Arlene Golonka, 'The Andy Griffith Show' Actress, Dead at 85
Born in 1936, Golonka spent her childhood in Chicago, where she began studying singing and acting. She moved to New York at age 19, beginning a career in Broadway plays and in films made in New York City; she studied under Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner and Uta Hagen.The late actress' first major production was which started in Connecticut before moving to Broadway.