Jeannine Riley
Actor · Born October 1, 1940 (86) · Madera, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeannine Riley Born Jeannine Brooke Riley October 1, 1940 (age 77) Madera, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1962–1991 She appeared in guest roles on numerous television series (Route 66, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West) and a few feature films such as The Big Mouth (1967), Fever Heat (1968), The Comic (1969) and Electra Glide in Blue (1973). Also made a guest appearance in an episode of The Virginian. She may be best-known for her role as Billie Jo Bradley on the first two seasons of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction (1963–1965). Riley left the series in 1965 to pursue movies, and she was replaced by Gunilla Hutton for season three and by Meredith MacRae from seasons four to seven. She also had a regular cast member role on the comedy variety series Hee Haw (1969-71). She played Lulu McQueen (a take-off on Ginger Grant, played by Tina Louise, from Gilligan's Island)
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 1, 1940 (86)
- Madera, California, USA
- Actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Jeannine Riley's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Billie Jo Bradley in Petticoat Junction (1963)
- Allyas Lulu McQueen in Dusty's Trail (1973)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jeannine Riley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jeannine Riley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Timebomb(1991)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all filmsLike Normal People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Outfit(1973)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Dusty's Trail(1973)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Electra Glide in Blue(1973)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Of Thee I Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Comic(1969)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Fever Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Big Mouth(1967)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Petticoat Junction(1963)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Five Finger Exercise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Strike Me Deadly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1959 to 1991; peak year 1972.
Film career
Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1963Screen debut· Petticoat Junction
- 1967First film· The Big Mouth
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jeannine Riley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jeannine Riley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jeannine Riley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lori Saunders shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Bruce BilsonShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Bilson
- Earl BellamyShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Earl Bellamy
- Jack ArnoldShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Arnold
- Oscar RudolphShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Oscar Rudolph
Writers
- Brad RadnitzShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Radnitz
- Elroy SchwartzShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Elroy Schwartz
- Howard OstroffShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Ostroff
- Ron FriedmanShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Friedman
Actors
- Lori SaundersShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973), Petticoat Junction (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Lori Saunders
- Bob DenverShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Denver
- Forrest TuckerShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Forrest Tucker
- Ivor FrancisShared titles: The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976), Dusty's Trail (1973)See all 2 shared titles with Ivor Francis
Cinematographers
- W. Wallace KelleyShared titles: The Comic (1969), The Big Mouth (1967)See all 2 shared titles with W. Wallace Kelley