Julie Parrish
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Julie Parrish (born October 21, 1940 in Middlesboro, Kentucky, died October 1, 2003 in Los Angeles, California) was an American TV and occasional film actress.
Julie Parrish was born Ruby Joyce Wilbar in Middlesboro, Kentucky, as the oldest of six children of William Robert Wilbar and Gladys Marie (Webb) Wilbar. She spent her early years in Lake City, Tennessee, before moving to Tecumseh, Michigan at 11 years of age. There she graduated from high school. Then she attended modelling school in Toledo, Ohio. She won a national contest for "Young Model of The Year" at a modelling school chain.
Parrish first appeared as an actress in Jerry Lewis movies (It's Only Money, 1962; The Nutty Professor, 1963). After some guest appearances on TV series, she co-starred with Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Furthermore, she appeared in well-known TV series such as Star Trek, Bonanza, Capitol and Beverly Hills 90210. She also had lead roles on several television soap operas and was star of the 1967 CBS sitcom, Good Morning, World.
Parrish's theater credits include Absence of a Cello and Memo. In Los Angeles, she received an L.A. Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Maggie in Arthur Miller's After the Fall. She was also a writer and contributed essays, articles, and book reviews to many publications.
Apart from her career as an actress, Parrish began undergraduate studies since her late 40s. She earned a degree in Chemical Dependencies Counseling and worked for nine years as a full-time on-staff counselor at the Haven Hills Shelter for Battered Women and their children.
She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 62 on October 1, 2003. She is survived by two sisters and two brothers.
