Joyce Johanna Burger (born April 13, 1933)[1] is a Canadian-American film and television actress.[2]

Life and career

Meadows was born in Arrowwood, Alberta.[1][3] Meadows was a winner of the Miss Sacramento pageant,[1] where she was the second runner-up.[4] She later was Miss Hollywood,[5] where Meadows had moved to Hollywood, California.[1] She studied acting there under Jeff Corey, earning her scholarship from the Pasadena Playhouse.[1] Meadows moved to Los Angeles, California, where she began her film and television career, appearing in the film Flesh and the Spur, in 1956.[1] She continued her career, mainly appearing in film and television programs.[1]

Later in her career, Meadows guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Bachelor Father, 77 Sunset Strip, Harbor Command, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wagon Train, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Restless Gun, Highway Patrol, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Millionaire, Kraft Suspense Theatre, The Man and the Challenge, and Maverick. She also starred in the short-lived television series Two Faces West.[1] Meadows also starred and co-starred in films such as The Brain from Planet Arous, Frontier Gun, The Girl in Lovers Lane, Walk Tall and Zebra in the Kitchen.[1] Meadows retired in 1995.

References

External links

• Joyce Meadows at IMDb
• Joyce Meadows at the TCM Movie Database
• Joyce Meadows at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile