Barbara Stuart

Barbara Stuart (born Barbara Ann McNeese; January 3, 1930 – May 15, 2011) was an American actress.

She had a recurring role of Sgt. Carter's girlfriend Bunny on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Early years Born in Paris, Illinois, Stuart was raised in Hume, Illinois. Following her high school graduation, she studied acting at the Schuster-Martin School of Drama in Cincinnati before moving to New York City, where she studied under Uta Hagen and Stella Adler.

Career

On stage, Stuart performed in the national touring company of Sidney Kingsley's Lunatics and Lovers. She also appeared in the films Marines, Let's Go (1961), Hellfighters (1968), Airplane! (1980), Bachelor Party (1984), and Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997). Peter Gunn as Shirley Blaze, S1 E4, "The Blind Pianist" (1958) as Lavinia, S2, E12, "The Briefcase" (1959) as Candy Lane, S3, E24, "Come Dance with Me and Die" (1961) Perry Mason as Maizie Freitag, in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest" (S5E12-1961) as Violet Ryder, S4, E28, "The Case of the Guilty Clients" (1961)

In the early 1990s, Stuart performed in dinner theaters.

Personal life and death Stuart married actor Dick Gautier

On May 15, 2011, she died at a nursing home in St. George, Utah, aged 81.