JW
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Actress
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
13 August 1925(Chicago)
Death:
30 March 2010
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jane Webb Edwards, (August 13, 1925 – March 30, 2010) also known by the stage name Joanne Louise, was an American film and voice actress.
Biography
On 10 June 1942, Edwards graduated "with honor" from Central YMCA High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Edwards acted on multiple radio series. During her later career, she worked on a large number of animated cartoons, mostly for Filmation. One of her roles was as the huntress "Lara" on "The Jihad", an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series.
The former Webb married Jack Lawson Edwards, Jr., brother of actor and cartoon voiceover performer Sam Edwards.
On 30 March 2010, Edwards died in Green Valley, Arizona of natural causes.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Our Leading Citizen | Telephone operator (uncredited) |
| $1,000 a Touchdown | ||
| 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter | |
| Dr. Cyclops | IMDB's entry for Jane Webb states that she was a woman whose role was uncredited, but also that this assertion Jane's role is unconfirmed. It is dubious that she was in the film since she was 14 years old when the film was released. |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1930–1945 | Grand Hotel | |
| 1935–1946 | Bachelor's Children | Doris Keller |
| 1936–1941 | Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters | |
| 1937–1956 | The Guiding Light | Peggy Gaylord |
| 1939–1942 | The Bartons | Midge |
| 1940–1954 | The Chicago Theater of the Air | Guest star |
| 1941 | Lone Journey | Jean |
| 1942–1951 | Aunt Mary Show | Peggy Mead |
| 1943–1947 | The Baxters | Daughter |
| 1943 | The Road to Life | Debutante |
| 1944 | That Brewster Boy | Minerva |
| 1945–1946 | Island Venture | Medoza's daughter |
| 1945–1948 | Those Websters | Belinda Boyd |
| 1949 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | One episode ("The John Blackwell Case") |
| 1950 | The Truitts | Gladys Truitt |
| 1950–1951 | Dr. Kildare | Mary Lamont |
| Crime Classics | Guest role | |
| Heartbeat Theater | Guest role | |
| Inheritance | Guest role | |
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Guest role | |
| Let George Do It | Guest role | |
| Lux Radio Theatre | Guest role | |
| Suspense | Guest role | |
| The Chase | Guest role |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | |
| 1968 | The Batman/Superman Hour | Barbara Gordon/Batgirl |
| Fantastic Voyage | Dr. Erica Lane | |
| The Archie Show | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel | |
| Family Affair | Live action role; television announcer ("A Matter of Choice") | |
| 1969 | Archie and His New Pals | Preview special for The Archie Comedy Hour |
| The Archie Comedy Hour | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Hagatha, Ophelia, Miss Della | |
| The Hardy Boys | ||
| 1970 | Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | |
| Archie's Funhouse | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel | |
| Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Hagatha, Ophelia, Miss Della | |
| 1971 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel, Hagatha, Ophelia, Miss Della |
| Archie's TV Funnies | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge | |
| Aesop's Fables | ||
| 1972 | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie |
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| The Brady Kids | Ping, Pong, Babs, Wonder Woman ("It's All Greek to Me") | |
| Treasure Island | TV Movie | |
| 1973 | Lassie's Rescue Rangers | |
| My Favorite Martians | Katy O'Hara | |
| Everything's Archie | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel | |
| 1974 | Oliver Twist | TV movie |
| The U.S. of Archie | Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy | |
| The New Adventures of Gilligan | Ginger Grant & Mary Ann Summers | |
| 1975 | The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty | Felicia |
| 1977 | The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | Sabrina Spellman, Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy, Big Ethel |