Brenda Joyce (actress)

Brenda Joyce (actress)

Infobox actor


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name = Brenda Joyce
birthname = Betty Leabo
birthdate = birth date and age|1912|2|25
birthplace = Excelsior Springs, Missouri
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spouse = Owen Ward
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Brenda Joyce (born February 25 1912) is an American film actress. She was born as Betty Leabo in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Although she appeared in many B-movies of the 1940s, she is best-remembered as the seventh actress to play Jane in the "Tarzan" series of films. She succeeded Maureen O'Sullivan in the series and appeared in the role five times. The first four appearances were opposite Johnny Weissmuller, but her last performance as Jane, in 1949's "Tarzan's Magic Fountain", was with Lex Barker as Tarzan. She abandoned her acting career for personal reasons in 1949.

Family

She was married to Owen Ward from 1941 until 1949, when they divorced; they had three children.

Report of death

Brenda Joyce is currently alive and lives in a convalescent hospital in Los Angeles, CA.

External links

*imdb name|name=Brenda Joyce|id=0431502
*amg name|2:36416|Brenda Joyce


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