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Joanna Lee (I) (1931–2003)

Writer | Producer | Actress

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Her younger son, Christopher Ciampa, the only child of her second marriage, was cast in several of her movies, including Children of Divorce in 1980. Some of those scenes were taken from her home life with Christopher, who was a pre-teenager at the time. See more trivia »

Born:

in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 72) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1984-1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
– The Fourth Man (1990) (writer)
– 15 and Getting Straight (1989) (writer)
– Juvi (1987) (writer)
– Hear Me Cry (1984) (writer)
 
1987-1989 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
– My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989) (writer)
– The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story (1987) (writer)
 
1987 Dynasty (TV series)
– The Shower (1987) (teleplay / as Joanna Emerson)
– The Portrait (1987) (teleplay / as Joanna Emerson)
 
1980 Children of Divorce (TV movie)
 
1980 The Love Tapes (TV movie) (as Joanna Emerson)
 
1979 Like Normal People (TV movie) (written by)
 
1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (TV movie)
 
1977 Tell Me My Name (TV movie)
 
1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (TV movie)
 
1977 Mulligan's Stew (TV series)
– Pilot (1977) (writer)
 
1976 I Want to Keep My Baby! (TV movie) (written by)
 
1975 Babe (TV movie) (written by)
 
1975 Cage Without a Key (TV movie) (written by)
 
1973-1974 The Waltons (TV series)
– The Departure (1974) (written by)
– The Cradle (1974) (written by)
– The Awakening (1974) (written by)
– The Thanksgiving Story (1973) (teleplay)
– The Odyssey (1973) (written by)
 
1969-1973 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
– Adios, Johnny Bravo (1973) (written by)
– Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy (1969) (written by)
 
1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
– House of Mirrors (1972) (writer)
 
1971-1972 Room 222 (TV series)
– The Witch of Whitman High (1972) (written by)
– I Gave My Love (1972) (written by)
– Where Is It Written? (1972) (written by)
– Welcome Back, Miss Brown (1971) (written by)
– Laura Fay, You're Okay! (1971) (written by)
 
1969-1971 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)
– The Blarney Stone (1971) (written by)
– The Magic Mrs. Rickles (1971) (written by)
– The Encounter Group (1971) (written by)
– Who Wants to Sail Down the Amazon, Anyway? (1970) (written by)
– Hello, Miss Bessinger, Goodbye (1970) (written by)
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1970-1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
– Oh, What a Tangled Web (1971) (written by)
– The Man Who Came to Pasta (1971) (written by)
– The Humanization of Herbert T. Peabody (1970) (written by)
– The Masculine-Feminine Mystique (1970) (written by)
– The Philosopher's Stone (1970) (written by)
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1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
– Survival House (1970) (written by)
 
1969-1970 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
– The Solid Gold Jeannie (1970) (written by)
– Jeannie's Beauty Cream (1969) (written by)
 
1969 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
– Romeo and J.J. (1969) (written by)
 
1969 Julia (TV series)
– How Sharper Than a Baby's Tooth (1969) (written by)
 
1968-1969 The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV series)
– Mission of Captain Mordecai (1969) (writer)
– The Terrible Tempered Kahleef (1968) (writer)
 
1967-1968 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
– The Feminine Mistake (1968) (written by)
– With This Gown I Thee Wed (1967) (written by)
 
1965-1966 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– All About Eva (1966) (written by)
– Gilligan vs. Gilligan (1966) (written by)
– Beauty Is as Beauty Does (1965) (written by)
– My Fair Gilligan (1965) (written by)
– The Matchmaker (1965) (written by)
 
1966 Gidget (TV series)
– Independence: Gidget Style (1966) (written by)
– Gidget's Career (1966) (written by)
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– The Woman Behind the Man (1965) (written by)
 
1965 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– Magic Locket (1965) (writer)
 
1962-1965 The Flintstones (TV series)
– Fred Meets Hercurock (1965) (writer)
– Sheriff for a Day (1965)
– Sleep On, Sweet Fred (1963) (story)
– Fred's Monkeyshines (1963) (story)
– Dino Disappears (1963) (story)
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1965 Bewitched (TV series)
– Your Witch Is Showing (1965) (written by / as Joanne Lee)
 
1964 Jonny Quest (TV series)
– Double Danger (1964) (writer)
– Calcutta Adventure (1964) (teleplay)
 
1964 The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (TV series)
– Mr. Magoo's The Three Musketeers: Part 2 (1964) (adaptation)
– Mr. Magoo's The Three Musketeers: Part 1 (1964) (adaptation)
 
1962-1963 My Three Sons (TV series)
– How Do You Know? (1963) (story)
– Chip's Last Fight (1962) (written by)
– Chip Leaves Home (1962) (written by)
 
1962 Top Cat (TV series)
– The Golden Fleecing (1962) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes, 1987-1990) (producer - 1 episode, 1984)
– The Fourth Man (1990) (executive producer)
– 15 and Getting Straight (1989) (executive producer)
– Juvi (1987) (executive producer)
– Hear Me Cry (1984) (producer)
 
1987-1989 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989) (producer)
– The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story (1987) (producer)
 
1980 Children of Divorce (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 The Love Tapes (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979 Mirror, Mirror (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Like Normal People (TV movie) (producer)
 
1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (TV movie) (producer)
 
1977 Mulligan's Stew (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1977) (producer)
 
1976 I Want to Keep My Baby! (TV movie) (producer)
 
1975 Babe (TV movie) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActress (11 titles)
1961 Miami Undercover (TV series)
Christine
– Wrong Pigeon (1961) … Christine
 
1960 Happy (TV series)
Gwen Kimball
– Chris' Night Out (1960) … Gwen Kimball
 
1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space
Tanna
 
1959 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Laura
– Pioneer Circus (1959) … Laura
 
1959 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Connie
– Donna Plays Cupid (1959) … Connie
 
1958 The Brain Eaters
Alice Summers
 
1958 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Classified ad lady at Courier Sun
– Beaver and Poncho (1958) … Classified ad lady at Courier Sun
 
1958 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
– Loco Vs Wall Street (1958)
 
1957 The Joker Is Wild
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Salesgirl
– The Marriage Broker (1957) … Salesgirl
 
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Clara
– Twice in Peril (1956) … Clara
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1984-1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
– The Fourth Man (1990)
– 15 and Getting Straight (1989)
– Juvi (1987)
– Hear Me Cry (1984)
 
1987-1989 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
– My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989)
– The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story (1987)
 
1980 Children of Divorce (TV movie)
 
1979 Mirror, Mirror (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1979 Mirror, Mirror (TV movie) (composer: song "Shadows in the Sand")
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Contestant
– Episode dated 9 September 1962 (1962) … Herself - Contestant
 
1959 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 June 1959 (1959) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 

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Alternate Names:

Joanna Emerson | Joanne Lee
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Trivia:

Her younger son, Christopher Ciampa, the only child of her second marriage, was cast in several of her movies, including Children of Divorce in 1980. Some of those scenes were taken from her home life with Christopher, who was a pre-teenager at the time. See more »

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