Joyce Meadows | |
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 Photo: David Kovar | |
| Born | Joyce Johanna Burger April 13, 1933 Arrowwood, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
| Years active | 1956–1995 |
| Spouse |
Merrill Harrington (m. 1984) |
| Website | joycemeadows |
Joyce Meadows, born Joyce Johanna Burger (born April 13, 1933)[1] is a Canadian-American film and television actress.[2]
Life and career
Meadows was born in Arrowwood, Alberta, moving with her family to Montana and then California.[1][3] She worked as a singer while in high school, and was a winner of the Miss Sacramento pageant,[1] after which she moved to Hollywood, California.[1] She studied acting there under Jeff Corey, earning her scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse.[1] Meadows moved to Los Angeles, California, where she began her screen career in the 1956 film Flesh and the Spur.[1]
Meadows guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Bachelor Father, 77 Sunset Strip, Harbor Command, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Restless Gun, Highway Patrol, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Millionaire, Kraft Suspense Theatre, The Man and the Challenge, and Maverick. She also starred in the short-lived television series Two Faces West.[1] Meadows also appeared in films such as The Brain from Planet Arous, Frontier Gun, The Girl in Lovers Lane, Walk Tall, and Zebra in the Kitchen.[1] She retired in 1995.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1956 | Flesh and the Spur | Rina | Directed: Edward L. Cahn |
| 1957 | The Brain from Planet Arous | Sally Fallon | Directed : Nathan Juran |
| 1958 | Frontier Gun | Peg Barton | Directed: Paul Landres |
| 1960 | Walk Tall | Sally Medford | Directed: Maury Dexter |
| 1960 | The Girl in Lovers Lane | Carrie Anders | Directed: Charles R. Rondeau |
| 1961 | Back Street | Model | Directed: David Miller |
| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Party Guest Shaking Derrier in White Dress (Uncredited) | Directed: Blake Edwards |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | Judith Marak | Directed: William Castle |
| 1965 | Zebra in the Kitchen | Isobel Moon | Directed Ivan Tors |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Tani | Directed: Irving Rapper |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Mrs. Fielding | Directed : Curtis Hanson |
| 1991 | True Identity | FBI Receptionist | Directed: Charles Lane |
| 1991 | The Sitter (TV movie) | Directed: Rick Berger | |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Woman at party | Directed : Tom McLoughlin |
| 1993 | Murder of Innocence (TV movie) | Carol Wade | Directed : Tom McLoughlin |
| 1994 | The Postgraduate | Barbara Porter | Short film Directed: Danny Salles |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1956-1957 | Dr. Christian | Mary/Ann |
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| 1957 | Highway Patrol (TV series) | Ella McKay | season 2 episode 22 (Suspected cop) | |
| 1957 | The Web (TV series) | Janet Wiley | season 1 episode 13 (Fatal alibi) | |
| 1957 | General Electric Theater | Miss Coulter | season 6 episode 9 (Imp on a cobweb leash) | |
| 1957-1962 | Tales of Wells Fargo |
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| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV series) | Carol Robbins | Season 1 episode 36 (The kidnapper) | |
| 1958 | Target (TV series) | ? | season 1 episode 17 (Murder is a bottomless well) | |
| 1958 | Goodyear Theatre | Miss Hansen | season 1 episode 18 (Disappearance) | |
| 1958 | The Millionaire (TV series) | Ann Lawrance | season 4 episode 25 (Millionaire Neal Bowers) | |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Annie White | season 1 episode 25 (Sheriff Billy) | |
| 1958 | Whirlybirds | Mrs. Hobbs | season 2 episode 2 (The Ashley case) | |
| 1958 | Harbor Command | Jane Kimberly | season 1 episode 14 (Yacht club) | |
| 1958 | Men of Annapolis | Betty | season 1 episode 23 (Mister Fireball) | |
| 1958-1960 | Bachelor Father |
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| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Janice Wright | (Season 4 Episode 18: "The Last Dark Step") | |
| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Frances Randall | (Season 4 Episode 30: "A Night with the Boys") | |
| 1959 | M Squad | Mrs. Jane Barkley | Season 3 episode 13 (One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing) | |
| 1959 | Men into Space | Lynn Croydon | season 1 episode 8 (Asteroid) | |
| 1959 | The Rough Riders (TV series) | Carolyn Miller | season 1 episode 39 (The last rebel) | |
| 1959 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Linda Graham | Season 3 episode 8 (Marineland mystery) | |
| 1959 | Tombstone Territory | Ellen |
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| 1959 | State Trooper (TV series) | Felina Meadows | season 2 episode 41 (The silver spiral) | |
| 1959 | The Lineup (TV series) | Paula Adams | Season 5 episode 18 (The Boylston Billing Case) | |
| 1959-1960 | The Man and the Challenge | Lynn Allen |
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| 1959-1960 | The Texan |
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| 1959-1963 | 77 Sunset Strip |
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| 1959-1965 | Perry Mason |
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| 1960 | Johnny Ringo | Julie | saison 1 episode 24 (Border town) | |
| 1960 | Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) | Beth Morrison | Season 3 episode 11 (One mother too many) | |
| 1960 | Lock-Up | Diane Powell | season 1 episode 20 (The case of Frank Crotty) | |
| 1960 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Lois Evans | season 1 episode 18 (Cypress Grade School) | |
| 1960 | Markham (TV series) | Mary Stewart/Mrs. Arnold Carson | season 2 episode 13 (Sing a Song of Murder) | |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Carol Shannon | season 1 episode 12 (The dark night) | |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Enid | (Season 6 Episode 20: "The Throwback") | |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Wilella Grant | season 1 episode 27 (Auntie's cake) | |
| 1961 | Michael Shayne | Ann Wills | season 1 episode 27 (The boat caper) | |
| 1960-1961 | The Aquanauts |
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| 1961 | Sea Hunt | Dorothy 'Dottie' Maybrook | season 4 episode 1 (Point of no return) | |
| 1960-1961 | Two Faces West | Stacy |
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| 1961 | Cheyenne | Madaline De Vier | season 6 episode 3 (Cross purpose) | |
| 1961 | Lawman |
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| 1962 | Maverick | Linda Storey | season 5 episode 8 (Epitaph for a Gamble) | |
| 1962-1963 | Sam Benedict |
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| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) | Aline |
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| 1963 | Breaking Point | Dr. Mady Miller (as Dara Howard) | Season 1 episode 1 (Solo for B-Flat clarinet) | |
| 1964 | Slattery's People | Gert | Season 1 episode 8 (Question: Is Laura the name of the game?) | |
| 1965 | Mona McCluskey (TV series) | Phyllis Blake | season 1 episode 13 (Stranger in the love nest) | |
| 1965 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Anna | (Season 3 Episode 23: "Completely Foolproof") | |
| 1987 | Punky Brewster | Ms.Maytag | season 3 episode 11 (The matchmaker) | |
| 1989 | Rescue 911 | Co-Star | directed: Ron Brody | |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Foreperson | season 5 episode 9 (Splatoon) | |
| 1991 | Santa Barbara | Psych Ward Nurse |
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| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Mrs. Pinkerman | season 1 episode 11 (Camp Town Races Aren't Nearly as Much Fun as They Used to Be) | |
| 1995 | Dream On | Mrs. Swanson | season 6 episode 13 (Am I blue) | |
| 2009 | A Golightly Gathering | herself | Short video 20 min. (Partygoer) | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Aaker, Everett (May 25, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 297–298. ISBN 9781476662503 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Ellingson, Steve (July 28, 1957). "Chaise Is Designed for Anyone's Curves". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 53. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Joyce Meadows Is A Little Theatre Graduate. April 4, 1959. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Google Books.
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- ↑ Clemens, Samuel (June 2023). "Joyce Meadows". Classic Images.
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