Joy Harmon
Joy Patricia Harmon (born May 1, 1940)[1] is a baker and former American actress.
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Harmon with Roger Smith in an episode of Mister Roberts, 1965. | |
Born | Joy Patricia Harmon May 1, 1940 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
Years active | 1956–1973 |
Known for | Car washing girl in Cool Hand Luke |
Spouse(s) | Jeff Gourson (1968–2001); 3 children |
Website | http://www.auntjoyscakes.com |
Career
Joy Patricia Harmon was born in Flushing, New York.[1] She and her family moved to Connecticut in 1946.[1] A Miss Connecticut,[1] Harmon was a contestant during the last season of Groucho Marx's television program You Bet Your Life (titled The Groucho Show during its last season), and later a regular on Marx's program Tell It to Groucho (credited as "Patty Harmon"). She guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including Gidget, Batman, and The Monkees. She appeared in a cameo role as blonde Ardice in the Jack Lemmon comedy Under the Yum Yum Tree in 1963. She had a role as Tony Dow's girlfriend in the 1965–66 television soap opera Never Too Young.
Harmon's best-remembered acting roles are as the 30-foot-tall (9 m) Merrie in Village of the Giants (1965, in which she captures normal-sized Johnny Crawford and suspends him from her bikini top), and as the car-washing Lucille in Cool Hand Luke (1967) with her purportedly 41–22–36 measurements.[1]
Personal life
Harmon was married to film editor and producer Jeff Gourson from 1968 to 2001, raising three children. For a time, a son worked at Walt Disney Studios. She later established a bakery, Aunt Joy's Cakes, in Burbank, California.[2]
Filmography
Films roles
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Television roles
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References
- Listanti, Tom (2008). Glamor Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland & Co., Inc. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0-7864-3172-4. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
Her amble [sic] bosom (41–22–36) was her ticket to Broadway in the comedy Make Me Laugh...
- "About Us". Aunt Joy's Cakes. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
External links
- Joy Harmon on IMDb
- Sullivan, Steve (1998-06-15). Bombshells: Glamour Girls of a Lifetime. Macmillan. pp. 43–. ISBN 9781429956222. Retrieved May 6, 2012.