Actress Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' dies age 95
Actress Betty Lynn, of ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ dies age 95
Actress Betty Lynn, who captured viewers’ hearts as the girlfriend of Don Knotts’ neurotic sheriff Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s, has died. She was 95.
As Thelma Lou, the ginger-haired Lynn was in 26 “Andy Griffith” episodes, though the veteran actress had had numerous roles on Broadway and in the movies in the 1940s and 1950s.
She died Saturday after a brief illness, according to the Andy Griffith Museum.
