Joanna Barnes, remembered for scene-stealing appearances in two movie classics, died Friday at age 87. Sally Jackson, a longtime friend of Barnes, told The Hollywood Reporter that the actress died at her home at The Sea Ranch, California, following battles with "multiple health problems." Born in Boston on November 15, 1934, Barnes was memorable in a small role in "Auntie Mame" (1958) as patrician Gloria Upson, the fiancée of the title character's nephew. Socialite Upson endured a "ghastly" pin...
Joanna Barnes, remembered for scene-stealing appearances in two movie classics, died Friday at age 87. Sally Jackson, a longtime friend of Barnes, told The Hollywood Reporter that the actress died at her home at The Sea Ranch, California, following battles with "multiple health problems." Born in Boston on November 15, 1934, Barnes was memorable in a small role in "Auntie Mame" (1958) as patrician Gloria Upson, the fiancée of the title character's nephew. Socialite Upson endured a "ghastly" pin...
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