Joanne Gilbert
Born: 1932-07-17 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2025-04-16
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1963
- The Outer Limits as Barbara Scott
1961
1959
1958
- Bronco
- The High Cost of Loving as Syd Heyward
1957
- Perry Mason as Faith Foster
- Ride Out for Revenge as Pretty Willow
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Julie Cannon
- The Great Man as Ginny
- The Rosemary Clooney Show as Self
1955
- Good Morning, Miss Dove as School Girl
1954
- Red Garters as Sheila Winthrop
- The George Gobel Show as Self
1953
- Houdini as Girl
1952
- The Ford Television Theatre as Mary-Jo Dixon
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self