Judy Farrell, Nurse Able On ‘M*A*S*H’, Dead At 84
etcanada.comActress Judy Farrell, best known for playing Nurse Able on hit 1970s-’80s sitcom “M*A*S*H”, has died at age 84. The actress’ son, Michael Farrell, told TMZ that she died Sunday in hospital, having suffered a stroke nine days earlier.
Farrell appeared in eight episodes of “M*A*S*H”, and at the time was married to series star Mike Farrell, who joined the cast in 1975 as surgeon B.J.
Hunnicutt. In addition to “M*A*S*H”, Farrell’s acting career also included guest-starring appearances on such TV series as “Get Smart”, “The Partridge Family” and “Quincy, M.E.”.
On the big screen, she was featured in the movies “J.W. Coop” (1971), “Chapter Two” (1979) and “Long-Term Relationship” (2006). READ MORE: Alan Alda Commemorates 50 Years Of ‘M*A*S*H’, Recalls Emotional Episode That ‘Shocked’ Viewers Following the Farrells’ divorce in 1983, she subsequently married actor/producer Joe Bratcher. “M*A*S*H” star Loretta Swit, who portrayed nurse Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, paid tribute to Farrell in a statement to Fox News. “Judy was a most beautiful woman – inside and out.
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