Judy Strangis

Judy Strangis was born in Los Angeles County, California. Strangis is a native of California.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993 |date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0784-9 |page=180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8uUyBwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Judy+Strangis%22&pg=PA180 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |language=en}} She attended University High School in West Los Angeles.{{cite news |last1=Kleiner |first1=Dick |title='Room 222' an education |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45411307/judy_strangis/ |accessdate=February 22, 2020 |work=Kenosha News |date=May 22, 1971 |location=Wisconsin, Kenosha |page=35|via = Newspapers.com}} Her brother Sam was a director, producer, and studio executive, and her cousin Greg wrote for television. Singer Helen Grayco is her aunt. Her sister, Linda (known professionally as Cindy Malone) was a singer and actress.{{cite news |title=Room 222's Judy Strangis searches for new roles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89121889/jiudy-strangis/ |access-date=November 17, 2021 |work=El Paso Times |date=August 5, 1973 |page=159|via = Newspapers.com}}

Strangis's first appearance was in the 1957 movie Dragoon Wells Massacre, when she was seven years old. For the next 27 years, she was regularly cast in small and guest starring roles in television shows.

In 1969, Strangis was cast as high school student Helen Loomis in the popular ABC show Room 222. She played this role for four years.

In 1976, she was cast as the sidekick super heroine DynaGirl in the Saturday morning TV show Electra Woman and Dyna Girl where she co-starred with Deidre Hall. Her nephew, writer/producer Greg Strangis, wrote two episodes in this series.{{Citation needed |date=July 2023}}

Other appearances include roles on The Spike Jones Show (Jones was her uncle), The Twilight Zone ("The Bard"), The Mod Squad ("Outside Position"), and Bewitched. Strangis appeared twice as an extra on Batman; her brother, Sam Strangis, was a production manager on the show. Strangis appeared in the TV Movies All My Darling Daughters (11/22/1972) and My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (11/08/1973). She appeared in a season 4 episode of Love American Style titled, "Love and the Mind Reader" (03/02/1973) and also appeared in the first season of a Barnaby Jones episode titled, "Sing a Song of Murder" (04/01/1973). Strangis appeared in the series CHiPs season 3 episode titled, "Kidnap" (01/26/1980) and a season 5 episode titled, "Moonlight" (10/18/1981). In 1984 she guest starred in an episode of The A-Team titled, "In Plane Sight".

Strangis began doing voice-overs in Saturday morning cartoons in 1972 with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's The Roman Holidays, Butch Cassidy in 1973, as well as Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch in 1974 and continued performing cartoon voice-overs for the next 10 years for series including Goldie Gold and Action Jack, Saturday Supercade and MoonDreamers.

From 1974 to 1975, Strangis was a pitchwoman for Chrysler Corporation in the role of "Mean Mary Jean". Wearing a football jersey and short denim hot-pants, she promoted the Plymouth Duster, Plymouth Volare, and Plymouth Road Runner models and often appeared at Chrysler promotions and auto shows around the country.

In 1976, Strangis became a pitchwoman for Mattel's Barbie product line.

Strangis is the niece of 1940s band leader, comedian, TV star and RCA Victor recording artist Spike Jones and the sister of notable producer and television director Sam Strangis.{{Cite news|title=Rambling Reporter|author=Connolly, Mike|date=July 25, 1956|work=The Hollywood Reporter|pages=2|quote=Spike Jones' niece, Judy Strangis, age 6, debuts in 'Massacre at Dragoon Wells'...|id={{ProQuest|2338197489}}}}{{Cite news|title=As 'Rivkin: Bounty Hunter' airs, Ten-Four readies others|author=Gansberg, Alan L.|date=May 19, 1981|work=The Hollywood Reporter|pages=3|quote=In part, the 'Room 222' project is the brainchild of former castmate Judy Strangis, who is Greg Strangis' aunt and the sister of his father and partner, Sam Strangis.|id={{ProQuest|2587859935}}}}

Strangis married Jayson Sher in 1987.{{Cite news|title=Marriages|author=|date=December 23, 1987|work=Judy Strangis to Dr. Jayson Sher, Nov. 28, in Los Angeles. Bride is an actress-producer.|id={{ProQuest|1438478598}}}}

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• {{cite journal|last=Jankiewicz|first=Pat|title=DynaGirl Forever|journal=Starlog|date=September 2003|issue=314}}
• {{cite book|last=Martindale|first=David|title=Pufnstuf & Other Stuff: The Weird and Wonderful World of Sid & Marty Krofft |year=1998|publisher=Renaissance Books|isbn=978-1-58063-007-8}}
• {{cite book|last=Erickson|first=Hal|title=Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television 1969-1993|year=1998|publisher=McFarland Company|isbn=978-0-7864-0518-3}}

• {{IMDb name|0833405}}

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