Joanne Beverly Gilbert (July 17, 1932 – April 16, 2025) was an American actress and singer who appeared in the Hollywood Golden Age of films and television.
Life and career
Gilbert was born on July 17, 1932 in
Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California.
She was the daughter of American
lyricist Ray Gilbert best-known for writing the lyrics of the song
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, and the stepdaughter of actress/singer
Janis Paige.
[Blum, Daniel C., Willis, John A. (1977). Screen World, Volume 28. Crown Publishers. p. 234. "Ray Gilbert, 63, composer and Academy-Award-winning songwriter, died March 3, 1976 after heart surgery in Los Angeles ... He is survived by his wife, actress Janis Paige, and a daughter, singer Joanne Gilbert."]
She pursued an unsuccessful career as a fashion model in New York City, and then moved back to California, performing as a nightclub singer before becoming a film actress.
Gilbert was married to screenwriter Danny Arnold and producer Edward Louis Rissien. Both unions were childless.
Gilbert died in Los Angeles on April 16, 2025, at the age of 92.
Selected filmography
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Houdini (1953) – girl (uncredited)
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Red Garters (1954) – Sheila Winthrop
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Ford Theatre (1954) – Mary-Jo Dixon (episode: The Mason-Dixon Line)
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Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) – school girl (uncredited)
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The Great Man (1956) – Ginny
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Ride Out for Revenge (1957) – Pretty Willow
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The High Cost of Loving (1958) – Syd Heyward
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Perry Mason (1959) – Faith Foster (episode: The Case of the Lost Last Act)
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Zane Grey Theater (1958) – Jennie Cannon (episode: Utopia, Wyoming)
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The Outer Limits (1963) – Barbara Scott (episode: O.B.I.T.)
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Ben Casey (1966) – Miss Clauson (episode: Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain)
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