Joyce MacKenzie
Joyce Elaine MacKenzie (October 13, 1925 – June 10, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in films and television from 1946 to 1961. She might be best remembered for being the eleventh actress to portray Jane. She played the role opposite Lex Barker's Tarzan in Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953).
Also recorded as Joyce Elaine MacKenzie Hassing
Joyce MacKenzie
- Name
- Joyce MacKenzie
- Birth Name
- Joyce Elaine MacKenzie
- Born
- 13 October 1925
- Birthplace
- Redwood City, California, U.S.
- Died
- 10 June 2021
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Known for
- Jane, wife of Tarzan, in Tarzan and the She-Devil Destination Murder Broken Arrow
- Occupation
- Actress English teacher
- Spouse
- Walter H.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Joyce Elaine MacKenzie (October 13, 1925 – June 10, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in films and television from 1946 to 1961. She might be best remembered for being the eleventh actress to portray Jane. She played the role opposite Lex Barker's Tarzan in Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Joyce MacKenzie • Birth Name — Joyce Elaine MacKenzie • Born — 13 October 1925 • Birthplace — Redwood City, California, U.S. • Died — 10 June 2021 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Known for — Jane, wife of Tarzan, in Tarzan and the She-Devil Destination Murder Broken Arrow • Occupation — Actress English teacher • Years Active — 1946–1961 • Spouse — Walter H. Leimert Jr (m. 1952–60, divorced; 2 children) Robert L. Driver (m. 1961–66, divorced) Victor Benedict Hassing (m. 1972–80, his death) • Children — 2
Early life through World War II
Early life through World War II
MacKenzie was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Norman MacKenzie. She was active in sports in high school, winning an award for "her all-round sports ability." During World War II, MacKenzie worked as a carpenter's helper in shipyards in San Francisco. Her opportunity for acting came when she was discovered on her job as cashier at the Pasadena Playhouse in the summer of 1948.
Later years
Later years
Her final appearance was in the role of Nancy Gilman in the Perry Mason television series episode, "The Case of the Duplicate Daughter" (1961). After her acting career ended, MacKenzie was an English teacher; one of her students was radio host Anthony Cumia of Opie and Anthony.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
On November 26, 1952, MacKenzie married Walter H. "Tim" Leimert Jr. in Hollywood, California; the couple had two sons but divorced in 1960. In 1961, Joyce married Robert L. (Keiki) Driver until their divorce in 1966. In 1972, she married Victor Benedict Hassing. They remained married until his death at age 64 on October 29, 1980. MacKenzie died on June 10, 2021, in Hollywood, California, at the age of 95.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1946 — Tomorrow Is Forever — Cherry Davis • 1946 — The Kid from Brooklyn — Goldwyn Girl — Uncredited • 1949 — Whirlpool — Daisy – Telephone Operator — Uncredited • 1949 — Twelve O'Clock High — Nurse — Uncredited • 1950 — Mother Didn't Tell Me — Helen Porter • 1950 — A Ticket to Tomahawk — Ruby — Uncredited • 1950 — Destination Murder — Laura Mansfield • 1950 — Stella — Peggy Denny • 1950 — Broken Arrow — Terry • 1951 — On the Riviera — Mimi • 1951 — His Kind of Woman — Lady Gwendolyn in Film — Uncredited • 1951 — People Will Talk — Gussie — Uncredited • 1951 — The Racket — Mary McQuigg • 1951 — The Model and the Marriage Broker — Doris — Uncredited • 1952 — Deadline - U.S.A. — Katherine Garrison Geary • 1952 — Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie — Bessie Jordan • 1952 — O. Henry's Full House — Hazel Woods — (segment "The Clarion Call"), (scenes deleted) • 1952 — Night Without Sleep — Laura Harkness • 1953 — The I Don't Care Girl — Babette — Uncredited • 1953 — Tarzan and the She-Devil — Jane • 1953 — The French Line — Myrtle Brown • 1954 — Rails Into Laramie — Helen Shanessy
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Redwood City.
Birth place
Los Angeles.
Death place
Film actor
MacKenzie starred in a film noir, Destination Murder (1950). She appeared with James Stewart in the western Broken Arrow (also 1950), as the wife of Robert Mitchum in the crime drama The Racket (1951) and as a publisher's daughter trying to wrest control of editor Humphrey Bogart's newspaper in Deadline - U.S.A. (1952). MacKenzie's character and Jane Russell's exchanged identities in a musical, The French Line (1954).
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