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Joi Lansing

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Actress

The Resume

    (April 6, 1928-August 7, 1972)
    Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
    Birth name was Joy Brown
    Actress, model and nightclub singer
    Appeared in the films 'Easter Parade' (1948), 'Blondie's Secret' (1948), 'Neptune's Daughter' (1949), 'In the Good Old Summertime' (1949), 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952), 'The Merry Widow' (1952), 'Son of Sinbad' (1955), 'The Brave One' (1957), 'Touch of Evil' (1958), 'Queen of Outer Space' (1958), 'A Hole in the Head' (1959), 'Marriage on the Rocks' (1965), 'Hillbillies in a Haunted House' (1967) and 'Bigfoot' (1970)
    Recurring roles as Shirley Swanson in 'The Bob Cummings Show' and Gladys Flatt in The Beverly Hillbillies
    Measurements: 36-23-33

Why she might be annoying:

    She claimed birth years as late as 1936.
    A 'Life' magazine article dubbed her 'Hollywood's newest dumb blonde.'
    Most of her film work was either in B-movies or in decorative bit parts that did not require much acting talent.
    She lost two potential break-out roles, in 'All About Eve' and 'The Asphalt Jungle,' to Marilyn Monroe.
    She may have had breast enlargement in the mid-60s.
    She was married four times, with her first two marriages lasting less than a year.

Why she might not be annoying:

    When Orson Welles spotted her in a group of 100 actresses auditioning for a small part in 'Touch of Evil,' he immediately announced 'Tell all the other girls to go.'
    She appeared in over 300 episodes of television series and was nicknamed 'the Marilyn Monroe of TV.'
    During an actors' strike, she took up singing and became a successful nightclub act.
    She starred in a number of short musical films for Scopitone (essentially, pre-MTV music videos).
    She was a popular pin-up during the Vietnam War and was named 'Miss Armed Forces Day.' (1967)
    Her pick for the sexiest actor she ever worked with? Ozzie Nelson.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 109 Votes: 41.28% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 68 Votes: 66.18% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 246 Votes: 80.49% Annoying