From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBarbara Pepper (born Marion B. Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first Doris Ziffel on the sitcom Green Acres. Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell Dave Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball.Pepper began making movies. Among her later film parts were small roles in My Fair Lady and Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she married actor Craig Reynolds (né Harold Hugh Enfield), and the couple later had two sons. After Reynolds died in 1949 in a California motorcycle accident, Pepper was left to raise their children alone. She never remarried.After gaining weight, her roles were mostly confined to small character parts on television, including several appearances on I Love Lucy, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Petticoat Junction, and The Jack Benny Program. She made four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Martha Dale, mother of the title character, in the 1957 episode The Case of the Vagabond Vixen.A long-time friend of Lucille Ball, Barbara was considered for the role of Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy, but was passed over due to the fact that she was reportedly a drinker. William Frawley (Fred Mertz) was, likewise, reportedly, a drinker and was already cast. It was felt that having two drinkers in the cast might eventually cause difficulties so they auditioned and found Vivian Vance to play Ethel instead.She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on Petticoat Junction in 1964, although her characters name on the Genghis Keane episode of Petticoat Junction was Ruth Ziffel. Her role as Doris Ziffel continued on Green Acres from 1965 to 1968, until heart ailments finally forced her to leave that weekly series. Veteran actress Fran Ryan replaced her on Green Acres, which would continue to run for another three years. Her final performance was in the 1969 film Hook, Line & Sinker, in which she played Jerry Lewiss secretary.
Mattie
Film 1938
Mrs. Hawkes
Film 1962
Annie
Film 1945
Waitress (uncredited)
Film 1953
Customer at Bargain Sale (uncredited)
Film 1963
Film 1936
Marjorie Burns
Film 1936
Blonde
Film 1943
Maizie
Film 1941
Miss Brown (uncredited)
Film 1963
Mildred
Film 1939
Goldie Green
Film 1940
Bonnie Fleagle
Film 1945
Barbara Pepper
Film 1943
Alice
Film 1937
Honey
Film 1935
Blonde Saloon Lady (uncredited)
Film 1937
Althea Ames
Film 1938
Riki
Film 1938
Joan Martin
Film 1935
Elsie Ford
Film 1936
Woman at bar (uncredited)
Film 1938
Hazel White
Film 1936
Sophie - Cigar Store Counter Girl
Film 1937
Film 1949
Lois
Film 1936
Angela Brown
Film 1937
Female Customer
Film 1942
Belle
Film 1938
Marge Sanders
Film 1936
Milly Adams
Film 1935
Kay Renshaw
Film 1938
Woman Customer
Film 1957
Clytie Morpher
Film 1936
Lettie
Film 1942
Wife Watching TV (uncredited)
Film 1950
Mamie
Film 1937
Store Clerk
Film 1937
Muriel - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Film 1939
Betty - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Film 1943
Blonde at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Film 1943
Julie
Film 1941
Mary Browning
Film 1936
Miss LaRue ("Wild Rose")
Film 1944
Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)
Film 1954
Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited)
Film 1939
Tough Girl (uncredited)
Film 1939
Second Girl (uncredited)
Film 1939
Evelyn
Film 1937
Clara
Film 1956
Girl
Film 1936
Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)
Film 1941
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Film 1948
Mrs. Schmidt
Film 1950
Dorine
Film 1940
Nancy 'Dusty' Rhodes
Film 1935
Agatha Hogan
Film 1937
Goldie
Film 1945
Nellie Blane
Film 1940
Polly Welk
Film 1960
Mrs. Krantz (uncredited)
Film 1958
Karen Kemp, the Louisville Lady
Film 1946
Edith, Harry's Girl Friend
Film 1942
Rex's Fiancée
Film 1943
Daisy (uncredited)
Film 1943
Viola
Film 1939
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Film 1933
Mrs. Nolan
Film 1952
Blonde on Bus (Uncredited)
Film 1937
Susan (uncredited)
Film 1950
Fat Girl with Sailor in Nightclub (uncredited)
Film 1953
Ginger Bixby
Film 1939
The Blonde Stranger
Film 1935
Flossie - Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Film 1939
Cabbie (uncredited)
Film 1944
Maude
Film 1940
Buxom Villager (uncredited)
Film 1949
Mabel, Drunken Girl
Film 1938
Woman (uncredited)
Film 1950
Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited)
Film 1945
Eve Abbott
Film 1940
Party Girl (uncredited)
Film 1934
Film 1941
Fisherwoman
Film 1962
Tv 1961
Doris Ziffel
Tv 1965
Tv 1960
Ruth Ziffel
Tv 1963
Martha Dale
Tv 1957
Tv 1965
Tv 1963
Tv 1957
Mrs. Shanks
Tv 1964
Miss Buell
Tv 1951
Tv 1958
Tv 1957
Doris Ziffel
Tv 1963
Clara
Tv 1952
Mrs. Diamond
Tv 1957
Mrs. Dwyer - Fat Woman
Tv 1957
Mrs. Williamson
Tv 1957
Boxcar Annie
Tv 1957
First Choir Lady
Tv 1958