Actor
Jackie Joseph
November 7, 1934 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Jackie Joseph (born November 7, 1934) is an American character actress, voice artist, and writer known for portraying the film characters of: Audrey Fulquard in the original The Little Shop of Horrors, Sheila Futterman in both Gremlins films, and the voice of Melody in the animated television series Josie and the Pussycats and Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space. She was a regular on The Doris Day Show portraying Doris' friend, Jackie Parker and also famously played the love interest of Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.
Joseph was born in Los Angeles, California. She began her entertainment career as a featured performer and singer in the Billy Barnes Revues of the 1950s and '60s, with future husband and actor Ken Berry. She was married to Berry, with whom she adopted two children, from May 29, 1960, until June 1976. Joseph has since remarried; she and husband David Lawrence reside in a quiet suburb of Los Angeles.
Notable work
7.1Gremlins (1984)
as Sheila Futterman
7.9Modern Family (2009)
as Marion
6.5Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Sheila Futterman
6.6Small Soldiers (1998)
as Wife
6.1Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
as Mrs. Kirkland
5.5Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
as Mrs. Kirkland
7.5Full House (1987)
as Mrs. Payton
7.9The Munsters (1964)
cast
6.3The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
as Audrey Fulquard
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Actress
Often works with
Dick Miller
3 titles together
Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Little Shop of Horrors
Zach Galligan
2 titles together
Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Phoebe Cates
2 titles together
Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Keye Luke
2 titles together
Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Steve Guttenberg
2 titles together
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Bubba Smith
2 titles together
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Full filmography · 59
Modern Family
as Marion
20097.9
Fish Police
as Additional Voices (voice)
1992
Full House
as Mrs. Payton
19877.5
Designing Women
cast
19866.8
Murder, She Wrote
as Actress
19847.5
Newhart
cast
19827.2
Simon & Simon
as Lila Hackett
19816.7
Dinky Dog
as Sandy
1978
CHiPs
as Jackie Joseph (uncredited)
19776.8
Quincy, M.E.
cast
19767.5
Lotsa Luck
as Millie
1973
Barnaby Jones
as Grace Carpenter and Writer
19737.1