; ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁stage , ▁television , ▁radio , ▁and ▁film ▁actress . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁" D oris ▁Z iff el " ▁on ▁the ▁sit com ▁Green ▁Ac res . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Pe pper ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁actor ▁David ▁Mitchell ▁" D ave " ▁Pe pper , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Har ri etta ▁S . ▁Pe pper . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 6 ▁she ▁started ▁life ▁in ▁show ▁business ▁with ▁Gold w yn ▁Girls , ▁a ▁musical ▁stock ▁company ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁Luc ille ▁Ball ▁during ▁production ▁of ▁Edd ie ▁Cant or ' s ▁Roman ▁Sc and als ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Barbara ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁pro l ific ▁actress , ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁mov ies , ▁mostly ▁in ▁supporting ▁roles ▁or ▁in ▁minor ▁films , ▁with ▁ ▁exceptions ▁being ▁main ▁characters ▁in ▁The ▁Rog ues ' ▁Ta vern ▁and ▁M ummy ' s ▁Boys , ▁both ▁feature ▁films ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Among ▁her ▁later ▁film ▁parts ▁were ▁small ▁roles ▁in ▁It ' s ▁a ▁Mad , ▁Mad , ▁Mad , ▁Mad ▁World ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁and ▁My ▁Fair ▁Lady ▁( 1 9 6