Audra Marie Lindley began her film career as a stand-in and played uncredited minor parts in several early 1940s movies, including ‘Manpower,’ ‘One Foot in Heaven,’ ‘Dangerously They Live,’ and ‘The Male Animal.’ She next turned to theater and appeared in several Broadway productions.
After taking a break to raise her family, Lindley began appearing on TV in series such as ‘Lux Video Theater’ (1950-1951), ‘The Web’ (1951-1954), ‘Ponds Theater’ (1955), ‘Modern Romances’ (1955-1956), ‘Robert Montgomery Presents’ (1951-1956), ‘Kraft Theater’ (1953-1958), ‘From These Roots’ (1958-1961), ‘Naked City’ (161-1962) amongst others.
Lindley played ‘Sue Knowles’ in the long-running soap-opera ‘Search for Tomorrow’ (1962), and had a regular role as ‘Aunt Liz Matthews’ in the soap opera ‘Another World’ (1964-1969). Thereafter, she starred in the Milos Forman directed comedy film ‘Taking Off’ (1971) and the romantic black comedy ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ (1972).
Lindley’s regular role as ‘Amy Fitzgerald’ in the soap-opera ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’ (1972-1973) earned her a ‘Golden Globe’ nomination. She then played recurring roles in several TV series, including ‘Fay’ (1975-1976) and ‘Doc’ (1976); the miniseries ‘Pearle’ (1978) and ‘The Love Boat’ (1977-1981). She also made guest-appearances in the TV-series ‘Maude,’ ‘Barnaby Jones,’ ‘Friends’ and many more. Â
Lindley also starred in several TV-films such as ‘The Canterville Ghost’ 91974), ‘Getting Married’ (1978), ‘The Silent Lovers’ (1980), ‘Revenge of the Stepford Wives’ (1980), ‘Skyward Christmas’ (1981), ‘The Day the Bubble Burst’ (1982) and more.
Lindley is remembered for her role as landlady ‘Helen Roper’ in the popular sitcom ‘Three’s Company’ (1977-1984), which fetched her the second ‘Golden Globe’ nomination. She reprised the role in its spin-off series ‘The Ropers’ (1979-1980).
Lindley played supporting roles in various feature films, including ‘When Are You Coming Back, Red Ryder?’ (1979), comedy-drama ‘Cannery Row’ (1982), romantic comedy ‘Best Friends’ (1982) with Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn, ‘Desert Hearts’ (1985) about lesbian relationship, the comedy ‘Troop Beverly Hills’ (1989) and the thriller ‘Spellbinder’ (1988) amongst others.
Lindley also starred in single episodes of the horror-anthology series ‘Tales from the Crypt’ (1989) and ‘The Hidden Room’ (1991). Her later TV films were ‘Dangerous Affection’ (1987), ‘Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake’ (1988), ‘Absolute Strangers’ (1991) and ‘Just My Imagination’ (1992). Her last few feature-films included the comedy drama ‘The New Age’ (1994), the sports action-thriller ‘Sudden Death’ (1995), ‘Shoot the Moon’ (1996) and the monster-horror ‘The Relic’ (1997). Her last screen appearance was in a recurring-role as Cybil Shepherd’s mother in the sitcom ‘Cybil’ (1996-1998).
Desert Hearts is a romantic drama film which tells the story of an English professor named Vivian Bell, who works at Columbia University in New York City. She is waiting for her divorce papers to get finalized, but her life takes an unexpected turn when she is acquainted with a carefree and confident woman.
A troubled Vietnam veteran, Teddy, has his car breakdown near a roadside diner in Texas. He steps inside and subjects the diners to mental and physical torture.
William Spence is a medical student who is soon going to be a doctor. While passing a Methodist church one Sunday, he receives a ‘Divine Calling’, after which he decides to join the ministry. His fiancée accepts his decision, although his would-be in-laws are disappointed. Over the years, he struggles to build a balance between the church and the state, as he moves from one parish to another, along with his family.
Two power company employees, Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall, following the accidental death of their colleague, meet his daughter Fay, a nightclub hostess. Johnny doesn’t like her, whereas Hank falls for Fay and she marries him though she doesn’t love him. When Johnny has to stay at Hank’s place after an injury Fay gets attracted to him, causing tensions between the men.
English teacher Tommy Turner unwittingly gets himself embroiled in a free-speech controversy when he agrees to read Bartolomeo Vanzetti's sentencing statement. He must not only contend with school trustee Ed Keller, his failing marriage but the return of football hero Joe Ferguson, his wife’s former love interest.
Dangerously They Live is a romantic drama spy thriller film which tells the story of Jane Graystone, an undercover intelligence officer who suffers from temporary amnesia after an accident. However, her doctor, Dr Lewis, an intern, decides to give her protection until she is able to completely recover. Soon, he begins to suspect that Jane might be faking her amnesia.
When his family, along with the Vice President, is taken hostage by terrorists, McCord, an ex-firefighter finds himself in a tough situation, as he takes it upon himself to save them all.
The Relic is a science fiction horror mystery film which revolves around a detective who teams up with an anthropologist to find a demonic force responsible for several murders in a Chicago museum. They face a race against time to track down the creature, before it starts killing again.
Phyllis is a housewife who is going through a divorce. In order to prove to herself and her husband, that she can finish what she begins, she becomes a den mother to a group of Beverly Hills Girl Scouts.
William Spence is a medical student who is soon going to be a doctor. While passing a Methodist church one Sunday, he receives a ‘Divine Calling’, after which he decides to join the ministry. His fiancée accepts his decision, although his would-be in-laws are disappointed. Over the years, he struggles to build a balance between the church and the state, as he moves from one parish to another, along with his family.
Two power company employees, Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall, following the accidental death of their colleague, meet his daughter Fay, a nightclub hostess. Johnny doesn’t like her, whereas Hank falls for Fay and she marries him though she doesn’t love him. When Johnny has to stay at Hank’s place after an injury Fay gets attracted to him, causing tensions between the men.
English teacher Tommy Turner unwittingly gets himself embroiled in a free-speech controversy when he agrees to read Bartolomeo Vanzetti's sentencing statement. He must not only contend with school trustee Ed Keller, his failing marriage but the return of football hero Joe Ferguson, his wife’s former love interest.
Dangerously They Live is a romantic drama spy thriller film which tells the story of Jane Graystone, an undercover intelligence officer who suffers from temporary amnesia after an accident. However, her doctor, Dr Lewis, an intern, decides to give her protection until she is able to completely recover. Soon, he begins to suspect that Jane might be faking her amnesia.
