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From a complete list of her roles emerges the rare fact that Lansing was one of the very few performers to have been fully accepted into both the A-movie and B-movie worlds.Īnd then there's the guest star and recurring role arena of TV, which Lansing also conquered with her captivating cuteness. She also starred as the notorious country-western singer Boots Malone in the kooky cult classic Hillbillys In A Haunted House, and her last film was Bigfoot in 1970. She had previously been in Sinatra's comedy A Hole In The Head, and in Martin's romantic romp Who Was That Lady? (These accomplishments certainly qualified her as an honorary member of Sinatra's Rat Pack.) In 1965, Lansing was cast in Marriage On The Rocks, which included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Deborah Kerr. Her songs in that collection included "The Web Of Love" and "The Silencers." In 1956 she received top billing in Hot Cars, was in the opening sequence of Touch Of Evil in 1958, and had a brief role as an astronaut's girl in the 1958 sci-fi classic Queen Of Outer Space.ĭuring the 1950s and 1960s, she also starred in several short musical films for the Scopitone video-jukebox system, which was the precursor to television's early 1980s MTV music videos. She played an uncredited 1952 role in the classic musical Singin' In The Rain. Her film career officially began in 1948, after taking MGM's advice to change her last name to Lansing. She was years ahead of her time in regularly practicing yoga for relaxation, and, as a Mormon, she also did not drink or smoke. However, let it be noted that unlike many femme fatale-catagorized stars, in her almost quarter of a century career Lansing never once appeared nude, either in magazines or films. And so, during the years before she was recognized for her acting abilities, she was frequently clad in skimpy costumes and even bikinis that accentuated her unusually attractive figure. At the tender age of 14 she was already signed to a contract at MGM, completing her schooling by taking classes on the studio lot.Īs a new performer in the show biz stable, Lansing was routinely cast in "sexpot" roles, similar to those played by her contemporaries, such as Mamie Van Doren and Jayne Mansfield. In 1940 her family moved to Los Angeles, and the quickly-blossoming beauty began modeling in her early teens. Her last name became Loveland after her mother divorced Brown sometime during the 1930s, and married Vermon Loveland, who adopted the youngster. Crowned by the press as "TV's Marilyn Monroe," model, singer, film and television actress Joi Lansing was born Ap(as Joyce Brown) in Salt Lake City, Utah to Virginia Grace (née Shupe) Brown, a housewife, and Jack Glenn Brown, a shoe salesman.