Gorgeous
Appearing in only one episode, I present the head-in-the-clouds laundress April Conquest, as portrayed by Julie Newmar. That each of the bandmates fell in love with her is no surprise.
Reviewing her stage, screen, and film credits shows she started on stage in 1940 in a production of Alice in Wonderland, and her most recent was in 2019, playing a doctor in the series Dark Shadows. That's 79 years!
She has always been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, becoming a cultural icon and object of affection in the movie To Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.
Fun facts!
In the early 2000s, she settled a feud with her neighbor Jim Belushi by appearing in his sitcom to poke fun at the argument.
She is a classically trained pianist.
She was involved in community real estate and gardening, improving property values and enforcing noise ordinances in her Los Angeles neighborhood.
Circling back to her role as April and her love of fabrics, she holds two U.S. patents for improvements on pantyhose and bras.
At the time of writing, she is a healthy, 92-year-old living with her son.
Also at the time of writing, I am contemplating pulling the program I choreographed back in 2021 to The Girl That I Knew Somewhere to revisit it. My polka dot dress is ready to go and I will be a Class IV skater very soon.
