Friday, November 20, 2015

Joan Carey obit

Joan Carey(1921-2015)

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Joan Carey was born on February 18, 1921 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Centennial (1978), Legacy of the Stars (1980) and The Lucy Show (1962). She was married to Vaughn Wilkins and Halton A. Carey. She died on November 20, 2015 in Northridge, California, USA.

Carey was born Joan Somerville Norbury on February 18, 1921 in Yorkshire, UK. Following her marriage to Halton A. Carey, with whom she had a son, Dennis, she carved out a brief career as an actress and dancer, including an appearance in The Harvey Girls, before finding an unusual niche as a studio stand-in, often on the Desilu lot.

Joan Carey worked as a stand-in for Lucille Ball and others on the “Lucy” series, including for Ball on I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, and Here’s Lucy – and even served as a Rudy Vallee’s stand-in in Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana.

In this regard, she was somewhat unique as a female stand-in occasionally filling in for the guys – and was hired by Bob Sweeney as his stand-in on the short-lived sitcom, The Brothers, which starred our own Gale Gordon.

Other shows on which Carey stood in for the leads and guest performers were Our Miss Brooks, The Eve Arden Show, Taxi, and Cheers. While we’re unsure of her roles behind the scenes over at MTM Enterprises, Carey can also be seen in several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and even had a brief speaking role on Phyllis.

So far, the latest we’ve spotted Carey on screen is as a bar patron in multiple episodes of final season of Cheers in 1993.

Following the death of her second husband, TV cameraman Vaughn Wilkins, in 2007, she is reported to have died in 2015, but an obituary is still at large. If you have any further information on Joan Carey, it would be greatly appreciated.

Actress

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

Cheers

8.0

TV Series

Bar Patron

Wedding Guest

Burger Bar Patron (uncredited) ...

1982–1993

227 episodes

Howie Mandel and Tony Randall in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

6.4

Running Employee (uncredited)

1990

Dan Hedaya, Mandy Ingber, Jean Kasem, Carlene Watkins, Timothy Williams, and Aaron Moffatt in The Tortellis (1987)

The Tortellis

5.2

TV Series

Mrs. Richmond

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1987

2 episodes

Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward in Against All Odds (1984)

Against All Odds

5.9

Party Guest (uncredited)

1984

Legacy of the Stars

Astrologer

1980

Centennial (1978)

Centennial

8.3

TV Mini Series

Miss Kruger (chapter 3)

1978–1979

Phyllis (1975)

Phyllis

6.4

TV Series

Joan

1977

1 episode

Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Lucie Arnaz in Here's Lucy (1968)

Here's Lucy

6.9

TV Series

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1968

1 episode

Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (1962)

The Lucy Show

7.2

TV Series

Operator

1966

1 episode

Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

The Andy Griffith Show

8.4

TV Series

Undetermined

1962

1 episode

Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls (1946)

The Harvey Girls

7.0

Harvey Girl (uncredited)

1946

June Haver, Joan Leslie, and Fred MacMurray in Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)

Where Do We Go from Here?

5.7

(uncredited)

1945

Frank Sinatra, Gloria DeHaven, Adolphe Menjou, George Murphy, Eugene Pallette, and Walter Slezak in Step Lively (1944)

Step Lively

6.0

Showgirl (uncredited)

1944

Additional Crew

Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)

Frasier

8.2

TV Series

stand-in: Jane Leeves (uncredited)

1993–2004

263 episodes

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

Cheers

8.0

TV Series

stand-in: Rhea Perlman (uncredited)

1982–1993

270 episodes

Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Lucie Arnaz in Here's Lucy (1968)

Here's Lucy

6.9

TV Series

stand-in: Lucille Ball (uncredited)

1968–1974

144 episodes

Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (1962)

The Lucy Show

7.2

TV Series

stand-in: Lucille Ball (uncredited)

1965–1968

72 episodes

Archive Footage

Virtual Vera

Video