Judy Farrell

Judy Farrell ( Hayden; May 11, 1938 – April 2, 2023) was an American actress who may be best known for eight appearances, sporadically over five seasons, as Nurse Able on the television comedy series M*A*S*H, during the time that her then-husband Mike Farrell was in the main cast. She performed small roles in several other television series, then later wrote 13 episodes for the soap opera Port Charles.

Life and career Judy Hayden was born and raised in Quapaw, Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a fine arts degree in theater.

While studying for a master's degree at UCLA in 1961, she met actor Mike Farrell. In the 1960s, Farrell and she performed together at the Laguna Playhouse. His daughter in the show was also named Erin, as is his real-life daughter.

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