Ronne Troup is an American

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and educator whose acting roles include Pauline "Polly" Williams Douglas on the

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was filmed in black-and-white and broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seve ...

''.

Biography

Troup is the daughter of musician and actor

Bobby Troup Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard " (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of D ...

, and his first wife, Cynthia Hare, and the stepdaughter of actress/singer

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

. She attended

North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School (NHHS) is a public high school in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is in the San Fernando Valley and enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Several neighborhoods, including m ...

and is a graduate of

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

, where she studied English and elementary education. Troup's current husband is Bob Bayles.

Career

In 1964, Troup was working as a television background extra appearing (uncredited) in some fourth-season black-and-white episodes of ''

'' in classroom scenes featuring co-star Don Grady. She later worked as an uncredited extra in classroom scenes on '' Gidget'' (1965). She appeared, uncredited, as a club patron in the James Darren film '' For Those Who Think Young'' (1964). She appeared, in another uncredited role, as a teen party guest in the

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film '' I'll Take Sweden'' (1965). In 1966, she made her film debut as part of the all-girl ensemble in Columbia Films' '' The Trouble with Angels'', where she is prominent in the graduation scene. In December 1966 (at age 21), she was cast as Sister Bertrille and had begun filming the pilot for ''

The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American fantasy television, fantasy sitcom television series about a community of nuns, which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for American Broadcasting Comp ...

'' when she was dropped after the studio's first choice,

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, finally agreed to accept the role. In 1968, she played the role of Leslie Hayden in '' Danger Island'', the cliffhanger serial that was featured on the '' Banana Splits Adventure Hour'' children's program on Saturday mornings. She appeared on ''

Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempt ...

'' in 1970 in the episode "Desert Isle: Manhattan Style". She was subsequently offered the role of Polly Williams Douglas, wife of Chip Douglas on ''

'', a role she played for two years (1970–72). In the Season 4 episode of ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom created by Bernard Slade, which was broadcast in the United States from September 1970 to March 1974 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. After the final first-run telecast on ABC in March ...

'' entitled "Hate Thy Neighbor" (1973), she appeared as Donna Stevens, the daughter of the new family who move next door to the Partridges. She then appeared often on popular dramas ''

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'' (in which her stepmother and father co-starred), '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''

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'', '' S.W.A.T.'' and ''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb and produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pe ...

'' (3/18/1975). From 1987 to 1990, she portrayed "Barbara" on the

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

show ''

Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially cente ...

''. In more recent years, Troup has appeared in guest roles on ''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Whoopi Goldberg, who made cam ...

'', ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where t ...

'', and ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

''. On June 19, 2010, Troup appeared with her ''My Three Sons'' co-stars at a 50th anniversary celebration of the classic series at the

Paley Center for Media The Paley Center for Media, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio (MT&R) and the Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, is an American cultural institution in New York City with a branch office in Los Angeles. It is de ...

in Beverly Hills. Troup's acting experience included making commercials. Among the products that she promoted were Kool-Aid, cheese-flled Combos, and Aim toothpaste. She often made commercials while her children were in school and said, "My kids don't even know I'm working."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Troup, Ronne Living people American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania 21st-century American actresses North Hollywood High School alumni Year of birth missing (living people)