Joy Bang is a former American actress best known for her film appearances in the early 1970s.

Early life

Bang was born in

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, and was adopted at one month old. She was raised in

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, where she attended Hunter Elementary School. She attended

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for one year, but dropped out, and later worked as a

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. She married Paul Bang in the late 1960s.

Career

Bang began her career collaborating with underground filmmaker Andrew Meyer in Boston. She would appear in a total of eight films between 1970 and 1973, most notably

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's '' Play It Again, Sam'' in 1972. Bang also appears in a 1971 episode of the Christian TV series ''

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'' entitled "The Party" and on the American television series ''

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'' in the 16th episode of the third season, entitled "Where Is It Written?".

Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang, Joy 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses Boston University alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)