Joan Vohs(1927-2001)
- Actress
Typecast often as a dumb blond, Joan Vohs struggled her entire career
to break out of that mold. She did manage partial success, but
ultimately dropped out of acting altogether in order to become a
full-time mom. She was born in Queens, New York, was a Rockette at age
16 and a Connover model before any acting for movies or television. Her
first several roles were as models, usually of the "dumb blond" ilk.
Occasionally, she landed a more substantive role, e.g. the role as
suspected French spy "Fortune Mallory", played opposite
George Montgomery in
Fort Ti (1953). After a successful run of
guest appearances on the T.V. sitcom,
Cher oncle Bill (1966), Vohs
retired from acting and devoted herself to raising her own family.
