Joi LansingJoi Lansing was the screen name of Joyce Wassmansdoff, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 6, 1928. A buxom blonde model and actress, Lansing was often cast in roles similar to those played by contemporaries Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. Her earliest work was as a model, and she began her film career in 1948. In 1952, she played a uncredited role in the MGM blockbuster "Singing in the Rain." On television she appeared on "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok," "I Love Lucy," and "The Beverly Hillbillies" in a recurring role. Later movie roles included a part in 1967's "Hillbillies in a Haunted House." She starred in short musical films for the Scopitone video-jukebox system, which anticipated MTV by decades. Some of these films, particularly "The Web of Love," have gone on to become camp classics. She died of breast cancer. This page about Joi Lansing includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Joi Lansing News stories about Joi Lansing External links for Joi Lansing Videos for Joi Lansing Wikis about Joi Lansing Discussion Groups about Joi Lansing Blogs about Joi Lansing Images of Joi Lansing |
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She died of breast cancer. In 1991, People magazine chose her as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Some of these films, particularly "The Web of Love," have gone on to become camp classics. MacGraw has appeared in such other films as Convoy, Players, Just Tell Me What You Want and the television miniseries China Rose and The Winds of War. She starred in short musical films for the Scopitone video-jukebox system, which anticipated MTV by decades. They married in 1973 but divorced in 1978. Later movie roles included a part in 1967's "Hillbillies in a Haunted House.". In that same year, she starred opposite Steve McQueen in The Getaway. In 1952, she played a uncredited role in the MGM blockbuster "Singing in the Rain." On television she appeared on "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok," "I Love Lucy," and "The Beverly Hillbillies" in a recurring role. They divorced in 1972. Her earliest work was as a model, and she began her film career in 1948. In 1969 she married director Robert Evans. A buxom blonde model and actress, Lansing was often cast in roles similar to those played by contemporaries Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. In 1969 she found a measure of stardom in Goodbye, Columbus, but real stardom happened in 1970 with Love Story, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Joi Lansing was the screen name of Joyce Wassmansdoff, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 6, 1928. Born Alice MacGraw in Pound Ridge, New York, she began in 1960 as a photographic assistant at Harper's Bazaar magazine, then went in front of the camera as a famous fashion model. Ali MacGraw (born April 1, 1938) is an American actress. Ali MacGraw (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532298/) at the Internet Movie Database. |