Virginia Christine
She appeared in 23 episodes of the radio version of Gunsmoke: "Cholera" (December 4, 1954), "Poor Pearl" (February 19, 1955), "Change of Heart" (September 3, 1955), "Good Girl, Bad Company" (October 8, 1955), "Sunny Afternoon" (December 4, 1955), "Cows and Cribs" (May 13, 1956), "Belle's Back" (September 9, 1956), "Dirty Bill's Girl" (October 28, 1956), "Fingered" (November 23, 1957), "Tag You're It" (October 5, 1958), "Matt's Decision" (September 6, 1959), "Big Chugg Wilson" (December 6, 1959), "Bless Me 'Till I Die" (January 24, 1960), "Delia's Father" (February 7, 1960), "Prescribed Killing" (February 28, 1960), "Solomon River" (April 17, 1960), "Busted Up Guns" (July 17, 1960), "Tumbleweed" (August 28, 1960), "Two Mothers" (September 18, 1960), "Jedro's Woman" (November 6, 1960), "Kitty's Good Neighboring" (December 4, 1960), "Love of Money" (February 5, 1961), and "Ma's Justice" (May 7, 1961).That year, Christine had a supporting role in The Mummy's Curse and The Wife of Monte Cristo, with her husband Fritz Feld (the two went on to appear together in the Western 4 for Texas in 1963).In November 1959, Christine co-starred as the wife of a verbally abusive hypochondriac in the first-season episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Escape Clause".For the remainder of the decade, she continued with guest-starring roles in such shows as 77 Sunset Strip, Ben Casey, Bonanza, The Fugitive, Hazel, Wagon Train, The Virginian, ‘’The Big Valley’’, Going My Way, The F.B.I., and Daniel Boone.Her greatest fame came in 1965 when she began her 21-year stint as the matronly Mrs. Olson, who had comforting words for young married couples while pouring Folgers coffee in television commercials.They became a popular staple on television, whereupon the character began to be parodied by comedians and entertainers, including Carol Burnett, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Ann-Margret, and Jackie Gleason.In 1971, Christine's hometown of Stanton, Iowa, honored her by transforming the city water tower to resemble a giant Swedish coffee pot.
Stanton, IowaBrentwood, Los AngelesMount Sinai Memorial Park CemeteryUniversity of California, Los AngelesFritz Feldcharacter actressFolgers CoffeeDes MoinesDes Moines CountyMediapolisCaliforniaWomen in the NightHedda GablerWarner Bros.Edge of DarknessNorwegianUniversal PicturesThe Mummy's Curse4 for TexasThe Scarlet HorsemanThe Inner CircleThe Killersfemme fataleAva GardnerMark HellingerSam Levene1964 remake of the filmLee MarvinAngie DickinsonThe MenStanley KramerCyrano de BergeracHigh NoonNot as a StrangerOlivia de HavillandSwedish accentInvasion of the Body SnatchersJudgment at NurembergbigotedKatharine HepburnGuess Who's Coming to DinnerThe Abbott and Costello ShowFour Star PlayhouseAlfred Hitchcock PresentsGunsmokeScience Fiction TheatreMatinee TheatreFather Knows BestThe Donna Reed ShowTrackdownState TrooperThe RiflemanLetter to LorettaSupermanGeneral Electric TheaterhypochondriacThe Twilight ZoneEscape ClauseCoronado 9RawhideThe UntouchablesWesternTales of Wells FargoPerry Mason77 Sunset StripBen CaseyBonanzaThe FugitiveWagon TrainThe VirginianThe Big ValleyGoing My WayThe F.B.I.Daniel BooneDaughter of the MindFolgerstelevision commercialsCarol BurnettJohnny CarsonBob HopeAnn-MargretJackie GleasonScooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooPlanned ParenthoodAmerican College Theatre Festivalcardiovascular diseaseJewishHollywood HillsTruck BustersMission to MoscowAction in the North AtlanticWomen at WarRaiders of Ghost CityThe Old Texas TrailCounter-AttackPhantom of the PlainsGirls of the Big HouseIdea GirlMurder Is My BusinessHouse of HorrorsThe Wife of Monte CristoThe Mysterious Mr. ValentineThe Invisible WallThe GangsterCover UpSpecial AgentThe First TimeNever Wave at a WACWoman They Almost LynchedDragnetThe CobwebGood Morning, Miss DoveThe Killer Is LooseNightmareThree Brave MenThe Spirit of St. LouisJohnny TremainThe Careless YearsFlaming StarIncident in an AlleyCattle KingThe PrizeOne Man's WayA Rage to LiveBilly the Kid Versus DraculaIn Enemy Country