Johanna Goldsmith

infobox actress


caption="Harold, call me", says Johanna Goldsmith in Republican National Committee's controversial attack ad against Harold Ford, Jr.
birthplace=Austin, Texas
occupation=Television actress

Johanna Goldsmith is an actress from Austin, Texas most widely known for her involvement in the Tennessee Senate election of 2006 when she appeared in the controversial "Call Me" political advertisement created by the Republican National Committee for Republican candidate and current Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee against his opponent Democrat Harold Ford. Goldsmith portrayed a young woman who claimed she "met Harold at the "Playboy" Party" and reminded him at the end of the advertisement with a wink, "Harold, call me."

As the commercial gained notoriety, it, and most particularly, GoldsmithFact|date=July 2007 became the top subjects on "Larry King Live", "The View", "The O'Reilly Factor", "Inside Edition", "Real Time with Bill Maher", etc. The print world even featured Goldsmith in "Time" magazine and the front page of "The New York Times".

In a post on the "Houston Chronicle" blog "Texas Politics" by "Chronicle" reporter Lisa Sandberg, Goldsmith admitted she was ignorant of who Harold Ford was at the time she shot the ad. Goldsmith said she did not view the ad as racist and that she herself was apolitical. She also expressed concerns that she would be typecast as a blonde bimbo due to all the attention over the commercial. [cite web
url=http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2006/11/harold_call_me.html
title="Harold, call me!" actress wants serious roles
publisher=Houston Chronicle
date=November 14, 2006
accessyear=2008
accessmonthday=March 23]

During an interview with ABC-affiliate KVUE, Goldsmith added that thanks to her performance in the advertisement, she has received "two marriage proposals and several new job offers." [cite web
url=http://www.kvue.com/news/hu/stories/111006kvueactress-cb.24ed996a.html
title=Austin actress well-known after controversial commercial
publisher=KVUE Television
date=November 10, 2006
accessyear=2008
accessmonthday=March 23]

Her next role will be that of an Italian mobster's trophy wife in "Small Timers". She can also currently be seen in a Rooms To Go commercial with Myrka Dellanos, in addition to ads for Squid Soap, Ultra Vision, and Key's Backyard Spas.

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*imdb|2859894
*youtube|kkiz1_d1GsA|"Call Me" Ad
* [http://www.mcalistertalent.com/headbook/Goldsmith,_Johanna.htm Johanna Goldsmith's page at the Linda McAlister Talent website]