Nancy Jane Kulp (August 28, 1921 - February 3, 1991) was an American actress best known as "Miss Jane Hathaway" on the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
Kulp was born into an upper middle-class family in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She obtained her bachelor's degree in journalism from Florida State University and worked on a master's degree in English and French at the University of Miami.
She left the University of Miami to volunt...
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Nancy Jane Kulp (August 28, 1921 - February 3, 1991) was an American actress best known as "Miss Jane Hathaway" on the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
Kulp was born into an upper middle-class family in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She obtained her bachelor's degree in journalism from Florida State University and worked on a master's degree in English and French at the University of Miami.
She left the University of Miami to volunteer for United States Navy service in World War II, for which she received several decorations, including the American Campaign Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
She moved to Hollywood, California, to work in a studio publicity department, but director George Cukor convinced her that she should work in front of the camera.
Thus began a career as a character actress. Her movie debut was in 1951 in The Model and the Marriage Broker. She appeared in subsequent films, including Shane (1953), Sabrina (1954), and A Star...
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