<P> Elizabeth Herndon MacRae ( born February 22 , 1936 in Columbia , South Carolina ) is an American actress who starred in various television shows and movies from the 1960s to the 1980s . She is probably best known for her role as Lou - Ann Poovie on the series Gomer Pyle , USMC , but also had a key role in director Francis Coppola 's Oscar - nominated drama The Conversation and other films . Her papers , which include many scripts from the various shows on which she appeared , are held in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . </P>
<P> Elizabeth Herndon MacRae ( born February 22 , 1936 in Columbia , South Carolina ) is an American actress who starred in various television shows and movies from the 1960s to the 1980s . She is probably best known for her role as Lou - Ann Poovie on the series Gomer Pyle , USMC , but also had a key role in director Francis Coppola 's Oscar - nominated drama The Conversation and other films . Her papers , which include many scripts from the various shows on which she appeared , are held in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . </P>
who played lou ann poovie on the gomer pyle show
who played lou ann poovie on the gomer pyle show
Elizabeth Herndon MacRae
Elizabeth Herndon MacRae