Joan Freeman

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Freeman (born January 8, 1942) is an American actress. Freeman was a child actor, having appeared in her first film in 1949 at the age of seven. In 1961-1962, she was a regular cast member, the young waitress Elma Gahrigner, in the ABC TV series Bus Stop with co-stars Marilyn Maxwell and Buddy Ebsen. In this early segment of her career Miss Freeman played the part of Marilyn Hayes in the doom and gloom classic film of 1962 called Panic in Year Zero! alongside veteran film stars Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, and singer teenage heart-throb Frankie Avalon. Avalon and she were rumored to have been an item during filming but that was never confirmed or denied. Freeman appeared as tourist guide Amelia Carter in The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze. However, she is best known for her roles in two musical films. In 1964 she was the love interest of Elvis Presley in Roustabout and in 1967 with Roy Orbison in The Fastest Guitar Alive. Also in 1967, she appeared as the love interest opposite Don Knotts in the Cold War space-race comedy The Reluctant Astronaut. In 1977, she costarred as Barbara Robinson in the 13-episode CBS series Code R …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) — Mrs. Jarvis
2. Bonanza (1959) — Hallie Shannon
3. The Outer Limits (1963) — Elizabeth Dunn
4. CHiPs (1977) — Mrs. Marshall
5. Renegade (1992)
6. Perry Mason (1957) — Jennifer Wakely
7. Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Mrs. Campbell
8. Gunsmoke (1955) — Annie
9. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) — Self
10. The Facts of Life (1979)
11. Panic in Year Zero! (1962) — Marilyn Hayes
12. Come September (1961) — Linda
13. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Clemency McGill
14. Lassie (1954)
15. Tower of London (1962) — Lady Margaret
16. Roustabout (1964) — Cathy Lean
17. Land of the Giants (1968) — Mara
18. Adam-12 (1968) — Mrs. Suntor
19. The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) — Ellie Jackson
20. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
21. Family Affair (1966)
22. The Virginian (1962) — Tabby McCallum
23. The Rounders (1965) — Meg Moore
24. The Commish (1991)
25. Father Knows Best (1954)
26. Jinxed! (1982) — Woman Agent
27. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) — Jeannie Harlow
28. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
29. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Ellen Hall
30. Laramie (1959)
31. The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963) — Amelia Carter
32. Switch (1975) — Norma Harmon
33. Warhead (1977) — Namoi
34. Hawaiian Eye (1959) — Elena Vito
35. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) — Mary Pennypacker
36. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Judy Archer
37. The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) — Sue Chesnut
38. Deathmoon (1978) — Mrs. Jennings
39. National Velvet (1960) — Beth
40. The Bob Hope Show (1950) — Self