About
Lovely Joan Staley was born Joan McConchie on May 20, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and started taking violin lessons by the time she was three years old. Living in Los Angeles, her prodigious talent was obvious. She soon joined a baby orchestra in Los Angeles and, within a few years, became a Junior Symphony performer at age six. She also made her unbilled specialty debut on film as a child violinist in The Emperor Waltz (1948), starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine. Her father's business had the family traveling throughout Europe growing up but she later relocated to California and briefly enrolled at Chapman College in the Los Angeles area. Becoming a stunning, statuesque beauty, she re-directed herself back to a career in show business, singing backup on records for Sam Phillips and working as a secretary to make ends meet while appearing in local L.A. stage productions. In...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
IronsideSeries • 1967
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Adam-12Series • 1968
BatmanSeries • 1966
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1961
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
The MunstersSeries • 1964
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
Hawaiian EyeSeries • 1959
LaredoSeries • 1965
Stoney BurkeSeries • 1962
87th PrecinctSeries • 1961
The New BreedSeries • 1961
Breakfast at Tiffany'sMovie • 1961
The Lawless YearsSeries • 1959
Ocean's ElevenMovie • 1960
Cape FearMovie • 1962
The Ladies ManMovie • 1961
Johnny CoolMovie • 1963
The Ghost and Mr. ChickenMovie • 1966