Jeannine Riley (born October 1, 1940 in Madera, California, USA) is an American actress.The shapely strawberry blonde actress has specialized in playing voluptuous Southern girls and appeared in guest roles on numerous television series (Route 66, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West) and a few feature films such as The Big Mouth (1967) and Electra Glide in Blue (1973).She is perhaps best known for her role as Billie Jo Bradley on the first two seasons of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction (1963–1965). Riley left the series in 1965 to pursue movies, and she was replaced by Gunilla Hutton for season three and by Meredith MacRae from seasons four to seven. She also had a regular cast member role on the comedy variety series Hee Haw (1969–1971).She played Lulu McQueen (a take-off on Ginger Grant, played by Tina Louise, from Gilligan's Island) on the western sitcom Dusty's Trail, which aired from 1973 to 1974.
Jeannine Riley and Steve Ihnat co-starred together in the play, "The Fourposter", put on by the Sherman Oaks Playhouse for two months, from mid-April to mid-August, 1953. The play was directed by Roy Morton.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Timebomb
1991
Landlady
High Mountain Rangers
1988
TV Series
Marge Russell
Lone Star Bar & Grill
1983
Arlene
Like Normal People
1979
TV Movie
Donna (as Jennine Riley)
James at 16
1978
TV Series
Rochelle
Nashville 99
1977
TV Series
Dusty's Trail
1973-1974
TV Series
Lulu McQueen
The Outfit
1973
Prostitute (uncredited)
Electra Glide in Blue
1973
Jolene
Of Thee I Sing
1972
TV Movie
Hotel Chambermaid
Love, American Style
1969-1971
TV Series
Cindy Lou (segment "Love and the Traveling Salesman") / Maria (segment "Love and the Big Date") / Marylou Haskins (segment "Love and the Wild Party")