Joan Pringle
Joan Pringle (born June 2, 1945) is an American actress. Pringle is known for her roles on General Hospital (1963), The White Shadow (1978), and Original Sin (2001). One of Pringle's best known roles was portraying vice principal Sybil Buchanan in the TV series The White Shadow. During the third and final season her character was promoted to principal.
Joan Pringle | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 2, 1945 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Vernon L. Bolling
(m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
Career
Pringle also appeared in many TV shows, including The Waltons, Sanford and Son (1974), That's My Mama (1974), The Bionic Woman (1977), and Kojak. In That's My Mama, Pringle replaced Lynne Moody as Tracy Curtis Taylor for Season 2 in 1975. Pringle also appeared in a Barnaby Jones episode titled, “The Deadly Valentine” (03/31/1977). Pringle starred as Ruth Marshall in the daytime drama Generations from 1989 to 1991 for NBC. Recent guest roles from film and television include Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls and on Girlfriends as Carol Hart, the mother of Tracee Ellis Ross's character Joan Clayton. Pringle also guest-appeared in a Season 1 episode of Friends as Dr. Oberman in "The One with the Sonogram at the End." She also was a star in the movie J.D.'s Revenge (1976) along with Glynn Turman and Louis Gossett, Jr. Pringle also had a recurring role as Flex's mother on the sitcom One on One.
Personal
Pringle was born in New York City, in the Harlem neighborhood. She has been married twice and has 2 children. Her first marriage was to actor Theodore "Teddy" Wilson from 1980 until his death in 1991.[1] She and Wilson had worked together during the second season of the television series That's My Mama, which began in 1974. Together, Pringle and Wilson have 2 children — twins Robert and Nicole (b. 1980). Pringle later married Vernon L. Bolling in 1998.
References
Demetria Fulton added Pringle's appearance in a Barnaby Jones episode titled “The Deadly Valentine” (03/31/1977).