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Joanne Gilbert

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
16

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 17, 1932 (93 years old)

Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Joanne Gilbert

Biography

Joanne Beverly Gilbert (July 17, 1932 — April 16, 2025) was an American actress.

Gilbert and her family came to Hollywood in 1939. Her father Ray worked for producer Earl Carroll before he joined the Disney songwriting staff, penning lyrics for the Oscar-winning “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”, as well as “Casey at the Bat” and the Andy Williams classic “And Roses and Roses".

After pursuing a career as a fashion model in New York City, Gilbert attracted attention as a singer at a famed Hollywood hotstop — her father helped her with her act — leading to her deal at Paramount. After signing a seven-year contract in 1952, Gilbert was “introduced” to filmgoers in the splashy George Marshall-directed Western musical Red Garters (1954), starring Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Jack Carson and Gene Barry.

Gilbert was married to TV writer and future Barney Miller creator Danny Arnold from June 1955 to August 1956, and to producer and TV executive Edward L. Rissien from 1958 to 1964.

Known For

Acting

1963The Outer Limitsas Barbara Scott
1961Ben Caseyas
1959Lock-Upas
1958Broncoas
1958The High Cost of Lovingas Syd Heyward
1957Ride Out for Revengeas Pretty Willow
1957Perry Masonas Faith Foster
1956The Great Manas Ginny
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Julie Cannon
1956The Rosemary Clooney Showas Self
1955Good Morning, Miss Doveas School Girl
1954The George Gobel Showas Self
1954Red Gartersas Sheila Winthrop
1953Houdinias Girl
1952The Ford Television Theatreas Mary-Jo Dixon
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras Self

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