Joanne Gilbert (born July 17, 1932) is an American television and film actress.

Biography

Gilbert was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California. She is the daughter of American

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

Ray Gilbert Ray Gilbert (September 5, 1912 – March 3, 1976) was an American lyricist. He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. Career Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar-winning song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film ''Song of the South'', w ...

who is best known for writing the lyrics of the song ''

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert for the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie '' Song of the South'', sung by James Baskett. For "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", the film won the Academy Award for Best ...

''. 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. Her movies include '' Red Garters'' starring

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...

and

Jack Carson John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including ''The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) with James Cagney and ...

, and '' The Great Man''. Her last film performance was in 1958. She worked much of the next decade in TV dramas. She has been married to Edward Louis Rissien and actor/producer

Danny Arnold Danny Arnold (born Arnold Rothmann; January 23, 1925 – August 19, 1995) was an American producer, writer, comedian, actor and director known for producing ''Barney Miller'', ''That Girl'', and ''Bewitched''. Early life Born in New York City, ...

, and is the step-daughter of actress

Janis Paige Janis Paige (born Donna Mae Tjaden; September 16, 1922) is an American retired actress and singer. Born in Tacoma, Washington, she began singing in local amateur shows at the age of five. After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, where she b ...

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1953) - girl (uncredited) * '' Red Garters'' (1954) - Sheila Winthrop * ''

The Ford Television Theatre ''Ford Theatre'', spelled ''Ford Theater'' for the original radio version and known, in full, as ''The Ford Television Theatre'' for the TV version, is a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950 ...

'' (1954) - Mary-Jo Dixon (episode: ''The Mason-Dixon Line'') * ''

Good Morning, Miss Dove ''Good Morning, Miss Dove'' is a 1955 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope film that tells the sentimental story of a beloved schoolteacher who reflects back on her life and former students when she is hospitalized. It stars Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, ...

'' (1955) - school girl (uncredited) * '' The Great Man'' (1956) - Ginny * ''

Ride Out for Revenge ''Ride Out for Revenge'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Bernard Girard and starring Rory Calhoun, Gloria Grahame, Lloyd Bridges and Joanne Gilbert. Plot Chief Yellow Wolf and son Little Wolf walk to town (the plight of Yellow W ...

'' (1957) - Pretty Willow * ''

The High Cost of Loving ''The High Cost of Loving'' is a 1958 comedy film directed by and starring Jose Ferrer. It marked the film debut of Gena Rowlands. Plot Around the same time that Jim Fry learns that his place of work is merging with another company, his wife of ...

'' (1958) - Syd Heyward * ''

Perry Mason (TV series) Perry Mason is a fictional criminal defense attorney, in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason may also refer to: Adaptations of Erle Stanley Gardner works * ''Perry Mason'' (theatrical film series), a serie ...

'' (1959) - Faith Foster (episode: ''The Case of the Lost Last Act'') * ''

Zane Grey Theater ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre'' is an American Western anthology television series that was broadcast on CBS from October 5, 1956, until September 20, 1962. Format Many episodes were based on novels by Zane Grey, to all of which Four Star F ...

'' (1958) - Jennie Cannon (episode: ''Utopia, Wyoming'') * '' The Outer Limits (TV Series)'' (1963) - Barbara Scott (episode: ''

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'') * ''

Ben Casey ''Ben Casey'' is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols " ♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaff ...

'' (1966) - Miss Clauson (episode: ''Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain'')

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Joanne 1932 births Living people American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women