Joan O'Brien
Actress

Joan O'Brien Net Worth

Joan O'Brien was a successful singer and actress who began her career in high school on a local TV music show. She is best known for her roles as a nurse in films such as Operation Petticoat (1959), It's Only Money (1962), and It Happened at the World's Fair (1963). She also had a brief romance with Elvis Presley. Her final movie was Get Yourself a College Girl (1964). After that, she left show business to focus on raising her children and later became a successful executive with the Hilton Hotel chain.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day February 14, 1936
Birth Place  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Age 88 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Occupation Actor, singer
Years active 1958–1965
Spouse(s) Billy Strange (1954–1956) (divorced) 1 child John F. Meyers (1957–1960) (divorced) 1 child Harvey Allen Godorov (1963–1964) (divorced) Dino Kotopoulis (1966–1967) (divorced) Lt. Col. Malcolm Bernard Campbell (1979–2004) (his death)

💰 Net worth: $900,000 (2024)

Joan O'Brien, a talented actress and soundtrack artist, is estimated to have a net worth of $900,000 in 2024. With her remarkable skills and contributions to the entertainment industry, Joan has made a name for herself in the United States. Known for her captivating performances and ability to bring characters to life, she has garnered both critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base. Her impressive net worth is a testament to her successful career and the impact she has made as an actress and soundtrack artist.

Biography/Timeline

1936

Joan Marie O'Brien was born to David and Rita O'Brien on Valentine's Day 1936, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The family moved to California when O'Brien was a child, and enrolled O'Brien in dance classes when she was eight years old. She graduated from Chaffey Union High School in Ontario, California.

1954

O'Brien's singing abilities came to the attention of entertainer and Country Music Hall of Fame member Cliffie Stone, who hired her as a regular performer on his television show Hometown Jamboree before her high school graduation. In 1954, she became a regular on The Bob Crosby Show, and stayed until shortly before the show's cancellation in 1958. She co-starred with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in the 1959 movie Operation Petticoat.

1959

Lawrence Welk hired O'Brien as a one-week replacement for his champagne lady Alice Lon in July 1959. O'Brien had come to Welk's attention years earlier when she was a singer on Bob Crosby's show, but Welk decided not to hire her at that time because she was still a teenager.

1960

Her most frequent acting performances were in television during the 1960s. She made two guest appearances on Perry Mason: in 1960 she played Betty Roberts in "The Case of the Singing Skirt," and in 1965 she played Jill Fenwick in "The Case of the Lover's Gamble." In 1964, O'Brien guest starred in an episode of The Man from UNCLE. Series star Robert Vaughn subsequently cast her as Ophelia in Hamlet at the Pasadena Playhouse.

1961

Actresses Sheree North, Sabrina and Sue Carson joined O'Brien in a tour of Playgirls in 1961, appearing at the Riverside Hotel in Reno, Nevada.

1963

O'Brien played Elvis Presley's girlfriend in the 1963 vehicle It Happened at the World's Fair.

1968

After her acting career ended, O'Brien sang with the Harry James band in 1968.

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