# Joyce Meadows

Joyce Meadows (born Joyce Johanna Burger; born April 13, 1933 or 1935) is a Canadian-American film and television actress.

## Life and career

Meadows was born in Arrowwood, Alberta, later moving with her family to Montana and then California. She worked as a singer while in high school, and was a winner of the Miss Sacramento pageant, after which she moved to Hollywood, California. She studied acting there under Jeff Corey, earning her scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse. Meadows moved to Los Angeles, California, where she began her screen career in the 1956 film Flesh and the Spur.
Meadows guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Bachelor Father, 77 Sunset Strip, Harbor Command, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Restless Gun, Highway Patrol, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Millionaire, Kraft Suspense Theatre, The Man and the Challenge, and Maverick. She also starred in the short-lived television series Two Faces West. Meadows also appeared in films such as The Brain from Planet Arous, Frontier Gun, The Girl in Lovers Lane, Walk Tall, and Zebra in the Kitchen. She retired in 1995 but later appeared in two short films: A Golightly Gathering (2009) and Not the Same Old Brain (2022).

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1956 | Flesh and the Spur | Rina | Directed: Edward L. Cahn |
| 1957 | The Brain from Planet Arous | Sally Fallon | Directed: Nathan Juran |
| 1958 | Frontier Gun | Peg Barton | Directed: Paul Landres |
| 1960 | Walk Tall | Sally Medford | Directed: Maury Dexter |
| 1960 | The Girl in Lovers Lane | Carrie Anders | Directed: Charles R. Rondeau |
| 1961 | Back Street | Model | Directed: David Miller |
| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Party Guest Shaking Derrier in White Dress (Uncredited) | Directed: Blake Edwards |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | Judith Marak | Directed: William Castle |
| 1965 | Zebra in the Kitchen | Isobel Moon | Directed: Ivan Tors |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story | Tani | Directed: Irving Rapper |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Mrs. Fielding | Directed: Curtis Hanson |
| 1991 | True Identity | FBI Receptionist | Directed: Charles Lane |
| 1991 | The Sitter (TV movie) | | Directed: Rick Berger |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Woman at party | Directed: Tom McLoughlin |
| 1993 | Murder of Innocence (TV movie) | Carol Wade | Directed: Tom McLoughlin |
| 1994 | The Postgraduate (short film) | Barbara Porter | Directed: Danny Salles |
| 2022 | Not the Same Old Brain (short film) | Sally Fallon / Herself | Directed: David Shecter |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1956–1957 | Dr. Christian | Mary / Ann | Season 1 Episode 12 (Cameraman) Episode 20 (Vaccine) |
| 1957 | Highway Patrol | Ella McKay | Season 2 Episode 22 (Suspected Cop) |
| 1957 | The Web | Janet Wiley | Season 1 Episode 13 ("Fatal Alibi") |
| 1957 | General Electric Theater | Miss Coulter | Season 6 Episode 9 ("Imp on a Cobweb Leash") |
| 1957–1962 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Caroline Mrs. Charley Mason Flo Healey (as Dara Howard) | Season 1 Episode 11 (1957) Season 2 Episode 36 (1958) Season 6 Episode 19 (1962) |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal | Carol Robbins | Season 1 Episode 36 ("The Kidnapper") |
| 1958 | Target | ? | Season 1 Episode 17 ("Murder is a Bottomless Well") |
| 1958 | Goodyear Theatre | Miss Hansen | Season 1 Episode 18 ("Disappearance") |
| 1958 | The Millionaire | Ann Lawrance | Season 4 Episode 25 ("Millionaire Neal Bowers") |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Annie White | Season 1 Episode 25 ("Sheriff Billy") |
| 1958 | Whirlybirds | Mrs. Hobbs | Season 2 Episode 2 ("The Ashley Case") |
| 1958 | Harbor Command | Jane Kimberly | Season 1 Episode 14 ("Yacht Club") |
| 1958 | Men of Annapolis | Betty | Season 1 Episode 23 ("Mister Fireball") |
| 1958–1960 | Bachelor Father | Myra Carter Isabelle Coughan | Season 1 Episode 13 ("Bentley and the Social Worker") (1958) Season 3 Episode 33 ("Bentley and the Blood Bank") (1960) |
| 1959 | M Squad | Mrs. Jane Barkley | Season 3 Episode 13 ("One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing") |
| 1959 | Men into Space | Lynn Croydon | Season 1 Episode 8 ("Asteroid") |
| 1959 | The Rough Riders | Carolyn Miller | Season 1 Episode 39 ("The Last Rebel") |
| 1959 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Linda Graham | Season 3 Episode 8 ("Marineland Mystery") |
| 1959 | Tombstone Territory | Ellen | Season 2 Episode 3 ("Payroll to Tombstone") Season 2 Episode 4 ("Day of the Amnesty") |
| 1959 | State Trooper | Felina Meadows | Season 2 Episode 41 ("The Silver Spiral") |
| 1959 | The Lineup | Paula Adams | Season 5 Episode 18 ("The Boylston Billing Case") |
| 1959–1960 | The Man and the Challenge | Lynn Allen | Episode 1 ("Sphere of No Return") (1959) Episode 11 ("The Breaking Point") (1959) Episode 23 ("Buried Alive") (1960) Episode 26 ("Hurricane Mesa") (1960) Episode 30 ("The Dropper") (1960) |
| 1959–1960 | The Texan | Phyllis Herrick Helen Castle | Season 1 Episode 33 ("South of the Border") (1959) Season 2 Episode 31 ("Ruthless Woman") (1960) |
| 1959–1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Janice Wright Frances Randall Enid | Season 4 Episode 18 ("The Last Dark Step") (1959) Season 4 Episode 30 ("A Night with the Boys") (1959) Season 6 Episode 20 ("The Throwback") (1961) |
| 1959–1963 | 77 Sunset Strip | Blaise Newsome Jessica King Marlene Saunders (as Dara Howard) | Season 2 Episode 3 ("Six Superior Skirts") (1959) Season 2 Episode 33 ("Perfect Setup") (1960) Season 5 Episode 14 ("The Tarnished Idol") (1963) |
| 1959–1965 | Perry Mason | Sylvia Welles Carol Moray Audrey Stempel | Season 3 Episode 7 ("The Case of the Golden Fraud") (1959) Season 7 Episode 23 ("The Case of the Woeful Widower") (1964) Season 8 Episode 15 ("The Case of the Frustrated Folksinger") (1965) |
| 1960 | Johnny Ringo | Julie | Season 1 Episode 24 ("Border Town") |
| 1960 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Beth Morrison | Season 3 Episode 11 ("One Mother Too Many") |
| 1960 | Lock-Up | Diane Powell | Season 1 Episode 20 ("The Case of Frank Crotty") |
| 1960 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Lois Evans | Season 1 Episode 18 ("Cypress Grade School") |
| 1960 | Markham | Mary Stewart / Mrs. Arnold Carson | Season 2 Episode 13 ("Sing a Song of Murder") |
| 1960–1961 | The Aquanauts | Barbara Nincel Adrian | "Deep Escape" (1960) "The Jeremiah Adventure" (1961) |
| 1960–1961 | Two Faces West | Stacy | Season 1 Episodes 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (1960) Episodes 11,15,18,19,20,22,29,30,32,39 (1961) |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Carol Shannon Wilella Grant | Season 1 Episode 12 ("The Dark Night") Season 1 Episode 27 ("Auntie's Cake") |
| 1961 | Michael Shayne | Ann Wills | Season 1 Episode 27 ("The Boat Caper") |
| 1961 | Sea Hunt | Dorothy 'Dottie' Maybrook | Season 4 Episode 1 ("Point of No Return") |
| 1961 | Cheyenne | Madaline De Vier | Season 6 Episode 3 ("Cross Purpose") |
| 1961 | Lawman | Elfreida Detweiler Barbara Harris | Season 3 Episode 24 ("Detweiler's Kid") Season 4 Episode 9 ("The Cold One") |
| 1962 | Maverick | Linda Storey | Season 5 Episode 8 ("Epitaph for a Gamble") |
| 1962–1963 | Sam Benedict | Gloria Gorman (as Dara Howard) Cindy Wynn (as Dara Howard) | Season 1 Episode 9 ("Life Is a Lie, Love Is a Cheat") (1962) Season 1 Episode 22 ("Some Fires Die Slowly") (1963) |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Aline | Season 1 Episode 1 ("The Case against Paul Ryker: Part 1") Episode 2 ("The Case against Paul Ryker: Part 2") Episode 9 ("The Hunt") |
| 1963 | Breaking Point | Dr. Mady Miller (as Dara Howard) | Season 1 Episode 1 ("Solo for B-Flat Clarinet") |
| 1964 | Slattery's People | Gert | Season 1 Episode 8 ("Question: Is Laura the Name of the Game?") |
| 1965 | Mona McCluskey | Phyllis Blake | Season 1 Episode 13 ("Stranger in the Love Nest") |
| 1965 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Anna | Season 3 Episode 23 ("Completely Foolproof") |
| 1987 | Punky Brewster | Ms. Maytag | Season 3 Episode 11 ("The Matchmaker") |
| 1989 | Rescue 911 | Co-Star | Directed: Ron Brody |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Foreperson | Season 5 Episode 9 ("Splatoon") |
| 1991 | Santa Barbara | Psych Ward Nurse | Episode #1.1758 Episode #1.1760 |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Mrs. Pinkerman | Season 1 Episode 11 ("Camp Town Races Aren't Nearly as Much Fun as They Used to Be") |
| 1995 | Dream On | Mrs. Swanson | Season 6 Episode 13 ("Am I Blue") |
| 2009 | A Golightly Gathering | Herself | Short video 20 min. (as herself) |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | I Stand Before You Naked | Wealthy Lady | West Coast Ensemble |
| | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda | UCLA Shakespeare Perf.Group |
| | A Scenario for the Oresteia | Clytemestra | West Coast Ensemble |
| | Eddie Quinn | Barbara | World Premiere, West Coast Ensemble |
| | Moliere’s ”Learned Ladies" | Philamente | West Coast Ensemble |
| | Joint Return | Ann | (One Act Festival), West Coast Ensemble |
| | Full Moon & High Tide | Sybil | Company of Angels |
| | The Subject Was Roses | Nettie | Fig Tree Theater, George Hardy, Director |
| | Dusk Before Fireworks | Dorothy Parker works | Company of Angels |
| | Threads | Jessie | Company of Angels |
| | Tumbleweed Junction | Lil | (original melodrama), Meridian Theater |

## Shakespeare

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1951 | Romeo & Juliet | Lady Capulet | CBS Television Studios |
| | Notes for a Novel | Shakespeare’s Sonnets In Performance (2-person original show) |
| | The Winter’s Tale | Paulina | The Shakespeare Circle |
| | Merry Wives of Windsor | Mistress Page | The Shakespeare Circle |
| | Hamlet | Gertrude | West Coast Ensemble |
| | Her Infinite Variety - A Celebration of Shakespeare’s Women | Mistress Paige/Cleopatra | West Coast Ensemble |