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Joella Deffenbaugh(1941-1995)

  • Actress
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Joella Deffenbaugh was born on 10 October 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hunter (1980), Centennial (1978) and Police Story (1973). She died on 14 July 1995 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
BornOctober 10, 1941
DiedJuly 14, 1995(53)
BornOctober 10, 1941
DiedJuly 14, 1995(53)
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Known for

The Hunter (1980)
The Hunter
6.2
  • Cashier
  • 1980
Centennial (1978)
Centennial
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Fat Laura
Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
  • Dispatcher
  • Woman Clerk
  • Mail Clerk
Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Quincy, M.E.
7.3
TV Series
  • Mary Ann Fisher

Credits

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Actress

  • Deadly Intentions (1985)
    Deadly Intentions
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Station Nurse
    • 1985
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Auto Mechanic
    • 1984
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mary Ann Fisher
    • 1982
  • Doris Roberts, Judith-Marie Bergan, Miriam Flynn, James Hampton, Margie Impert, Christian Jacobs, and Billy Jayne in Maggie (1981)
    Maggie
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Randolph
    • 1981
  • Michael J. Fox, Bill Duke, and Beeson Carroll in Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
    Palmerstown, U.S.A.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Edna
    • 1981
  • Angel Dusted (1981)
    Angel Dusted
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • 1981
  • The Hunter (1980)
    The Hunter
    6.2
    • Cashier
    • 1980
  • Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (1980)
    Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. O'Hara
    • 1980
  • The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980)
    The $5.20 an Hour Dream
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Arlene
    • 1980
  • Kate Mulgrew in Mrs. Columbo (1979)
    Mrs. Columbo
    5.7
    TV Series
    • 1st Prisoner (as JoElla Deffenbaugh)
    • 1979
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Nurse Guthrie
    • 1979
  • Susan Heldfond and Dick Shawn in Fast Friends (1979)
    Fast Friends
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Woman
    • 1979
  • Centennial (1978)
    Centennial
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Fat Laura
    • 1978
  • Tuesday Weld in A Question of Guilt (1978)
    A Question of Guilt
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • 1st Woman
    • 1978
  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Maxine
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jo Ella Deffenbaugh
  • Born
    • October 10, 1941
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • July 14, 1995
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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