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name: "Nedra Volz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nedra-volz"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 June 1908"
died: "20 January 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:30:21.017182+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nedra Volz

Actor. Born 18 June 1908 in Montrose, Iowa, USA. Died 20 January 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 June 1908, Montrose, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 20 January 2003

## Biography

Nedra Volz was an American actress. Born Nedra Viola Gordonier on 18 June 1908 in Montrose, Iowa, she began performing as a toddler in her family's vaudeville tent shows, billed as 'Baby Nedra'. She later worked as a band singer and radio performer before returning to performing in community theatre in the 1950s.

Volz began her professional screen career in the 1970s. She appeared as Aunt Iola in the 1978 *All in the Family* episode 'Aunt Iola's Visit'. Recurring television roles included Adelaide Brubaker on *Diff'rent Strokes* (1980–1982), Miz Emma Tisdale on *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1981–1983), and Pearl Sperling on *The Fall Guy* (1985–1986). Film credits include *10* (1979), *Moving Violations* (1985) and *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988). Her final role was in *The Great White Hype* (1996).

Volz died on 20 January 2003 in Mesa, Arizona, aged 94.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Aunt Iola — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

## Also known for

- *ALF* (1986), Cat Woman
- *The A-Team* (1983), Babbette
- *Step by Step* (1991)
- *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979), Miz Emma Tisdale
- *10* (1979), Mrs. Kissell
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984)
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), Adelaide Brubaker
- *The Silence of the Hams* (1994), Ranger's Wife

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