Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 17, 1932
Died
Apr 16, 2025
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
16 titles
Joanne Gilbert
Biography
Joanne Beverly Gilbert (July 17, 1932 — April 16, 2025) was an American actress. Gilbert and her family came to Hollywood in 1939. Her father Ray worked for producer Earl Carroll before he joined the Disney songwriting staff, penning lyrics for the Oscar-winning “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”, as well as “Casey at the Bat” and the Andy Williams classic “And Roses and Roses". After pursuing a career as a fashion model in New York City, Gilbert attracted attention as a singer at a famed Hollywood hotstop — her father helped her with her act — leading to her deal at Paramount. After signing a seven-year contract in 1952, Gilbert was “introduced” to filmgoers in the splashy George Marshall-directed Western musical Red Garters (1954), starring Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Jack Carson and Gene Barry. Gilbert was married to TV writer and future Barney Miller creator Danny Arnold from June 1955 to August 1956, and to producer and TV executive Edward L. Rissien from 1958 to 1964.
Known For
Filmography
The Outer Limits
Barbara Scott
Ben Casey
Lock-Up
Bronco
The High Cost of Loving
Syd Heyward
Ride Out for Revenge
Pretty Willow
Perry Mason
Faith Foster
The Great Man
Ginny
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Julie Cannon
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Self
Good Morning, Miss Dove
School Girl
The George Gobel Show
Self
Red Garters
Sheila Winthrop
Houdini
Girl
The Ford Television Theatre
Mary-Jo Dixon
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self