Gunilla Hutton


Gunilla Hutton is a Swedish-born American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles as the second Billie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction and as a regular cast member in the television series Hee Haw until 1992. She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas.
She appeared in Perry Mason, The Love Boat, and Murder Can Hurt You. In 2015, she appeared in a MeTV commercial promoting Petticoat Junction, alongside cast members Linda Kaye Henning and Lori Saunders.

Personal life

Born Gunilla Wiklund, she attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. She appeared on such game shows as Match Game, Password, and Family Feud.
She had an extramarital relationship with Nat King Cole. Hutton telephoned his wife, Maria Cole, to tell her to divorce him. Maria, in turn, confronted her husband and Cole ended the relationship with Hutton after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

Singles discography