The Resume

(May 31, 1915-July 18, 1969)
Born in New York City, New York
Birth name was Marion Pepper
Portrayed Doris Ziffel on Green Acres (1965-69)
Appeared in the films 'Our Daily Bread' (1934), 'The Rogues Tavern' (1936), 'They Made Me A Criminal' (1939), 'Forgotten Girls' (1940), 'Terror Trail' (1946) and 'Kiss Me, Stupid' (1964)

Why she might be annoying:

She joined the Ziegfeld Follies against her parents' wishes.
She suffered depression, drank heavily and gained a lot of weight.
Her alcoholism cost her the role of Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy: William Frawley had already been hired and Desi Arnaz felt it was too risky having two heavy drinkers in the cast.
In her most famous role, she played the mother of a pig (who got a lot more fan mail than her).

Why she might not be annoying:

She and Lucille Ball became life-long friends while working as extras in Eddie Cantor's Roman Scandals, and Ball hired her for small parts in several 'I Love Lucy' episodes.
She saved the life of a pedestrian who had a heart attack in front of her Hollywood home, calling a physician, then administering first aid until he arrived (July 30, 1936).
Her husband of six years, actor Craig Reynolds, died in a motorcycle accident (1949), which had a lot to do with her depression and drinking.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 42]
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Green Acres
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘Snow White’ [1937]
• I Died in 1969 (Ranked: 54)
• I Love Lucy Guest Stars
• I Probably Banged Howard Hughes
• I was a Ziegfeld Girl
• I'm Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Calif]
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963]
• John Cassavetes Films
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 32751-33000 (Ranked: 32911)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19690718)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 51 Votes: 74.51% Annoying