Lindsay Bloom is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Bloom is a native of

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. After graduating from

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in 1968, she attended the University of Utah. At age 17, she decided to become an actress and entered beauty pageants to gain attention. She was Miss Omaha in the 1968 preliminaries for the

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. She did not advance to the national level. In 1969, she won the title of Miss Utah. In 1972–73, Bloom was featured on ''The Dean Martin Show'' in the second edition of the Dingaling Sisters. In 1975, Bloom was cast in the lead role of an

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fare, '' Sixpack Annie'', about a "beer-guzzling, truck-driving Southern belle", in a scanty wardrobe. "Some of the language I use is pretty salty", she said. "That and the nude scene is why they gave it an 'R' rating." She played the lovely switchboard operator, Maybelle, on frequent episodes of ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. She also had roles in ''

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'' (1975), '' Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell'' (playing

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) (1978), ''

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'' (1978), '' The Main Event'' (1979), '' H.O.T.S.'' (1979) and '' The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'' (1980). Bloom was cast as detective Mike Hammer's secretary Velda in '' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' and ''The New Mike Hammer''. In 1985, she appeared in the

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television film '' Bridge Across Time''. In 1986, she appeared opposite Barry Jenner,

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and Jack Carter in 1987 on '' Super Password'' which was hosted by

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. Bloom married Mayf Nutter, an actor and singer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloom, Lindsay American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from Omaha, Nebraska American beauty pageant winners Miss International 1972 delegates 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)