The Hollywood Squares (1966-1971) as Herself - Panelist
Love on a Rooftop (1966-1967) as Julie Willis
Laugh-In (1967-1970) as Regular Performer / Herself
The Americanization of Emily (1964) as 2nd 'Nameless Broad'
Quick Facts
Full Name
Judy Carne
Net Worth
$8 Million
Date Of Birth
April 27, 1939
Died
September 3, 2015, Northampton, United Kingdom
Height
1.6 m
Profession
Comedian, Actor
Nationality
English
Spouse
Robert Bergman, Burt Reynolds
Movies
Johnny Thunders: What About Me, All the Right Noises, The Americanization of Emily, A Pair of Briefs, Out of Order
TV Shows
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Love on a Rooftop, The Rag Trade (1961), Fair Exchange
Interesting Facts
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Fact
1
Living in her birth town of Northampton, England.
2
Appeared twice on "I Dream of Jeannie", once as a character and later as herself.
3
At the age of six she performed in a local concert and won the encouragement of her parents to continue.
4
Began dancing at her aunt's dancing school then moved to the Pitt-Draffen Academy of Dance.
5
When she was nine she was accepted to the prestigious Bush-Davies Theatrical School for Girls, in East Grinstead, England near London. An instructor there began calling her "Judy" explaining that "Joyce" wasn't a good professional name. At sixteen she took her professional name Judy Carne. Carne comes from a character in the play "Sister Bonaventure.".
6
While on a promotional tour for the TV series Fair Exchange (1962) Judy met Burt Reynolds. After a six-month courtship the two were married on June 28th 1963. The marriage lasted but two years. She never asked for alimony. Reynolds would be there for her in later years when she was dealing with financial woes amid her drug problems.
7
Judy auditioned for and won the lead role of Julie Willis in the sitcom called Love on a Rooftop (1966). She was paired with actor Pete Duel, someone she knew and had met when she did a one-episode stint on the "Gidget" TV series. She later guested on his "Alias Smith and Jones" TV series. Duel later committed suicide.
8
In July of 1969, during her "Laugh-In" heyday, Judy performed "American Moon" on the Ed Sullivan show. Sullivan, known for mispronouncing names, introduced her as "Judy Crane".
9
"Laugh-In" producer George Schlatter initially blamed her for trying to break up the Laugh-In "family" by leaving after only two seasons.
10
She was one of the actresses considered for the lead role of Eglantine Price in Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Her performance of one of the film's songs, "Subsititutiary Locomotion," ended up on a Disneyland LP record containing cover versions of the songs (catalog # STER-1326).
11
Ex-husband Burt Reynolds invited Judy as his guest the first time he guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in the early 70s. They hadn't spoken in six years.
Trademarks
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Trademark
1
The 'Sock It to Me' Girl
Pictures
Filmography
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
What About Me
1993
Woman of the Streets
On the Line
1982
TV Series
Caroline Hathaway
Out of Order
1981
Short
Police Woman
1976
TV Series
Get Christie Love!
1975
TV Series
Miss Duke
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1974
TV Series
Stacy Stoner
Only with Married Men
1974
TV Movie
Marge West
QB VII
1974
TV Mini-Series
Natalie
Ironside
1974
TV Series
Ethel Manning
Love, American Style
1969-1973
TV Series
Paula (segment "Love and the Last Joke") / (segment "Love and the Advice Column") / Diana (segment "Love and the Single Sister") / ...
$8 Million
