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Brenda Joyce

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Actress

The Resume

    (February 25, 1917-July 4, 2009)
    Born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri
    Birth name was Betty Graftina Leabo
    Portrayed Jane in five Tarzan films (1945-49)
    Also appeared in the films 'The Rains Came' (1939), 'Public Deb No. 1' (1940), 'Private Nurse' (1941), 'Little Tokyo USA' (1942), 'The Enchanted Forest' (1945) and 'The Spider Woman Strikes Back' (1946)

Why she might be annoying:

    She reportedly had the longest hair in Hollywood at 39 inches.
    She said of co-star Johnny Weissmuller, 'How Johnny holds all that manhood tamed under his loincloths defies the laws of nature.'
    She retired from films after a difficult divorce (1949).
    She disliked the role of Jane, never mentioning it to co-workers at the Department of Immigration or the staff at the nursing home where she spent her final years.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was working as a photographer's model to pay college tuition when she was discovered by a 20th Century Fox talent scout.
    Fox, which had been promoting her as a pin-up, punished her for marrying Army officer Owen Ward by relegating her to B-pictures (1941).
    She was an excellent athlete and swimmer.
    She made a brief return to show biz, appearing in two episodes of 'Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.' (1971)

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying