American actress Nancy Kulp was BOTD in 1921. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as the only child of middle-class parents, her family moved to Florida when she was in her teens. She studied at Florida State College for Women, and joined the US Naval Reserve during World War Two. She married Charles Kulp in 1951, moving to Hollywood soon after to work in MGM Studios’ publicity department. She caught the eye of filmmaker George Cukor, who encouraged her to become an actress, casting her in a small role in The Model and the Marriage Broker. She became a reliable supporting actress, typically playing eccentrics and spinsters in films including Shane, Sabrina, A Star Is Born, The Three Faces of Eve, The Parent Trap and The Aristocats. Her comic talents were well-employed in television, joining the regular cast of sitcom The Bob Cummings Show and appearing in I Love Lucy, Perry Mason and Maverick. She is best known for her role as Jane Hathaway, the horsey, lesbian-adjacent and romantically ravenous secretary in the comedy series The Beverly Hillbillies. Kulp remained with the show from its 1962 until its final season in 1971, earning an Emmy nomination in 1967. After the show’s cancellation, she became heavily involved in politics, working with the Democratic state committee in Pennsylvania, and running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1984. Her election campaign was partially hijacked by her Beverly Hillbillies co-star (and die-hard Republican) Buddy Ebsen, who made a radio campaign ad in which he called her “too liberal”. After her defeat, she taught at Juanita College in Huntington, Pennsylvania, eventually retiring to Palm Springs, California. In 1994, she gave an interview to journalist Boze Hadleigh for a book about lesbians in Hollywood. She responded to his questions about her sexuality as follows: “I’d appreciate it if you’d let me phrase the question. There is more than one way. Here’s how I would ask it: “Do you think that opposites attract?” My own reply would be that I’m the other sort—I find that birds of a feather flock together. That answers your question.” Little is known about her personal life or relationships. She died in 1991 of cancer, aged 69.