Joanne Beverly Gilbert (July 17, 1932 – April 16, 2025) was an American actress who appeared in the

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of films and television.

Life and career

Gilbert was born on July 17, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California. She is the daughter of American

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Ray Gilbert who is best known for writing the lyrics of the song ''

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''. She pursued an unsuccessful career as a fashion model in New York City, and then moved back to California, performing as a nightclub singer before becoming a film actress. Her movies include '' Red Garters'' starring

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and

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, and ''

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''. Her last film performance was in '' The High Cost of Loving'' in 1958. She worked much of the next decade in TV dramas. Gilbert was married to screenwriter

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and producer Edward Louis Rissien, and is the step-daughter of actress Janis Paige. Gilbert died in Los Angeles on April 16, 2025, at the age of 92.

Selected filmography

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'' (1953) – girl (uncredited) * '' Red Garters'' (1954) – Sheila Winthrop * '' The Ford Television Theatre'' (1954) – Mary-Jo Dixon (episode: ''The Mason-Dixon Line'') * '' Good Morning, Miss Dove'' (1955) – school girl (uncredited) * ''

'' (1956) – Ginny * '' Ride Out for Revenge'' (1957) – Pretty Willow * '' The High Cost of Loving'' (1958) – Syd Heyward * '' Perry Mason'' (1959) – Faith Foster (episode: ''The Case of the Lost Last Act'') * ''

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'' (1958) – Jennie Cannon (episode: ''Utopia, Wyoming'') * '' The Outer Limits'' (1963) – Barbara Scott (episode: '' O.B.I.T.'') * ''

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'' (1966) – Miss Clauson (episode: ''Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain'')

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