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'''Nancy Jane Kulp''' (born [[1921]] [[August 28]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], died [[1991]] [[February 3]] in [[California]]) was an American [[actor|actress]] best known as "[[Jane Hathaway|Miss Jane Hathaway]]" on the popular television series ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''.

== Early life ==
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 language|English]] and [[French language|French]] at the [[University of Miami]].

She left the University of Miami to volunteer for [[United States Navy]] service in [[World War II]], where she received several decorations, including the American Campaign Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.

== Acting career ==
She moved to [[Hollywood]] to work in a studio [[public relations|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 [[Film|movie]] debut was in 1951 in ''The Company She Keeps''. She appeared in subsequent films, including ''[[Shane (film)|Shane]]'' (1953), ''[[Sabrina (1954 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1954) and ''[[A Star Is Born (1954 film)|A Star is Born]]'' (1954). In 1955 she joined the cast of ''[[The Bob Cummings Show]]'' (aka Love That Bob) with [[Bob Cummings]] as pith-helmeted neighborhood bird-watcher, Pamela Livingston. She returned to movies in ''Forever, Darling'' (1956), ''[[The Three Faces of Eve]]'' (1957) and ''[[The Parent Trap]]'' (1961).

In 1962, she landed the role of [[Jane Hathaway]], the sex-starved perennial spinster, on ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' television series. She remained with the show until its cancellation in 1971. In 1967, she received an [[Emmy Award]] nomination for her role.

== Political career ==
In 1984, Kulp ran for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from [[Pennsylvania]], but was unsuccessful. As an opponent of a Republican incumbent in a Republican district in a year in which Ronald Reagan won a landslide victory, Kulp was the underdog. To her dismay, ''Hillbillies'' co-star [[Buddy Ebsen]] supported her [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] opponent, incumbent [[Bud Shuster]]. Ebsen went so far as to tape an ad for Shuster, labeling Kulp as "too [[liberal]]." Ebsen claimed she was exploiting her celebrity status and didn't know the issues.

In what Hollywood biographer [[Boze Hadleigh]] claims is an interview he conducted with Kulp in 1987 but was only published after her death, she purportedly admitted she was [[bisexuality|bisexual]]).{{Fact|date=March 2007}} She died of [[cancer]] in California on February 3, 1991 at the age of 69, and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, [[Mifflintown, Pennsylvania]].

== External links ==
* {{imdb name|0474685|Nancy Kulp}}
* {{nndb name|549/000097258|Nancy Kulp}}
* {{tv.com person|9693|Nancy Kulp}}

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 '''Nancy Jane Kulp''' (born [[1921]] [[August 28]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], died [[1991]] [[February 3]] in [[California]]) was an American [[actor|actress]] best known as "[[Jane Hathaway|Miss Jane Hathaway]]" on the popular television series ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''.
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+== Early life ==
 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 language|English]] and [[French language|French]] at the [[University of Miami]].
 She left the University of Miami to volunteer for [[United States Navy]] service in [[World War II]], where she received several decorations, including the American Campaign Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
 == Acting career ==