBS, 1963-1970), and “The Big Mouth” (1967) with Jerry Lewis. She then acted in “Hee Haw!” (1968-1995), the dramedy “The Comic” (1969) with Dick Van Dyke, and “Of Thee, I Sing” (CBS, 1972-73). She also appeared in “Dusty’s Trail” (1973). Later in her career, Riley acted in “Electra Glide in Blue” (1973).
Jeannine Riley was born in Fresno, California, to Mr. and Mrs. James Riley, and moved to Madera, California, with her family after her father left the Army. She studied acting and other parts of the show business for two years at the Pasadena Playhouse.
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The famous TV personality was born on October 1, 1940.
According to verified sources, the notorious actress has a net worth of $4 million.
Jeannine Riley stands at a height of 5 ft 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and weighs 57 kg.
Riley holds American citizenship and belongs to the white ethnic group.
Riley began her career performing on television in Fresno and underwater ballet at a hotel. She appeared in a number of television shows (Route 66, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West) as well as a few feature films, including The Big Mouth (1967), Fever Heat (1968), The Comic (1969), and Electra Glide in Blue (1969). (1973).
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Riley featured as Amelia Pryor on The Virginian in the episode “Run Away Home” in 1963.
In 1963, he appeared on Wagon Train in the episode “The Davey Baxter Story.” Riley won the role of Billie Jo Bradley on the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction’s first two seasons after beating out 300 other candidates (1963–1965).
In 2020, Riley released The Bolder Woman: It’s About Time (ISBN 979-8550679210), a book she wrote: “to instruct women how they can still fulfill their dreams no matter how old they get.”
The famous actress left the Petticoat Junction series in 1965 in order to pursue movies.
Riley was replaced by Gunilla Hutton in the third season (1965-66), and Meredith MacRae played Billie Jo for the remainder of the show’s run.
Actress Benaderet was briefly replaced by a number of other actresses while Kate was “gone” due to her sickness.
Jeannine, the well-known former actress, has been married and divorced twice in her life.
First and foremost, on June 24, 1965, she married her first husband, Gary Groom. The couple later divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.
Riley married Irwin Radnitz, her second husband, after 9 years of marriage.
However, their relationship did not last, and the two eventually split up. Since then, the Dusty’s Trail star has kept her personal life private and has not been spotted with anyone. She does not have any children either.
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