The Resume

(August 14, 1945-April 7, 1982)
Birth name was Brenda Ann Nelson
Acted in 'Beach Ball (1965),' 'Harum Scarum (1965),' 'Track of Thunder (1968),' 'Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)' and 'Walking Tall (1973)'
Portrayed Lee DuMonde Carmichael on the TV soap 'Days Of Our Lives' (1979-82)
Married to actor Bill Bixby (1971-79)
Committed suicide at age 36

Why she might be annoying:

Because her skin complexion was darker than her siblings she irrationally believed she was adopted.
She smoked.
She dropped out of UCLA.
She was twice divorced.
She never got beyond the status of character actress.
She killed herself by arranging candles in a circle on her bathroom floor, sitting down inside, putting a gun in her mouth and eating a bullet.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her mom who was born and raised in Hollywood, encouraged her show biz career, paying for acting and dancing lessons.
She had shapely legs.
She appeared in a topless scene in 'Walking Tall.'
She was inconsolable when her 7-year-old son (with Bixby) died of a mysterious illness while on their skiing vacation (1981).

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actresses Appearing in Elvis Presley Movies
• Appeared in Red Face
• Beehive Hair-dos
• College Drop Outs
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• Fish Eyes
• I Attended UCLA
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 36)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 36)
• I Lived in Hollywood
• I Married in 1971
• I Outlived My Child
• I Portrayed a Hooker
• I Took a Bullet
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught with Alcohol
• My Middle Name is Ann/Anne
• No Bra Necessary
• Profiles 16751-17000 (Ranked: 16833)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 03]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 83 Votes: 44.58% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 93 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 53 Votes: 41.51% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 65 Votes: 47.69% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 112 Votes: 44.64% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 243 Votes: 46.91% Annoying