Joy Bang Explained

Joy Bang
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1968 - 1973
Spouse:Paul Bang

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

Early life

Bang was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was adopted at one month old.[1] She was raised in New York City, where she attended Hunter Elementary School.[1] She attended Boston University for one year, but dropped out, and later worked as a go-go dancer. She married Paul Bang in the late 1960s.[1]

Career

Bang began her career collaborating with underground filmmaker Andrew Meyer in Boston.[2] She would appear in a total of eight films between 1970 and 1973, most notably Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam in 1972.[3]

Bang also appears in a 1971 episode of the Christian TV series Insight entitled "The Party" and on the American television series Room 222 in the 16th episode of the third season, entitled "Where Is It Written?".

Selected filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRole
1970EventsJoy
MaidstoneJoy Broom
The KowboysSmitty
Mission: Impossible, "Flip Side" S5.E2Girl
Brand XJoy Bang
The Young Lawyers, "The Two Dollar Thing" S-1 E-3Chicago
The Psychiatrist, "God Bless the Children" (pilot episode)Kendell
1971Pretty Maids All in a RowRita
Red Sky at MorningCorky
Medical Center, "The Impostor" S-3 E-3Peggy
Insight, "The Party" S1.E339Abby
Hawaii Five-O, "To Kill or Be Killed" S-3 E-17Gail Howard
1972Cisco PikeLynn
Night of the Cobra WomanJoanna
Room 222, "Where Is It Written?" S-3 E-16Judy Shore
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag BluesSandra
Play It Again, SamJulie
1973Adam-12, “Killing Ground” S-5 E-18 (№ 120)Susan Danhart
Police Story, "Collision Course" S-1 E-6 Gloria
Messiah of EvilToni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Joy Bang . Roger . Ebert . RogerEbert.com . April 18, 1971 . April 18, 2019.
  2. Web site: The Big Bang: The Too-Short Career of Joy Bang. Spectacular Optical. January 1, 2016. July 31, 2017. Janisse, Kier-La.
  3. Web site: Joy Bang. TVGuide.com. TV Guide. 20 May 2020.