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Joan O'Brien began her show-biz career while she was in high school, on a local TV music show in California with Tennessee Ernie Ford. Soon she was a successful singer, and made the jump to acting. In about half the films she ever made it appeared that Joan played a nurse. Perhaps her most memorable appearance was in Blake Edwards' Operation Petticoat... See full bio »

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Joan Marie O'Brien
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
– Instant Father (1965)
 
1960-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Betty Roberts / Jill Fenwick
– The Case of the Lover's Gamble (1965) … Jill Fenwick
– The Case of the Singing Skirt (1960) … Betty Roberts
 
1964 Get Yourself a College Girl
Marge Endicott
 
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Chris Brinel
– The Green Opal Affair (1964) … Chris Brinel
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Joan
– The Dark Challenge (1964) … Joan
 
1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Ruth
– Lament for a Dead Goldbrick (1964) … Ruth
 
1963 It Happened at the World's Fair
Diane Warren
 
1963 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Jane Leighton
– The Foul Weather Girl (1963) … Jane Leighton
 
1962 We Joined the Navy
Lt. Carol Blair
 
1962 It's Only Money
Wanda Paxton
 
1962 Six Black Horses
Kelly
 
1962 Samar
Cecile Salazar
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Melinda Stimson
– The Pitchwagon (1962) … Melinda Stimson
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Julie
– The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke (1962) … Julie
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Nita Parker
– Annie Beeler's Place (1962) … Nita Parker
 
1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
Marilee
– The Impatient Brides (1962) … Marilee
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Laurie
– A Bit of Glory (1962) … Laurie
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Meryle
– Tippy-Top (1961) … Meryle
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Linda Faris
– Jonathan Wembley Is Missing (1961) … Linda Faris
 
1961 The Comancheros
Melinda Marshall
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Mona Fenton
– No Exit (1961) … Mona Fenton
 
1960-1961 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Janice McCleery
– Kelly's Graduation (1961) … Janice McCleery
– Dear Bentley (1960) … Janice McCleery
– Kelly, the Matchmaker (1960) … Janice McCleery
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Marilyn Manning
– The Idol (1961) … Marilyn Manning
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Lila Simmons
– Wild Mangoes (1961) … Lila Simmons
 
1961 Bringing Up Buddy (TV series)
Ruth Grayson
– The Singer (1961) … Ruth Grayson
 
1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Selma Dawson
– Incident at Dawson Flats (1961) … Selma Dawson
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Candy O'Hara / Victoria
– The Candy O'Hara Story (1960) … Candy O'Hara
– The Luke Grant Story (1960) … Victoria
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Libby
– The Courting of Libby (1960) … Libby
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Dolores Clark / Dora Miller / Eileen McDermott
– High Card Loses (1960) … Eileen McDermott
– Shakedown at St. Joe (1959) … Dora Miller
– One Bullet from Broken Bow (1959) … Dolores Clark
 
1960 The Alamo
Mrs. Sue Dickinson
 
1960 The Islanders (TV series)
Ann Brenner
– The Terrified Blonde (1960) … Ann Brenner
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Claudia Scott
– Flying High (1960) … Claudia Scott
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Emily Price
– Meet Sergeant Tasker (1960) … Emily Price
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Susan Hudson
– Enough Rope (1960) … Susan Hudson
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Judith Castle
– La Rubia (1960) … Judith Castle
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Fay Campbell
– Kangaroo Court (1960) … Fay Campbell
 
1959 Operation Petticoat
Lt. Dolores Crandall RN
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Sonja Torgin
– The Fight Back (1959) … Sonja Torgin
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Julia Conrad
– We Are All Suspect (1959) … Julia Conrad
 
1959 Man Without a Gun (TV series)
Ellen Duncan
– Face of the Moon (1959) … Ellen Duncan
 
1959 The Liberace Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 8 January 1959 (1959)
 
1958 Handle with Care
Mary Judson
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Marla Ross
– The Take Over (1958) … Marla Ross
 
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1963 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
– The Foul Weather Girl (1963) (performer: "Just In Time" - uncredited)
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
– The Idol (1961) (performer: "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me" - uncredited)
 
1955 The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (TV movie) (performer: "Tweedlee Dee")
 
1953 The Bob Crosby Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 30 November 1953 (1953) (performer: "I Want a Full-Time Job" / as Joanie O'Brien / performer: "Crying in the Chapel", "You, You, You")
 
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1957 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Star Time (1957) … Herself (as Joanie O'Brien)
 
1955 The Easter Seal Teleparade of Stars (TV movie)
Herself - Singer (as Joanie O'Brien)
 
1953 The Bob Crosby Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 November 1953 (1953) … Herself (as Joanie O'Brien)
 
1949 Hometown Jamboree (TV series)
Herself (1949-1960) (as Joanie O'Brien)
 
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Has two children, Russell (by guitarist Billy Strange) and Melissa Anne (by NBC executive Jack Meyers). See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius