WORLEY, Jo Anne 1939(?)–

(Joanne Worley)

PERSONAL

Born September 6, 1939 (some sources say 1937), in Lowell, IN; daughter of Joseph F. (a farmer) and Rose I. (maiden name, Gardner) Worley; married Roger Perry (an actor), May 11, 1975 (divorced, 2000). Education: Attended Midwestern University in Witchita Falls, TX, for two years; studied at the Pasadena Playhouse and with Richard La Pour. Religion: Christian.

Addresses:

Manager—Perry & Neidorf, 9720 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress, comedienne, and singer. Appeared in numerous clubs, including Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; Royal Box, NY; Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA; The Cave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Royal York, Toronto, Canada; Sahara, Lake Tahoe, CA; Regency Hyatt, Atlanta, GA; Statler Hilton, Los Angeles, CA; Chateau Madrid, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Spokesperson for Kleenex Tissues for four years, and for Ralston Purina; appeared in television commercials for Old Navy Stores, 1996, and Wickes Furniture, 2002.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Guild of Musical Artists, Actors and Others for Animals (board of directors).

Awards, Honors:

DramaLogue Award, for Gypsy; Excellence Award, Detroit Free Press; Star Award, Kansas City Starlight Theatre; received two additional DramaLogue Awards.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) Talking woman, Laugh Capades, Le Grande Comedy Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1953.

(New York debut) Billy Barnes People, Royale Theatre, 1961.

Standby for Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1964.

Angelique Pinglet, Hotel Passionato, East 74th Street Theatre, New York City, 1965.

The Mad Show, New Theatre, New York City, 1966–67.

Margie Miller, Prince of Central Park, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Miss Lynch, Grease, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, c. 1998.

Also appeared in Second City Revue, off–Broadway productions; That Thing at the Cherry Lane, Broadway production; Die Fledermaus; Gypsy; Mame; Annie Get Your Gun; Gentleman Prefer Blonds; Wizard of Oz.

Major Tours:

Appeared in Carnival; Pirates of Penzance; Gypsy; Mame; Hello, Dolly!; They're Playing Our Song; Annie Get Your Gun; Once upon a Mattress; Anything Goes; Can–Can; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Wizard of Oz; Most Happy Fella; Wonderful Town; The Mikado; Same Time Next Year; Lovers & Other Strangers; Luv; Murder at the Howard Johnsons; Goodbye Charlie.

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Beatnik, Moon Pilot, Buena Vista, 1960.

Katrinka Muggelberg, Tim's ice cream Conrad, The Shaggy D.A., Buena Vista, 1976.

Voice of Queen Morphia, Nutcracker Fantasy (animated), Sanrio Communications, 1979.

Voice of Wardrobe, Beauty and the Beast (animated; also known as Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition), Buena Vista, 1991.

Voice of Principal Miss Maples, A Goofy Movie (animated), Buena Vista, 1995.

(As Joanne Worley) Voice of Wardrobe, Belle's Magic World (animated; also known as Disney's "Belle's Magical World"), Walt Disney Home Video, 1998.

Voice of Mrs. Rockwaller, Kim Possible: The Secret Files (animated), Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2003.

Goodnight, We Love You (documentary), 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Regular performer, Rowan & Martin's "Laugh–In" (also known as Laugh–In), 1968–70.

Regular, Hot Dog, 1970.

Panelist, It Pays to Be Ignorant, syndicated, 1973.

Voice of Hopopotamus, The Wuzzles, CBS, 1985.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Debby Inglefinger, The Feminist and the Fuzz, ABC, 1971.

Cynthia, What's a Nice Girl Like You … ?, ABC, 1971.

Charlie Chan's widow, Don't Miss the Boat, 1980.

Mutnedjmet, Through the Magic Pyramid (also known as Tut and Tuttle), 1981.

Mrs. Buzzard, The Elf Who Saved Christmas, USA Network, 1992.

Mrs. Buzzard, The Elf and the Magic Key, USA Network, 1993.

Aunt Kate, Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare, ABC, 1995.

Also appeared in Gift of the Magi.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1970, 1971.

Herself, The Monty Hall Smokin–Stokin' Fire Brigade, ABC, 1972.

Super Comedy Bowl 2, CBS, 1972.

Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1977.

Miss Osborne, The Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World, 1977.

The Gift of the Magi, 1978.

The Arthur Godfrey Special, syndicated, 1979.

Herself, Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, CBS, 1980.

The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1988.

(In archive footage) Herself, Rowan & Martin's "Laugh–In: 25th Anniversary Reunion," NBC, 1993.

Herself, Laugh–In Past Christmas Present, NBC, 1993.

Rowan & Martin's "Laugh–In: A Valentine's Day Special," NBC, 1994.

Also appeared in Tom Jones Specials; Engelbert Humperdink Specials; Andy Williams Specials; Jerry Lewis Show; Robert Goulet Special; Tony Orlando Special; Jackson 5 Special.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Rowan and Martin's "Laugh–In," NBC, 1967.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Joanne Worley) "Act of Piracy," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1961.

Herself, The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, 1966.

The Ed Sullivan Show, 1966, 1969.

The Hollywood Palace, 1968, 1969.

This Is Tom Jones, 1969.

The Andy Williams Show, ABC, 1969, 1970, 1971.

Kraft Music Hall, 1970.

"Love and the Optimist," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.

Herself, The Engelbert Humperdinck Show, ABC, 1970.

Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1971, 1972.

"Love and the Pregnancy," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

"Love and the Guilty Conscience," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

Herself, Rowan & Martin's "Laugh–In," NBC, 1971, 1973.

"Love and the Big Mother," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

Iris Travers, "House—with Ghost," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971.

Mrs. Stevens, "Love and the Happy Unhappy Couple," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972.

Juju Perrin, "Mary Hong Loves Tommy Chen," Adam–12, NBC, 1972.

"An Affair to Forget," The Paul Lynde Show, 1972.

The $10,000 Pyramid, 1973, 1975.

"Love and the Games People Play," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

Screaming woman, "Zero," Emergency!, NBC, 1973.

Match Game 73, 1974, 1976.

Mona, "Survival of the Fittest," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1974.

The $20,000 Pyramid, 1976, 1977.

Anna Jovanko, "Blood Money Is Hard to Wash," Hawaii Five–O, CBS, 1977.

Sandy Beal, "Accidental Cruise/The Song Is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

Herself, "Roller Disco: Part 2," CHiPs, NBC, 1979.

Dottie Anderson, "The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/Life Begins at 40," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

"The Dog Show: Putting on the Dog/Going to the Dogs/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway?," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983.

Carla Raymond, "My Johnny Lies over the Ocean," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.

Herself, "The Funny Men vs. The Funny Women," Family Feud, 1989.

"A Hippo Never Forgets," The Martin Short Show, NBC, 1994.

Herself, "Dream Weaver," Mad about You, NBC, 1996.

Herself, "Caroline and the Sandwich," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1998.

Aunt Belulah, "Good Will Haunting," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1998.

Mrs. Stevens, "Pickett Fences," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1999.

Voice of Mrs. Rockwaller, "Downhill," Kim Possible, The Disney Channel, 2002.

Herself, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 2003.

Made television debut as Mrs. Farrentino, Dobbie Gillis; appeared as guest host, Mouse Factory, syndicated;(as Joanne Worley) voice, Tom and Jerry Kids Show (animated), Fox; in Super Password; Body Language; $25,000 Pyramid; Cross Wits; It Takes Two; Hour Magazine; John Davidson Show; Jim Nabors Show; Don Ho Show; Mike Douglas Show; Captain Kangaroo; Kids Are People Too; New Zoo Review; The Las Vegas Show, United Network.