Jo Ann Pflug (born May 2, 1940) is a former American motion picture and television actress, who retired in 1997.Pflug's first major role was as U.S. Army nurse Lt. Maria "Dish" Schneider in 1970's MASH, and she also appeared in Catlow (1971) with Yul Brynner, and Where Does It Hurt? (1972) starring Peter Sellers. Other notable roles include the voice of Invisible Girl in the 1967 animated version of Fantastic Four, Lt. Katherine O'Hara in the television series spin-off of Operation Petticoat, Boss Jack's wife in Traveller (1997), and Cynthia Vaughn in 1997's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (her last role to date).Pflug was the co-star of the made for television movie, The Night Strangler of 1973, which was a sequel to The Night Stalker of 1972, and a precursor of the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker of 1974-1975. Pflug was also a frequent panelist on the television game shows Match Game from 1973–1981, a co-host with Allen Funt on the 1970s version of Candid Camera, and a regular on the TV series The Fall Guy in 1981-1982. In 1984, she was the first actress to play Taylor Chapin on the unsuccessful syndicated soap opera Rituals. According to Soap Opera Digest, Pflug's highly publicized departure from the burgeoning drama was because her role called for sex-related scenes involving characters not married to each other, which conflicted with her Christian beliefs.She also landed guest appearances on The Love Boat; The Dukes of Hazzard; Knight Rider; Love, American Style; Adam-12; Quincy, M.E. and Charlie's Angels.
"After MASH (1970), I was sought to do nudity. All nude roles. And I turned down a lot of pictures because of the nudity. I would not do nudity because of my upbringing. I'm not going to wait 30 years from now and have my children saying, 'oh, there's mommy on the screen, nude.' I don't think so".
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Said she became a born-again believer and was baptized in Pat and Shirley Boone's home swimming pool.
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Has been a society hostess for the past 2 decades in Savannah, Georgia. [2008]
Despite the fact that a large portion of her role was left on the cutting room floor, she still made a spectacularly sexy impression in the cult movie hit MASH (1970), which led to numerous TV co-star roles.
Taylor Chapin Field Von Platen #1 (1984) (as JoAnn Pflug)
The Four Seasons
1984
TV Series
Matt Houston
1984
TV Series
Nora Logan
Knight Rider
1984
TV Series
Nina Jurgenson
The Love Boat
1978-1984
TV Series
Sally / Gloria Beaumont / Ann Noyce / ...
One Day at a Time
1983
TV Series
Gizelle
Fantasy Island
1980-1982
TV Series
Juliet Milburn / Caroline Taylor
The Fall Guy
1981-1982
TV Series
Samantha 'Big Jack' Jack
Nuts and Bolts
1981
TV Movie
Karen Prescott
The Day the Women Got Even
1980
TV Movie
Evelyn Michaels
Charlie's Angels
1979
TV Series
Ms. Kay
Vega$
1979
TV Series
Cheryl Morrison
Operation Petticoat
1978-1979
TV Series
Lt. Katherine O'Hara
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
TV Series
Helen Hogan
Quincy M.E.
1977-1979
TV Series
Mrs. Valerie Pines / Maggie / Marsha
Gemini Man
1976
TV Mini-Series
Susi
The Bob Crane Show
1975
TV Series
Mary Jane Daggett
Adam-12
1975
TV Series
Officer Dana Hall
The Wide World of Mystery
1975
TV Series
Nora Charles
Sonic Boom
1974
Short
Stewardess
Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
1974
TV Movie
The Underground Man
1974
TV Movie
Jean Broadhurst
Scream of the Wolf
1974
TV Movie
Sandy Miller
Love, American Style
1971-1973
TV Series segment "Love and the Novel" / Casey Douglas segment "Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon" / Sarah segment "Love and Murphy's Bed"
- Love and the Golden Memory/Love and the Heavy Set/Love and the Novel/Love and the See-Through Mind/Love and the Seven Year Wait 1973 ... segment "Love and the Novel"