Joanna Lee

Screenwriter

Birthday April 7, 1931

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace New Jersey

DEATH DATE Oct 24, 2003 (72)

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About

American actress and writer who appeared in plan 9 From Outer Space and wrote for Gilligan's Island and The Flintstones.

Before Fame

She acted in a series of small roles between 1956 and 1961, including the Frank Sinatra film The Joker is Wild.

Trivia

She won the Humanitas Prize for her screenplay The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story.

Family Life

Her son, Craig Lee, was the editor of L.A. Weekly. Her other son, Christopher Ciampa, appeared in some of her films.

Associated With

She wrote a Golden Globe Award winning film about the career of Babe Zaharias.