Lucy Lee Flippin


Lucy Lee Flippin is a retired American film and television actress.
Flippin was raised in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. She attended Northwestern University and spent a year performing with Holiday on Ice before pursuing a career in acting. Later she studied acting under Uta Hagen. She initially began her career in New York City where she eventually got several TV commercials and off-Broadway theatre work, most notably opposite Richard Gere in a Lincoln Center production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the advice of her agent, she relocated to Los Angeles where she would get roles in television series and films.
She is best known for her performance as Eliza Jane Wilder on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. She also played Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on the show Flo. Since Little House on the Prairie stopped production, she has appeared in many different television shows and movies, and has performed onstage at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She retired in 2008.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971'Obscene Phone Caller Three
1976'Nurse
1977Slap ShotGame Show Contestant
1977Annie HallWaitress at Health Food Restaurant
1978'Agatha Franklen
1978Goin' SouthDiane Haber
1983FlashdanceSecretary
1984Young Lust
1985'Mom in Mercedes
1985Private ResortWanda
1987Summer SchoolMs. Cura
1988BulletproofSister Mary
1988Lady in WhiteGrace La Della
1988Hero and the TerrorMedia Person
1988Earth Girls Are EasyReceptionist
1989My Mom's a WerewolfMurse Mammosa
1993'Lucy
1995MotherChloeVideo
1996LadykillerMrs. Morlock
1996Shoot the MoonMiss Fellman
1997Venus EnvyMary
1999'Mrs. Kale
2001Rat RaceFeed the Earth Spokeswoman
2002'GrandmaShort film
2004Little Black BookDaughter
2005WhigmaleerieLili Dubois
2007Urban DecayWam Lady
2008Prairie FeverFaithVideo

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976'DarvaEpisode: "The Slammer"
1976'Miranda PriceTV series
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightMother in ParkTV movie
1978Thou Shalt Not Commit AdulteryTV movie
1979'HildaEpisode: "The Family Planning"
1979Portrait of a StripperLoriTV movie
1979-1982Little House on the PrairieEliza Jane Wilder18 episodes
1980-1981FloFran Castleberry23 episodes
1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeMrs. YeagerEpisode: "The Pencil"
1984NewhartBassett Hound LadyEpisode: "Vermont Today"
1984AliceDottyEpisode: "Space Sharples"
1985Scarecrow and Mrs. KingInez FaberEpisode: "A Lovely Little Affair"
1985Amazing StoriesLibrarianEpisode: "Mummy Daddy"
1986'Officer Rina Starland8 episodes
1986Mr. BelvedereWilmadeanEpisode: "Halloween"
1986MoonlightingJulieEpisode: "It's a Wonderful Job"
1987Santa BarbaraMarthaEpisode: "1.803"
1987Small WonderCynthia JenningsEpisode: "Bride and Groom"
1988'NancyEpisode: "Grab That Dough"
1988Small WonderCynthia JenningsEpisode: "When You Hear the Beep"
1989Small WonderCynthia JenningsEpisode: "Vicki Doolittle"
1989Full HouseMs. AgbabianEpisode: "Back to School Blues"
1989Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to MoscowTV movie
1989Mr. BelvedereDoris PutnamEpisode: "A Happy Guy's Christmas"
1990Adam-12Woman at Pet StoreEpisode: "A Gang of Two"
1990Return to Green AcresFlo DawsonTV movie
1990'Ms. PalmerEpisode: "The Play's the Thing"
1990'Natasha JonesEpisode: "Kiss Kiss"
1991BabesBeckyEpisode: "Hello, Dolly"
1991Eerie, IndianaNurse NancyEpisode "Just Say No Fun"
1996Beverly Hills, 90210Library ManagerEpisode: "Remember the Alamo"
1999ERWoman with roach in earEpisode: "Responsible Parties"
2000CharmedHelenEpisode: "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans"
2001Black ScorpionFemale JurorEpisode: "Crime Time"
2001Episode: "The God of Marriage"
2002Judging AmyFloEpisode: "Boston Terriers from France"
2005Still StandingBettyEpisode: "Still Not the One"