# Jennifer Bishop
> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jennifer_Bishop
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jennifer_Bishop.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Bishop
> Source revision: 1337974337
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
{{Short description|American actress (born 1941)}}
{{For|the American photographer|Jennifer Bishop (photojournalist)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jennifer Bishop
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Alberta Bishop
| birth_date = 1941
| birth_place = [United States](/source/United_States)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names = Jenifer Bishop, Barbara Bishop
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1960s-1970s
| known_for =
| notable_works =
}}
'''Jennifer Bishop''' aka '''Jenifer Bishop''' (born 1941) is an American film and television actress who was active from the early 1960s through to the 1970s. She was a regular on the television series ''[Hee Haw](/source/Hee_Haw)''. She had various roles in film that include ''[Blood of Dracula's Castle](/source/Blood_of_Dracula's_Castle)'' in 1969, ''[The Female Bunch](/source/The_Female_Bunch)'' in 1969, ''[Impulse](/source/Impulse_(1974_film))'' in 1974, and ''[Mako: The Jaws of Death](/source/Mako%3A_The_Jaws_of_Death)'' in 1976.
==Background==
She was born in 1941.[''Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits: Supplement 2, through 1993, Volume 4'' - Harris M. Lentz [https://books.google.com/books?id=lmhZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22House+of+Terror%22Jennifer+Andrews Page 23 - Bishop, Jenifer (1941-)]] Her parents were Albert and Marie. Being the first born she was named Alberta. She grew up in [Camarillo, California](/source/Camarillo%2C_California) and attended [Camarillo High School](/source/Camarillo_High_School). She then spent two years at Ventura College and her drama teacher there was a Dr. Wilkinson. After Ventura, she won a scholarship to go to Desilu Studios in Hollywood where she studied with [Anthony Barr](/source/Tony_Barr_(actor)) who would be an executive with ABC Studios. She studied method acting at Desilu Studios for two years before doing her first film. Her first film was ''[Dime with a Halo](/source/Dime_with_a_Halo)'' which was directed by [Boris Sagal](/source/Boris_Sagal). After that she went to New York for two years where she studied with [Lee Strasberg](/source/Lee_Strasberg).[''Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s'' By Brian Albright [https://books.google.com/books?id=JJhb4abmZv4C&dq=%22Jenifer+Bishop%22&pg=PA14 Page 14 - 16 - Blood Monstor Babe Jennifer Bishop]]
==Career==
===Television===
In 1967, Bishop appeared in the television series ''[Mission Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(1966_TV_series))'', playing a hostess in the ''Astrologer'' episode. She was credited as Barbara Bishop.[Aveleyman [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=21006 Jennifer Bishop]]
An original cast member,[''Tulsa World'' Sunday, August 16, 2015 [http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/music/hee-haw-the-inside-story-on-the-show-that-won/article_b038aa0e-f806-5fdc-b437-4780ca4525cd.html Hee Haw: The inside story on the show that won't go away By Jimmie Trammel, World Scene Writer]] Bishop was one of the regulars in the Kornfield County based television series ''[Hee Haw](/source/Hee_Haw)'', that also featured with [Slim Pickens](/source/Slim_Pickens), [Barbi Benton](/source/Barbi_Benton) etc. She appeared in episodes from the late 1960s through to the early 1970s.[''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2'' By Vincent Terrace [https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&dq=%22Jennifer+Bishop%22Actress&pg=PA189 Page 189 - 1123 Hee Haw]][TV Rage Jennifer Bishop, TV Appearances] In 1975, she appeared in the series ''Cannon'' in ''The Deadly Conspiracy'' playing the part of Andrea Wayne.[aboqe [http://www.aboqe.com/film?q=cannon+the+deadly+conspiracy&id=261034 "Cannon" The Deadly Conspiracy]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Television list
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Episode #
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes #
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Mission: Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(1966_TV_series))''
| ''The Astrologer ''
| Hostess
| [Lee H. Katzin](/source/Lee_H._Katzin)
| 1967
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Hee Haw](/source/Hee_Haw)''
| various
| Herself
| various
| 1969 - 1971
| 48 episodes from 1969 to 1971
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Cannon](/source/Cannon_(TV_series))''
| ''[The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1](/source/List_of_Cannon_episodes)''
| Andrea Wayne
| Michael Caffey
| 1975
| [Imdb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084073/ Jennifer Bishop (I)]]
|-
|}
===Film===
She appeared in the [Bernard Girard](/source/Bernard_Girard) directed 1969 film, ''[The Mad Room](/source/The_Mad_Room)'', which was a remake of the 1941 film ''[Ladies In Retirement](/source/Ladies_In_Retirement)''. [Shelley Winters](/source/Shelley_Winters), [Stella Stevens](/source/Stella_Stevens) and [Severn Darden](/source/Severn_Darden) also starred in the film.[Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-mad-room/ The Mad Room 1969 Directed by Bernard Girard]][Blu-ray.com [http://www.blu-ray.com/The-Mad-Room/333467/#Castandcrew Directed by Bernard Girard, The Mad Room 1969]] She starred in the Sergei Goncharoff directed film ''[House of Terror](/source/House_of_Terror_(1973_film))'' which was released around 1972/1973.[''Science Ficti1on Film Directors, 1895-1998'' By Dennis Fischer [https://books.google.com/books?id=7msrAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Jennifer+Bishop%22Science+Fiction+Film+Directors%2C+1895-1998&pg=PA126 126 - John "Bud" Carlos]] In the film she played Jennifer Andrews,[''Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits: Supplement 2, through 1993, Volume 4'' - Harris M. Lentz [https://books.google.com/books?id=lmhZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22House+of+Terror%22Jennifer+Andrews Page 23 - Bishop, Jenifer (1941-)]] a nurse who is hired to look after a man's unwell wife. She has an ex-con former boyfriend who has ideas for the wealth of the woman. After the woman dies, she marries her husband.[DVD Talk July 21, 2009 [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/38236/mad-monster-rally/ Mad Monster Rally, Disc One: "Morella's All-Nite Spooktacular"]] The ex-con boyfriend who is still in the periphery has plans to get hold of the money.[DVD Drive-In [http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/e-h/houseofterror73.htm House of Terror (1973)]]
Around the mid-1970s, she co-starred with [Richard Jaeckel](/source/Richard_Jaeckel) in the film ''Mako: The Jaws of Death''.[''The Evening News'' March 27, 1988 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19880325&id=3iRHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yzMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2423,2624161&hl=ko Page 15 - Saturday Cont. 2:00]] In addition to her and Jaeckel in this "''[Jaws](/source/Jaws_(film))''-similar" film, [Harold Sakata](/source/Harold_Sakata) and [John Chandler](/source/John_Davis_Chandler) also starred. The film was directed by [William Grefe](/source/William_Grefe).[''Ottawa Citizen'' Monday, October 18, 1976 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19761018&id=xskyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1113,374624&hl=ko Page 66 - '''Screen: Toothless 'Jaws''']]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Film list
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes #
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Dime with a Halo](/source/Dime_with_a_Halo)''
| Stripper
| [Boris Sagal](/source/Boris_Sagal)
| 1963
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[The Mad Room](/source/The_Mad_Room)''
| Mrs. Ericson
| [Bernard Girard](/source/Bernard_Girard)
| 1969
| as Jenifer Bishop
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Blood of Dracula's Castle](/source/Blood_of_Dracula's_Castle)''
| Liz Arden
| [Al Adamson](/source/Al_Adamson)
| 1969
| as Barbara Bishop
|-
! scope="row" | ''[The Maltese Bippy](/source/The_Maltese_Bippy)''
| Joanna Clay
| [Norman Panama](/source/Norman_Panama)
| 1969
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Horror of the Blood Monsters](/source/Horror_of_the_Blood_Monsters)''
| Lian Malian
| Al Adamson
| 1970
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Bigfoot](/source/Bigfoot_(1970_film))''
| Bobbi
| [Robert F. Slatzer](/source/Robert_F._Slatzer)
| 1970
| as Jenifer Bishop
|-
! scope="row" | ''[The Female Bunch](/source/The_Female_Bunch)''
| Grace
| Al Adamson
| 1971
| as Jenifer Bishop
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Outlaw Riders](/source/Outlaw_Riders)''
| Maria
| Tony Huston
| 1971
| as Jenifer Bishop
|-
! scope="row" | ''[House of Terror](/source/House_of_Terror_(1973_film))''
| Jennifer Andrews
| Sergei Goncharoff
| 1973
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Impulse](/source/Impulse_(1974_film))''
| Ann Moy
| [William Grefe](/source/William_Grefe)
| 1974
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Jessi's Girls''
| Rachel
| Al Adamson
| 1975
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[Mako: The Jaws of Death](/source/Mako%3A_The_Jaws_of_Death)''
| Karen
| William Grefe
| 1976
| as Jenifer Bishop
Final film[''Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s'' By Brian Albright [https://books.google.com/books?id=JJhb4abmZv4C&dq=%22Jenifer+Bishop%22&pg=PA14 Page 29 - Blood Monstor Babe Jennifer Bishop]][Imdb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084073/ Jennifer Bishop, Filmography]]
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0084073}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Jennifer}}
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:1941 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century American women
Category:Adolfo Camarillo High School alumni
---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jennifer Bishop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Bishop) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Bishop?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.