Jo Ann Harris Explained

Jo Ann Harris
Birth Name:Jo Ann Marcovitch
Birth Date:27 May 1949
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1967–present
Children:2

Jo Ann Harris (born Jo Ann Marcovitch; May 27, 1949) is an American actress known for her many film and television roles beginning in 1967. In the 1971 film The Beguiled she portrayed a 17-year-old who seduced Clint Eastwood's character.[1] Her other films include Maryjane (1968), The Gay Deceivers (1969), The Sporting Club (1971), The Parallax View (1974), Act of Vengeance (1974), Cruise into Terror (1978), and Deadly Games (1982).

Career

Harris's first acting role came in the drama series Run for Your Life (starring Ben Gazzara) in 1967 when she was 18 years old. Other guest-starring TV credits include Adam-12; Gunsmoke; The High Chaparral; The Virginian/The Men of Shiloh; Medical Center;[2] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color; The Mod Squad; The F.B.I.; Barnaby Jones; [3] Hawaii Five-O; Nakia; The Streets of San Francisco; The Love Boat; Fantasy Island; Vega$;[4] B.J. and the Bear; Rich Man, Poor Man; Laverne & Shirley; and State of the Union. She was also a panelist on Match Game 77 for a week.

She played a co-starring role in the short-lived 1977 series Most Wanted (starring Robert Stack).[5]

Her voice acting work includes the voice of Tina in the 1973 Hanna-Barbera animated series Goober and the Ghost Chasers, the animated film Oliver & Company (1988), and various episodic characters in The Simpsons.

She played Candy Cantwell, the interviewer, and Terri in eight episodes of State of the Union during 2008–2010.

Personal life

Jo Ann Harris was married for many years to television and film writer/producer Jerry Belson. They had two children together, Julie and Willi. Harris was widowed when Belson died in 2006.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967The Second Hundred Years Mod Girl TV series
1968Run for Your Life Girl TV series
1968Dragnet 1968 Jo-Elle Murphy TV series
1968Maryjane Jo Ann
1968Judd for the Defense Ginny Baker TV series
1969The Gay Deceivers Leslie Devlin
1969Gunsmoke Ellie Wylie TV series
1969Adam-12 Susann Baker TV series
1969The High Chaparral Annie Croswell TV series
1969–1972The Mod Squad Sue Fielding / Sally TV series
1970–1971The Virginian Amanda Benson / Mary Ann Travers TV series
1970–1972Medical Center Dana / Ellen Farley TV series
1971The Sporting Club Lu
1971The Smith Family Lynn Mitchell TV series
1971Cat Ballou Cat Ballou short film
1971Teenage Tease
1971The Beguiled Carol
1972Michael O'Hara the Fourth Mike' O'Hara IV TV movie
1972Disney-Land Mike' O'Hara IV TV series
1972 Danielle Tate TV series
1972Banyon Sally Overman TV series
1972-1973The Streets of San Francisco Connie / Lita Brewer TV series
1973Goober and the Ghost Chasers Tina TV series, voice
1973The F.B.I Tish Laramie TV series
1974The Parallax View Chrissy – Frady's Girl
1974Act of Vengeance Linda
1974Nakia Kitty TV series
1974-1978Barnaby Jones Ellie Beck / Lisa Murphy / Lorna Pearson TV series
1975Hawaii Five-O Laurie TV series
1975The Manhunter Sandy TV series
1975Movin' On Sandy TV series
1975Kate McShane TV series
1975Rich Man, Poor Man Gloria Bartley TV series
1976Bert D'Angelo/Superstar Amy TV series
1976–1977Most Wanted Officer Kate Manners TV series
1977Fred Flintstone and Friends Tina TV series, voice
1977Love Boat Connie Evans TV series
1977Anna Karenina Susan Cord TV series
1978Cruise Into Terror Judy Haines TV movie
1978Fantasy Island Andrea Chambers TV series
1979Vegas Christy TV series
1979The Wild Wild West Revisited Carmelita TV movie
1979Detective School Teresa Cleary TV series
1979Beyond Death's Door Laurie
1979B.J. and the Bear Barbara Sue TV series
1979A Man Called Sloane Johanna TV series
1980M Station: Hawaii Karen Holt TV movie
1980Xanadu 40's Singer #1
1981American Dream Myra TV series
1982Deadly Games Clarissa Jane Louise 'Keegan' Lawrence
1983Laverne & Shirley Jane
1984The Duck Factory Wendy Wooster TV series
1988Oliver & Company Additional Voices voice
1989–1992The Simpsons Various Voices TV series, voice
1991Caged Fear Big as a House #1
1995What-a-Mess Felicia TV series, voice
1997–1999Tracey Takes On... Fawn Loving TV series
2008–2010Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Candy Cantwell / Terri / Interviewer TV series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clint, Caught in the Act: On The Beguiled, and Don Siegel's Leading Man . King . Danny . November 25, 2013 . brightlightsfilm.com . Bright Lights Film Journal . March 19, 2017.
  2. Web site: Medical Center: The Complete Third Season - review . Mavis . Paul . August 6, 2013 . DVDtalk.com . March 19, 2017.
  3. Web site: The FBI: The Complete Eighth Season - review . Mavis . Paul . July 31, 2014 . DVDtalk.com . March 19, 2017.
  4. Web site: Vega$: The First Season, Volume 2 - review . Mavis . Paul . February 9, 2010 . DVDtalk.com . March 19, 2017.
  5. Web site: Most Wanted - review . Lambert . David . March 8, 2017 . TVShowsonDVD.com . March 19, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312032912/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wanted-The-Complete-Series/23096 . March 12, 2017 .