Marilyn Joi (born May 22, 1945) is an American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

who appeared in a number of

exploitation film An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", though some set trends, attract critical attention, become hi ...

s during the 1970s.

Career

Joi starred in several films by

Al Adamson Albert Victor Adamson Jr. (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was an American filmmaker and actor known as a prolific director of B-grade horror and exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The son of silent film stars Victor Adamson and ...

including '' The Naughty Stewardesses'' (1974), ''

Blazing Stewardesses ''Blazing Stewardesses'' is a 1975 American sex comedy film directed by Al Adamson. Its title derives from the 1975 film ''The Naughty Stewardesses'' and the 1974 film '' Blazing Saddles''. Producer Sam Sherman intended the film to be a fond thr ...

'' (1975) and ''

Black Samurai ''Black Samurai'' is a 1977 American blaxploitation martial arts spy action adventure film directed by Al Adamson and starring Jim Kelly. Produced by BJLJ International, with Executive Producer Laurence Joachim and screenplay credited to B. Rea ...

'' (1977), and played the henchwoman Velvet in ''

Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks ''Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks'' is a 1976 sexploitation women in prison film, the first sequel to ''Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS''. Plot Three crates arrive at the harem. Inside each is a gagged, buxom, chastity belt-wearing Western woman: ...

'' (1976), and Cleopatra Schwartz in ''

The Kentucky Fried Movie ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' is a 1977 American independent sketch comedy film, produced by Kim Jorgensen, Larry Kostroff, and Robert K. Weiss, and directed by John Landis. Among the numerous star cameos are George Lazenby, Bill Bixby, Henry G ...

'' (1977). Among her other film credits were roles in ''

Hit Man Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may ...

'' (1972), ''Mean Mother'' (1974), ''

The Candy Tangerine Man ''The Candy Tangerine Man'' is a 1975 American action-adventure blaxploitation film starring John Daniels, Eli Haines and Tom Hankason. Distributed by Moonstone Entertainment, it follows the story of the powerful "Black Baron" (Daniels), both a ...

'' (1975), '' Mansion of the Doomed'' (1976), ''

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington ''The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington'' is a 1977 American comedy film directed by William A. Levey. It was the sequel to '' The Happy Hooker'', which was released in 1975. Joey Heatherton replaced Lynn Redgrave as the lead character of Xaviera ...

'' (1977), ''

Nurse Sherri ''Nurse Sherri'' is a 1977 American supernatural horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring Jill Jacobson, Geoffrey Land, and Marilyn Joi. Produced and distributed by Independent-International Pictures, the film's plot follows a nurse who be ...

'' (1978) and ''

Galaxina ''Galaxina'' is a low-budget 1980 American science fantasy-comedy film written and directed by William Sachs. The film stars 1980 ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband shortly after the film's rele ...

'' (1980). She was often credited as Tracy King, Tracy Ann King and T.A. King.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * 1945 births Living people African-American actresses American film actresses Actresses from New Orleans 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women {{US-film-actor-1940s-stub