Harriet Nelson

Birth Name:

Peggy Lou Snyder

Birth Place:

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Began touring the vaudeville circuit from an early age was performing at New York City nightclubs in the early 1930s
Made her screen acting debut in the short film "The Campus Mystery" in 1932
Met Ozzie Nelson, then a bandleader, when she joined his band in the early 1930s under the name Harriet Hilliard
Appeared in films like "Follow the Fleet" and "Cocoanut Grove" before launching "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" as a radio show with her husband in 1944
Best known for her role as Harriet in the radio show and TV series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet․"
After "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" moved to television in the early 1950s, the couple's two sons, David and Ricky, began playing themselves on the series
Guest starred on several TV series after "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," including "Father Dowling Mysteries," "Happy Days," and "Aloha Paradise․"

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