Joan Rivers

**Joan Rosenberg** (née **Molinsky**, beter bekend onder haar verhoognaam, **Joan Rivers**) was 'n Amerikaanse akteur, komediant en skrywer. Rivers is veral bekend vir haar blatante reguit aanmerkings, haar ruwe stem met 'n swaar New Yorkse aksent en die vele kosmetiese prosedures wat sy ondergaan het. In 1990 is sy met 'n Emmy-prys vir haar program, *"The Joan Rivers Show*" bekroon.

## Biografie 
**Joan Alexandra Molinsky** is op 8 Junie 1933 in Brooklyn, New York Stad, New York in die Verenigde State van Amerika gebore. Sy het in Larchmore in New York grootgeword en het aan die Connecticut- en die Barnard Kolleges gestudeer.

Sy was vir 'n paar maande in 1955 met James Sanger getroud voordat die huwelik nietig verklaar is. In 1965 is sy met Edgar Rosenberg getroud. Hulle was saam tot sy selfmoord in 1987. Rivers en Rosenberg het een dogter, Melissa Rivers, gehad.

Die oggend van 28 Augustus 2014 is Rivers na 'n hospitaal gehaas nadat sy 'n hartaanval gehad het terwyl sy 'n prosedure aan haar keel ondergaan het. Sy was in 'n mediese koma en is op lewensondersteuning geplaas. Op 4 September 2014 het haar dogter aangekondig dat Rivers op die ouderdom van 81 aan hartversaking oorlede is.

## Boeke 
* *Having a Baby Can Be a Scream* (1974)
* *The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz* (1984)
* *Enter Talking* (1986)
* *Still Talking* (1991)
* *Jewelry by Joan Rivers* (1995)
* ''Bouncing Back: I've Survived Everything ... and I Mean Everything ... and You Can Too!* (1997)
* *From Mother to Daughter: Thoughts and Advice on Life, Love and Marriage* (1998)
* *Don’t Count the Candles: Just keep the Fire Lit!* (1999)
* *Men Are Stupid . . . And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman's Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery* (2008)
* *Murder at the Academy Awards (R): A Red Carpet Murder Mystery* (2009)
* *I Hate Everyone... Starting With Me* (2012)
* *Diary of a Mad Diva* (2014)

## Rolprente 
* *Once Upon a Coffee House* (1965)
* *The Swimmer* (1968)
* * Rabbit Test* (1978)
* *Uncle Scam* (1981)
* *The Muppets Take Manhattan* (1984)
* *Les Patterson Saves the World* (1987)
* *Spaceballs* (1987) (stem)
* *Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special* (1988)
* *Look Who's Talking* (1989) (stem)
* *Public Enemy 2* (1993)
* *Serial Mom* (1994)
* *Napoleon* (1995)
* *Goosed* (1999)
* *The Intern* (2000)
* *Whispers: An Elephant's Tale* (2000) (stem)
* *The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'* (2002) (dokumentêr)
* *Hip! Edgy! Quirky!* (2002)
* *Shrek 2* (2004) (stem)
* *First Daughter* (2004)
* *The Last Guy on Earth* (2007)
* *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) (cameo)
* *Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work* (2010) (dokumentêr)
* *The Smurfs* (2011) (cameo)

## Televisie 
* *The Joan Rivers Show* (1969)
* *The Electric Company* (stem)
* ''Here's Lucy* (1973)
* *An Audience with Joan Rivers* (1984)
* *Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?* (1986)
* *The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers* (aanbieder van 1986–1987)
* *The New Hollywood Squares*
* *The Joan Rivers Show* (1989–1993)
* *How to Murder a Millionaire* (1990)
* *Lady Boss* (1992)
* *Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story* (1994)
* *Can We Shop?* (1995–heden)
* *Another World* (1997)
* *E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers* (2001)
* *Live at the Apollo* (2004, 2007)
* *Nip/Tuck* (2004-2005-2010)
* *The Joan Rivers Position* (2004–2006)
* *An Audience with Joan Rivers* (2006)
* *8 out of 10 Cats* (2006–2007)
* *Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug* (2006)
* *Dawn French's "Girls Who Do Comedy": Joan Rivers* (diepte-onderhoud BBC 2006)
* *The Graham Norton Show* (2007)
* *Straight Talk* (2007)
* *Shrink Rap* (2008)
* *Celebrity Family Feud* (2008)
* *Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack (2008)
* *Loose Women* (2008)
* *The Graham Norton Show* (2008)
* *Celebrity Apprentice 2* (2008)
* *Z Rock* (2008) - Aunt Joan
* *Spaceballs: The Animated Series* (2008) (stem)
* *Arthur* (2008, 2010) (Stem van Bubby, Francine se grootmoeder)
* *Celebrity Apprentice* (2009)
* ''How'd You Get So Rich?* (2009)
* *The Comedy Roast of Joan Rivers* (2009)
* *Celebrity Ghost Stories* (2009)
* *The Graham Norton Show* (2009)
* *Celebrity Apprentice 3* (2010)
* *Fashion Police* (2010 – 2014)
* *The Graham Norton Show* (2010)
* *Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best* (25 Januarie 2011 – 2014)
* *Loui* (2011)
* *Joan Rivers: Don't Start With Me*
* *In Bed with Joan'' (2013 - 2014)

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