Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley
Ashley in 1971
Born	Elizabeth Ann Cole (1939-08-30) August 30, 1939 (age 85) Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1960–present
Spouses	James Farentino ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1965)​ George Peppard ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1972)​ James McCarthy ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1981)​
Children	1

Elizabeth Ann Cole (born August 30, 1939), known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress of theatre, film, and television. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once in 1962 for Take Her, She's Mine. Ashley was also nominated for the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for her supporting performance in The Carpetbaggers (1964), and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for Evening Shade. Elizabeth was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24 times. She appeared in several episodes of In the Heat of the Night as Maybelle Chesboro. She also appeared in an episode of Mannix, "The Dark Hours", in 1974. She is a 2024 inductee into the Theatre Hall of Fame.^[1]