Joy Bang
Joy Bang | |
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Born | Joy Wener June 15, 1945 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1970–1973 |
Joy Bang (born June 15, 1945) is a former American actress best known for her film appearances in the early 1970s.
Early life[edit]
Bang was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was adopted at one month old.[1] She was raised in New York City, where she attended Hunter Elementary School.[1] She attended Boston University for one year, but dropped out, and later worked as a go-go dancer. She married Paul Bang in the late 1960s.[1]
Career[edit]
Bang began her career collaborating with underground filmmaker Andrew Meyer in Boston.[2] She would appear in a total of eight films between 1970 and 1973. She also appears in a 1971 episode of the Christian TV series Insight entitled "The Party" and on the American television series Room 222, in the 16th episode of the third season, entitled "Where Is It Written?".[3] 1973 episode of Police Story titled Collision Course
Selected filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role |
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1970 | Maidstone | Joy Broom |
1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Rita |
Red Sky at Morning | Corky | |
1972 | Cisco Pike | Lynn |
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues | Sandra | |
Night of the Cobra Woman | Joanna | |
Play It Again, Sam | Julie | |
1973 | Messiah of Evil | Toni |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ebert, Roger (April 18, 1971). "Interview with Joy Bang". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Janisse, Kier-La (January 1, 2016). "The Big Bang: The Too-Short Career of Joy Bang". Spectacular Optical. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Room 222 episode "Where Is It Written?" on IMDb