Pat Woodell

Pat Woodell was an actress best known for her role as Bobbie Jo Bradley on the CBS comedy Petticoat Junction.

Woodell appeared in 70 episodes over the course of the show’s first two seasons, from 1963 to ’65. She played one of the three original Bradley sisters opposite Linda Kaye Henning (daughter of the series’ creator) as Betty Jo and Jeannine Riley as Billie Jo. The program took place at the Shady Rest Hotel in Hooterville, run by Kate Bradley, Kate's Uncle Joe and her three daughters. The series was created by Paul Henning, who also developed CBS's other “rural” comedies Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies.

Woodell left the series after the second season and was replaced by Lori Saunders for the remaining four seasons. She also appeared on the shows Cheyenne, Hawaiian Eye, G.E. True, 77 Sunset Strip, The Munsters, Bright Promise and The New Perry Mason.

Additionally, she appeared in the films The Woman Hunt, The Twilight People, Class of ’74, The Roommates and The Big Doll House, starring Pam Grier.

Woodell got her start as a singer and made appearances as a teenager in Catskill Mountains hotels. She also performed in character alongside her Petticoat Junction sisters both on the series and on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as a member of The Ladybugs, a take-off on The Beatles.

Woodell died September 29, 2015, in Fallbrook, California. She was 71.