- 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 Americanactress andwriter .Barnes moved to
Los Angeles, California soon after finishing her education, and took up a contract withColumbia 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 aGolden 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 asTarzan .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", starringTony Curtis and the ill-fatedSharon 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 starringJohn Wayne andKirk 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 withJoan Fontaine ,Zsa Zsa Gabor , andDan Martino founder of theDan 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 actorLawrence 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 betweenMaureen O'Hara andBrian Keith . In the latest remake (The Parent Trap (1998 film) ) Barnes played Vicky Blake, the mother of the gold-digging girlfriend character.External links
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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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