Joyce Meadows
Joyce Meadows, born Joyce Johanna Burger (born April 13, 1933)[1] is a Canadian-American film and television actress.[2]
Joyce Meadows | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joyce Johanna Burger April 13, 1933 Arrowwood, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
| Years active | 1956–1995 |
| Spouse |
Merrill Harrington (m. 1984) |
| Website | joycemeadows |
Life and career
Meadows was born in Arrowwood, Alberta, moving with her family to Montana and then California.[1][3] She worked as a singer while in high school, and was a winner of the Miss Sacramento pageant,[1] after which she moved to Hollywood, California.[1] She studied acting there under Jeff Corey, earning her scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse.[1] Meadows moved to Los Angeles, California, where she began her screen career in the 1956 film Flesh and the Spur.[1]
Meadows guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Bachelor Father, 77 Sunset Strip, Harbor Command, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Restless Gun, Highway Patrol, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Millionaire, Kraft Suspense Theatre, The Man and the Challenge, and Maverick. She also starred in the short-lived television series Two Faces West.[1] Meadows also appeared in films such as The Brain from Planet Arous, Frontier Gun, The Girl in Lovers Lane, Walk Tall, and Zebra in the Kitchen.[1] She retired in 1995.[4]
References
- Aaker, Everett (May 25, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 297–298. ISBN 9781476662503 – via Google Books.
- Ellingson, Steve (July 28, 1957). "Chaise Is Designed for Anyone's Curves". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 53. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Joyce Meadows Is A Little Theatre Graduate. April 4, 1959. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Google Books.
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- Clemens, Samuel (June 2023). "Joyce Meadows". Classic Images.