Joan Staley
Actress

Joan Staley Net Worth

Joan Staley was born Joan McConchie on May 20, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and began taking violin lessons at the age of three. She moved to Los Angeles and became a Junior Symphony performer at age six, and made her film debut as a child violinist in The Emperor Waltz (1948). After briefly enrolling at Chapman College in the Los Angeles area, she pursued a career in show business, singing backup on records and working as a secretary. She was then approached by a photographer and posed for Playboy magazine, becoming November's centerfold, which led to an MGM contract and bit parts in films such as Ocean's Eleven (1960) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). After a horse-riding accident, her career ended and she married Chuck Staley, with whom she had twins in 1971. Since then, she has been content with family life and other outside pursuits.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day May 20, 1940
Birth Place  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Age 83 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Preceded by Mara Corday, Pat Sheehan
Succeeded by Joyce Nizzari
Measurements Bust: 34 in (86 cm) Waist: 23 in (58 cm) Hips: 34 in (86 cm)
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 118 lb (54 kg)

💰 Net worth: $14 Million (2024)

Joan Staley, an acclaimed actress in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $14 million by the year 2024. Her remarkable talent and on-screen presence have garnered her significant success and financial stability throughout her career. With numerous notable roles in both television and film, Joan Staley has established herself as a respected figure in the entertainment industry. Her consistent dedication and undeniable acting abilities have played a significant role in her accumulating substantial wealth over the years.

Biography/Timeline

1956

She married Charles Staley in 1956, whom she had met in France. They moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he was working as a television Director. Staley worked as a legal secretary for Homer L. Armstrong, a local attorney in Memphis. Also during this period, Staley sang occasional backup for Sun Records, of Elvis Presley fame. The Staley family then moved to Los Angeles.

1958

She joined The Little Theater in Hollywood with roles in The Robe, Fiona in Brigadoon, and My Sister Eileen with Actress Joanne Worley. This led to small roles in live television, such as Playhouse 90, Climax!, and Westinghouse Studio One. These appearances opened the door for her in film and television. Staley's first role in film was a 1958 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Corresponding Corpse". In early 1958, Lawrence Schiller, a Life Photographer, approached Staley and asked her to pose for Playboy. They did a photo shoot together, which resulted in the actual spread used by the magazine. Publisher Hugh Hefner selected her to be Playboy's "Miss November" 1958.

1961

For her first ongoing series role, she was featured in multiple appearances on the popular sitcom The Tab Hunter Show, where she was widely recognized for her comedic abilities. In 1961, she appeared in several roles in The Lawless Years, a 1920s crime drama starring James Gregory. After The Lawless Years, she enjoyed a recurring role as David Nelson's secretary in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. She went on to guest-star on Phil Silvers's sitcom The New Phil Silvers Show. A year later, she co-starred with singer Vic Damone in The Lively Ones for NBC, the summer replacement series for The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show.

1962

Staley was one of 12 actresses selected by the Hollywood Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Union as Deb Stars of 1962.

1963

She was a regular as Hannah, the secretary to series character Stuart Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) on the sixth and final season of the ABC/Warner Brothers crime drama, 77 Sunset Strip. One of her favorite roles was a small part in A New Kind of Love (1963), starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, in which Staley had a sequence with Newman. She also appeared in "Cape Fear" (1962) as a waitress in a scene with Robert Mitchum, in Johnny Cool (1963), the Elvis Presley movie, Roustabout (1964), and co-starred opposite Don Knotts in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) and alongside Audie Murphy in Gunpoint (1966).

1964

In 1964, she appeared on McHale's Navy and was signed to a Universal Studios contract for the McHale's Navy spin-off Broadside, where she co-starred with Kathleen Nolan, Sheila James, and Dick Sargent. Her character was Roberta "Honey-Hips" Love, a former stripper who had joined the Navy. In 1966, she suffered a serious back injury as a result of a horseback riding accident; she stopped working in films after that and concentrated on television.

1967

She married again, in 1967, to Dale Sheets, an executive with MCA. In 1969, she and her husband founded International Ventures Incorporated, and continue to manage talent. Collectively, the Sheets have seven children (he contributed three, she contributed one, and they had three together). As of 2013, they had 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Staley is active in consumer affairs, her church, and prison ministry.

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