What is Minnie Pearl?
{{infobox Celebrity |name = Minnie Pearl |image = Minnie Pearl 1965.JPG |caption = Pearl in 1965 |birth_name = Sarah Ophelia Colley |birth_date = {{birth date|1912|10|25}} |birth_place = [[Centerville]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1996|3|4|1912|10|25}} |death_place = [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States]] |resting_place = [[Mount Hope Cemetery]], [[Franklin, Tennessee]], [[United States]] |alma mater = [[Ward-Belmont College]] |occupation = Country comedian |yearsactive = 1939–1991 |television = ''[[Hee-Haw]]'' |spouse = [[Henry R. Cannon]] (m. 1947) }} '''Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon''' (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl, was an American comedian who appeared at the [[Grand Ole Opry]] for more than 50 years (1940–1991) and on the television show [[Hee Haw]] from 1969 to 1991. == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline}} * {{Find a Grave|4498}} * {{IMDb name|nm0669080}} {{wikiquote-en}} {{US-actor-stub}} [[Category:1912 births]] [[Category:1996 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]]