Jo Ann Harris

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Jo Ann Harris
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Harris in August 2021
OccupationActress
Years active1967–present
Spouse
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(m. 1975;died 2006)​
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Jo Ann Harris 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).

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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 Tracey Ullman's 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
1967 The Second Hundred Years Mod GirlTV series
1968 Run for Your Life GirlTV series
1968 Dragnet 1968 Jo-Elle MurphyTV series
1968 Maryjane Jo Ann
1968 Judd for the Defense Ginny BakerTV series
1969 The Gay Deceivers Leslie Devlin
1969 Gunsmoke Ellie WylieTV series
1969 Adam-12 Susann BakerTV series
1969 The High Chaparral Annie CroswellTV series
1969–1972 The Mod Squad Sue Fielding / SallyTV series
1970–1971 The Virginian Amanda Benson / Mary Ann TraversTV series
1970–1972 Medical Center Dana / Ellen FarleyTV series
1971 The Sporting Club Lu
1971 The Smith Family Lynn MitchellTV series
1971 Cat Ballou Cat Balloushort film
1971Teenage Tease
1971 The Beguiled Carol
1972Michael O'Hara the FourthMike' O'Hara IVTV movie
1972 Disney-Land Mike' O'Hara IVTV series
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Danielle TateTV series
1972 Banyon Sally OvermanTV series
1972-1973 The Streets of San Francisco Connie / Lita BrewerTV series
1973 Goober and the Ghost Chasers TinaTV series, voice
1973 The F.B.I Tish LaramieTV series
1974 The Parallax View Chrissy – Frady's Girl
1974 Act of Vengeance Linda
1974 Nakia KittyTV series
1974-1978 Barnaby Jones Ellie Beck / Lisa Murphy / Lorna PearsonTV series
1975 Hawaii Five-O LaurieTV series
1975 The Manhunter SandyTV series
1975 Movin' On SandyTV series
1975 Kate McShane TV series
1975 Rich Man, Poor Man Gloria BartleyTV series
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar AmyTV series
1976–1977 Most Wanted Officer Kate MannersTV series
1977 Fred Flintstone and Friends TinaTV series, voice
1977 Love Boat Connie EvansTV series
1977 Anna Karenina Susan CordTV series
1978 Cruise Into Terror Judy HainesTV movie
1978 Fantasy Island Andrea ChambersTV series
1979 Vegas ChristyTV series
1979The Wild Wild West RevisitedCarmelitaTV movie
1979 Detective School Teresa ClearyTV series
1979Beyond Death's DoorLaurie
1979 B.J. and the Bear Barbara SueTV series
1979 A Man Called Sloane JohannaTV series
1980M Station: HawaiiKaren HoltTV movie
1980 Xanadu 40's Singer #1
1981 American Dream MyraTV series
1982 Deadly Games Clarissa Jane Louise 'Keegan' Lawrence
1983 Laverne & Shirley Jane
1984 The Duck Factory Wendy WoosterTV series
1988 Oliver & Company Additional Voicesvoice
1989–1992 The Simpsons Various VoicesTV series, voice
1991Caged FearBig as a House #1
1995 What-a-Mess FeliciaTV series, voice
1997–1999 Tracey Takes On... Fawn LovingTV series
2008–2010 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Candy Cantwell / Terri / InterviewerTV series

References

  1. ↑ King, Danny (November 25, 2013). "Clint, Caught in the Act: On The Beguiled, and Don Siegel's Leading Man". brightlightsfilm.com. Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Mavis, Paul (August 6, 2013). "Medical Center: The Complete Third Season - review". DVDtalk.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Mavis, Paul (July 31, 2014). "The FBI: The Complete Eighth Season - review". DVDtalk.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Mavis, Paul (February 9, 2010). "Vega$: The First Season, Volume 2 - review". DVDtalk.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lambert, David (March 8, 2017). "Most Wanted - review". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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