Lee Purcell (née Lee Jeune Williams on June 15, 1947) is an American
actress who appeared in both motion pictures and television.Purcell
was born at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina.
Her birth father, an aviator and Marine major, died when Purcell was a
young child. She then lived with her grandparents until her mother,
Lee McKnight Purcell, married Navy doctor Donald Purcell, who formally
adopted Lee as a child. She has a sister, Paige Wooldridge. Purcell
and her family moved multiple times to different states and military
bases.Purcell was born at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in
North Carolina. Her birth father, an aviator and Marine major, died
when Purcell was a young child. She then lived with her grandparents
until her mother, Lee McKnight Purcell, married Navy doctor Donald
Purcell, who formally adopted Lee as a child. She has a sister, Paige
Wooldridge. Purcell and her family moved multiple times to different
states and military bases.After the military service ended, they
eventually settled in Paragould, Arkansas, where Purcell spent most of
her youth. She graduated from their high school in 1965 and attended
Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri as a dance and theatre student.
Purcell made her debut as a performer at five years of age, appearing
on a Memphis, Tennessee TV show. After being expelled from Stephens
College, Purcell arrived in California in 1967 and studied acting.
Casting off her southern accent was another goal she successfully
worked on. Purcell supported herself by working in commercials and
selling clothes at a disco. Lee Purcell Top Movies & Young Movies