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Joanna Barnes
Actor
Died April 29, 2022 (87 years)
Barnes' initial appearance on television was in the episode "The Man Who Beat Lupo" on Ford Theatre. She made guest appearances on many television series, including the ABC/Warner Bros. programs 77 Sunset Strip and Maverick, CBS's Have Gun - Will Travel, What's My Line, and the crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective. In 1960-61, she guest-starred on The Untouchables episode "90 Proof Dame" as the wife of a French exporter of brandy.
Barnes appeared as Kate Henniger, with Bing Russell and Arthur Space in the 1958 episode "Ghost Town" of the ABC/WB Western series Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. In 1959, she portrayed Lola in the NBC detective series 21 Beacon Street.
In the 1960s, Barnes worked for producer Martin Ransohoff and appeared in episodes of his The Beverly Hillbillies ("Elly Goes to School" and "The Clampett Look") and was billed as special guest-star. Barnes played Peter Falk's former wife on the 1965–1966 CBS series The Trials of O'Brien and was host of the ABC daytime talk show Dateline: Hollywood in 1967.
She was also a frequent panelist in the early years of the syndicated version of What's My Line?. On December 19, 1972, Barnes appeared on The Merv Griffin Show with Joan Fontaine, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Dan Martino (founder of the Dan Martino School for Men).
Barnes moved to Los Angeles soon after finishing her education, and took up a contract with Columbia Pictures. She went on to have roles in more than 20 films. Among her most remembered roles is the snooty Gloria Upson in the film Auntie Mame, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year. Barnes became the 13th actress to play Jane when she appeared in Tarzan, the Ape Man, with Denny Miller as Tarzan.
In Disney's original 1961 version of The Parent Trap starring Hayley Mills, Barnes played gold-digger Vicki Robinson, who temporarily comes between Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith. In the 1998 remake starring Lindsay Lohan, she played Vicki Blake, the mother of the child-hating gold-digger and fiancee Meredith Blake (Elaine Hendrix). As well, she appeared in The War Wagon, a western movie starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas.
Barnes was also a writer and columnist. In 1973, she told newspaper columnist Dick Kleiner that she liked writing because "it is something you do yourself. With acting, if you win an Oscar or an Emmy, you have to thank everybody. If you write a book, it is completely your own."
She wrote a book, titled Starting from Scratch, about home decorating and several novels, including The Deceivers, Who Is Carla Hart?, Pastora, and Silverwood. She wrote a weekly book review for the Los Angeles Times, and her column "Touching Home" was carried by The Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate.
Barnes appeared as Kate Henniger, with Bing Russell and Arthur Space in the 1958 episode "Ghost Town" of the ABC/WB Western series Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. In 1959, she portrayed Lola in the NBC detective series 21 Beacon Street.
In the 1960s, Barnes worked for producer Martin Ransohoff and appeared in episodes of his The Beverly Hillbillies ("Elly Goes to School" and "The Clampett Look") and was billed as special guest-star. Barnes played Peter Falk's former wife on the 1965–1966 CBS series The Trials of O'Brien and was host of the ABC daytime talk show Dateline: Hollywood in 1967.
She was also a frequent panelist in the early years of the syndicated version of What's My Line?. On December 19, 1972, Barnes appeared on The Merv Griffin Show with Joan Fontaine, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Dan Martino (founder of the Dan Martino School for Men).
Barnes moved to Los Angeles soon after finishing her education, and took up a contract with Columbia Pictures. She went on to have roles in more than 20 films. Among her most remembered roles is the snooty Gloria Upson in the film Auntie Mame, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year. Barnes became the 13th actress to play Jane when she appeared in Tarzan, the Ape Man, with Denny Miller as Tarzan.
In Disney's original 1961 version of The Parent Trap starring Hayley Mills, Barnes played gold-digger Vicki Robinson, who temporarily comes between Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith. In the 1998 remake starring Lindsay Lohan, she played Vicki Blake, the mother of the child-hating gold-digger and fiancee Meredith Blake (Elaine Hendrix). As well, she appeared in The War Wagon, a western movie starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas.
Barnes was also a writer and columnist. In 1973, she told newspaper columnist Dick Kleiner that she liked writing because "it is something you do yourself. With acting, if you win an Oscar or an Emmy, you have to thank everybody. If you write a book, it is completely your own."
She wrote a book, titled Starting from Scratch, about home decorating and several novels, including The Deceivers, Who Is Carla Hart?, Pastora, and Silverwood. She wrote a weekly book review for the Los Angeles Times, and her column "Touching Home" was carried by The Chicago Tribune and the New York News Syndicate.
Filmography
| 2000 | Then Came You (TV Series) · as Lilian |
| 1998 | The Parent Trap · as Vicki Blake |
| 1987 | Dolly (TV Series) · as Mrs. Fullbright |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Lydia Barnett |
| 1983 | Secrets of a Mother and Daughter · as Carina |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Claudette Crockett |
| 1982 | Cheers (TV Series) · as Valerie Crandell |
| 1980 | Farewell to the Planet of the Apes · as Carsia |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Reba Sennett |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Betty White Show (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Liz Perry |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Margo Bentley |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Julia Lathrop |
| 1975 | I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? · as Clarice Oliver |
| 1975 | Matt Helm (TV Series) · as Hannah Bigelow |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Miss Caroline Fitzjames |
| 1974 | Planet of the Apes (TV Series) |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ballinger |
| 1972 | Cool Million (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Karinakis |
| 1971 | B.S. I Love You · as Jane Ink |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Hannah |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Agnes (segment "love And The Legend") |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Laura Daniels |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Ardith Williams |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Bonnie Soames |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Don't Make Waves · as Diane Prescott |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) · as Julie Livingston |
| 1967 | The War Wagon · as Lola |
| 1966 | Too Many Thieves · as Katie |
| 1965 | Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) · as Katie O'brien |
| 1964 | Goodbye Charlie · as Janie Highland |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Connie |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Monica |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Melinda Parsons |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Dr. Sarah Crowley |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Cynthia Fenwick |
| 1962 | Empire (TV Series) · as Neva Bradford |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Purple Hills · as Amy Carter |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Aggie Mccrae |
| 1961 | The New Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) · as Amanda Caulfield |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. Suzanne Shary |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Carol Tredman |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as Doris #1 |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap · as Vicky Robinson |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Claudia Marius |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Cooper's Wife |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Ruby Sanders |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Amy |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne (TV Series) · as Nora |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Diane Winthrope |
| 1959 | Tarzan, the Ape Man · as Jane |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Marcie Mckuen |
| 1958 | Auntie Mame · as Gloria Upson |
| 1958 | Home Before Dark · as Cathy Bergner |
| 1958 | Onionhead · as Snobbish Girl At Party |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Lisa Cabot |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Joan Richards |
| 1958 | Violent Road · as Lawrence's Wife |
| 1958 | Too Much, Too Soon · as Party Girl |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Kate Henniger |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Eve Freemont |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Mary Shane |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Tammy Worth |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Barbara Thorne |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Penelope Lacey |
| 1957 | No Time to Be Young · as Jeannie |
| 1957 | The Garment Jungle · as Model (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Joyce Long |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Ellen Blackwell |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Alice Claney |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Karen Summers |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Princess Camilla |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Ileana |