▁Chan cell or " ▁and ▁the ▁F ▁Tro op ▁episode ▁" O ' R our ke ▁vs . ▁O ' Re illy ". ▁ ▁In ▁films , ▁she ▁joined ▁John ▁Wayne ▁and ▁Rock ▁Hudson ▁for ▁The ▁Und efe ated , ▁and ▁Andy ▁Griff ith ▁in ▁Angel ▁in ▁My ▁P ocket ▁( both ▁ 1 9 6 9 ). ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁as ▁those ▁two ▁films , ▁she ▁played ▁IM F ▁sp y ▁Trace y ▁in ▁six ▁Mission : ▁Im possible ▁episodes ▁during ▁season ▁four ▁after ▁Barbara ▁B ain ' s ▁departure . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁ ▁Mer iw ether ▁began ▁her ▁award - n omin ated ▁role ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁daughter - in - law ▁Betty ▁Jones ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 1 9 8 0 ▁CBS ▁series ▁Bar nab y ▁Jones , ▁opposite ▁Bud dy ▁Eb sen . ▁During ▁the ▁series ' ▁eight - year ▁run ▁she ▁enjoyed ▁an ▁on - ▁and ▁off - screen ▁chem istry ▁with ▁the ▁elder ▁Eb sen . ▁During ▁the ▁series ' ▁run , ▁she ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁her ▁former ▁class mate ▁and ▁best ▁friend ▁Bill ▁B ix by ▁during ▁one ▁episode . ▁After ▁her ▁st int ▁on ▁Bar nab y ▁Jones , ▁Mer iw ether ▁became ▁best ▁friends ▁with ▁Eb sen , ▁keeping ▁in ▁touch ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁She ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁television ▁mov ies ▁True ▁G rit