| Judy Farrell | |
| Birth Name: | Judy Hayden |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Quapaw, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Actress, writer |
| Years Active: | 1961–2006 |
Judy Farrell (Hayden; May 11, 1938 – April 2, 2023) was an American actress most noted for her role as Nurse Able on the television comedy series M*A*S*H. She performed small roles in several other television series, then later wrote 13 episodes for the soap opera Port Charles.
Judy Hayden was born and raised in Quapaw, Oklahoma.[1] She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a fine arts degree in theater.
While studying for a master's degree at UCLA in 1961, she met actor Mike Farrell.[1] She worked as a high-school English and drama teacher at Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, California. In August 1963, she married Farrell, with whom she subsequently had two children, Erin and Michael.[2] In the 1960s, Farrell and she performed together at the Laguna Playhouse.[1] They divorced in the early 1980s.[2]
The Farrells' marriage was worked into the script of one episode of M*A*S*H: In the episode "The Colonel's Horse," Mike's character B.J. Hunnicutt said his wife Peg (played by Catherine Bergstrom in two onscreen appearances and a few photographs) was from Judy's hometown of Quapaw, and that her father's name was Floyd Hayden.[3] His daughter in the show was also named Erin, as is his real-life daughter.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Pam | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | J. W. Coop | Barmaid | ||
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | Nurse Able | TV Series, 8 episodes | |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | Gwen Michaels | ||
| 2006 | Long-Term Relationship | Diane Harris | (final film role) |