Brenda Joyce (actress)

Brenda Joyce
Joyce in the 1940s
Born
Betty Graftina Leabo

(1917-02-25)February 25, 1917
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, U.S.[1][2]
DiedJuly 4, 2009(2009-07-04) (aged 92)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other namesBetty Ward
OccupationActress
Years active1939–1949
SpouseOwen Ward (1941–1960) (divorced) (3 children)
Children3[3]

Brenda Joyce (born Betty Graftina Leabo,[citation needed] February 25, 1917[4] – July 4, 2009)[5] was an American film actress. She was best known for playing Jane Porter in RKO's Tarzan films from 1945 to 1949.

  1. ^ "Brenda Joyce Brenda Joyce, who died on July 4 aged 97, swung to fame opposite Johnny Weissmuller and then Lex Barker as the seventh actress to play Jane in the durable Tarzan series of films". The Daily Telegraph. London. July 24, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Actress Brenda Joyce Dies - SFScope - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Brenda Joyce". Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Other sources indicate 1912 or 1915 as her year of birth. A friend of Joyce's said after her death that she was 92, which would be consistent with a birth year of 1917.
  5. ^ Barnes, Mike (July 17, 2009). "'Tarzan' actress Brenda Joyce dies". Hollywood Reporter.