Maggi Parker
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| Born | Marjorie Blanche Parker 1927 (age 96–97)
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
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| Education | Keene State College Boston University (Master of Education) |
| Occupation | Actress |
Marjorie Blanche Parker (known as Maggi Parker; born 1927) is an American actress best known for her appearances in the CBS crime drama Hawaii Five-O.
Parker was born in 1927[1]inNashua, New Hampshire, one of six children of Charles R. Parker,[2][3]atenter frame operator.[4] She attended elementary schools in Merrimack, and graduated from Nashua High School in 1944.[4] She majored in education at Keene State College, and then gained a Master of Education from Boston University,[2][5] then taught in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.[4][6][7]
She then joined the US Air Force as a teacher, and worked in air force schools in Tokyo, Mallorca[4][2][5] and Madrid (where she was principal).[6][7] She studied for a PhD at the University of Southern California, but did not complete her degree, instead marrying and moving to Hawaii.[6] There, she was a partner in a clinic in Oahu offering educational services to emotionally disturbed children and adults.[4][2][7][5]
In Hawaii, Parker appeared in a Kellogg's commercial, The King Family Show and I Dream of Jeannie.[4][2][7] She also had uncredited roles in several films, including Paradise, Hawaiian Style,[2][7] Kona Coast,[7] I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew[2][7] and Hawaii.[4][7] She was then cast in Hawaii Five-O as Steve McGarrett's secretary May[4][2][6][7][5] and appeared in 14 episodes during the show's first season.
Parker was also the registration and publicity officer of The Friends of 'Iolani Palace,[3][8] the former royal residence of Hawaii. She traveled with Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa to the US and Europe in 1970, seeking original palace furnishings,[3] and worked for the Kawānanakoa royal family for many years.[9] She lives in Waikiki, Honolulu.[4][2]
