Joanna Barnes

Joanna Barnes

Infobox actress
birthdate=bda|1934|11|15
birthplace=Boston, Massachusetts
occupation=Film, television actress

Joanna Barnes (b. November 15 1934, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actress and writer.

Barnes moved to Los Angeles, California soon after finishing her education, and took up a contract with Columbia Pictures. She has since had roles in more than 20 films and made guest appearances on many television shows, including "77 Sunset Strip", "Maverick", and "Have Gun - Will Travel". Her performance in the 1958 film "Auntie Mame" as the snooty 'Gloria Upson' earned her a Golden Globe nomination for "New Star of the Year."

Barnes became the 13th actress to play Jane when she appeared in "Tarzan, the Ape Man" (1959), opposite Denny Miller as Tarzan.

Barnes worked for producer Martin Ransohoff in the 1960s, appearing in episodes of his "The Beverly Hillbillies" ("Elly Goes to School" and "The Clampett Look") and was billed as special guest-star. In 1967, she appeared in Ransohoff's comedy "Don't Make Waves", starring Tony Curtis and the ill-fated Sharon Tate.

Barnes played Peter Falk's ex-wife on the 1965–66 CBS series "The Trials of O'Brien" and was host of the ABC daytime talk show "" in 1967. During this period she appeared in "The War Wagon", a lavish western movie starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, which she touted tirelessly on her show. She was also a frequent panelist in the early years of the syndicated version of "What's My Line?"

On December 19, 1972 Barnes appeared on the Merv Griffin Show with Joan Fontaine, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Dan Martino founder of the Dan Martino School for Men.

She is also a distinguished writer and columnist. Her column, "Touching Home", was carried by "The Chicago Tribune" and the New York News Syndicate. She has also published several novels, including "The Deceivers" (1970), "Pastora" (1980), and "Silverwood" (1985).

On June 24 1962, she married actor Lawrence Dobkin; they had no children, but she inherited four (4) stepchildren from Dobkin's first marriage.

In the original "The Parent Trap" (1961), she played the gold-digger, Vicki Robinson, who temporarily comes between Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith. In the latest remake (The Parent Trap (1998 film)) Barnes played Vicky Blake, the mother of the gold-digging girlfriend character.

External links

*imdb name|id=0055645|name=Joanna Barnes
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* [http://www.speakingofstories.org/Performer%20bios/joanna_barnes.htm Speaking of Stories: Joanna Barnes bio]
* [http://www.thegoldenglobes.com/welcome.html?nominee/barnes_joanna.html Golden Globes: "Auntie Mame"]


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