Joy Bang

Joy Bang (born June 15, 1945 as Joy Wener) is a former American actress best known for her film appearances in the early 1970s.

Joy Bang
Born
Joy Wener

(1945-06-15) June 15, 1945
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1970–1973

Early life

Bang was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was adopted at one month old.[1] She was raised in New York City, where she attended Hunter Elementary School.[1] She attended Boston University for one year, but dropped out, and later worked as a go-go dancer. She married Paul Bang in the late 1960s.[1]

Career

Bang began her career collaborating with underground filmmaker Andrew Meyer in Boston.[2] She would appear in a total of eight films between 1970 and 1973, most notably Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam in 1972.[3]

Bang also appears in a 1971 episode of the Christian TV series Insight entitled "The Party" and on the American television series Room 222 in the 16th episode of the third season, entitled "Where Is It Written?".

Selected filmography
List of acting performances in film
Year Title Role
1970 Maidstone Joy Broom
1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row Rita
Red Sky at Morning Corky
1972 Cisco Pike Lynn
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues Sandra
Night of the Cobra Woman Joanna
Play It Again, Sam Julie
1973 Messiah of Evil Toni

References
  1. Ebert, Roger (April 18, 1971). "Interview with Joy Bang". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. Janisse, Kier-La (January 1, 2016). "The Big Bang: The Too-Short Career of Joy Bang". Spectacular Optical. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. "Joy Bang". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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