Alberta Nelson

Alberta Nelson Biography

Alberta Nelson (August 14, 1937 - April 29, 2006) was an American television and film actress. She graduated from Andrews High School for Girls in Willoughby, Ohio. After several dramatic parts in television in the early 1960s, she made five guest appearances on The Andy Griffith Show, four of them as Goober Pyle's girlfriend, Flora Malherbe.

Nelson appeared in seven movies in the 1960s as one of Eric Von Zipper's "mice" in the successful American International Beach Party series. She is the only person who appeared in all seven Beach Party movies, including Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini. Nelson played the leather clad "rat pack" biker chick Puss (sometimes also called Alberta and in one film, Lisa), one of the comic villains who dogged the steps of America's sweethearts, Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon.

After her successful girl-next-door stint as Flora on The Andy Griffith Show and her comedic career as biker girl Puss, Nelson starred in 1970s The Wild Scene as Dr. Virginia Grant, a female psychiatrist who talks graphically about her tawdriest cases. This and a 1970 appearance on Love, American Style would be Nelson's last credited roles.

Personal life/death

Alberta Nelson was married for 35 years to Herbert Gilman. She died on April 29, 2006, aged 68.

TV filmography

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show - Flora Malherbe - "Emmett's Anniversary", episode 245 (aired February 26, 1968)
The Andy Griffith Show - Flora Malherbe - "Goober's Replacement", episode 186 (aired March 28, 1966
The Andy Griffith Show - Flora Malherbe - "Eat Your Heart Out", episode 182 (aired February 28, 1966)
The Andy Griffith Show - Nettie Albright - "The Return of Barney Fife", episode 176 (aired January 10, 1966)
Mayberry R.F.D. - Flora Malherbe - "Emmett's Retirement" (aired March 10, 1969)

Movie filmography

The Wild Scene (1970) - Dr. Virginia Grant
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) - Alberta/Puss
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) - Puss
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) - Puss (Rat Pack member)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine - (1965) "bad robot" reject #12
Sergeant Deadhead - (1965) NASA secretary
Pajama Party (1964) - Alberta (Rat Pack member)
Bikini Beach (1964) - Puss/Alberta (Rat Pack member)
Muscle Beach Party (1964) - muscle girl (Lisa)
Beach Party (1963) - rat pack member

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