# Jo Ann Harris

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American actress

This article is about the American actress. For the American attorney, see [Jo Ann Harris (federal prosecutor)](/source/Jo_Ann_Harris_(federal_prosecutor)). For the English author, see [Joanne Harris](/source/Joanne_Harris).

Jo Ann Harris Harris in August 2021 Occupation Actress Years active 1967–present

**Jo Ann Harris** is an American actress known for her many film and television roles beginning in 1967. In the 1971 film *[The Beguiled](/source/The_Beguiled_(1971_film))* she portrayed a 17-year-old who seduced [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood)'s character.[1] Her other films include *[Maryjane](/source/Maryjane_(film))* (1968), *[The Gay Deceivers](/source/The_Gay_Deceivers)* (1969), *[The Sporting Club](/source/The_Sporting_Club)* (1971), *[The Parallax View](/source/The_Parallax_View)* (1974), *[Act of Vengeance](/source/Act_of_Vengeance_(1974_film))* (1974), *Cruise into Terror* (1978), and *[Deadly Games](/source/Deadly_Games_(1982_film))* (1982).

## Career

Harris's first acting role came in the drama series *[Run for Your Life](/source/Run_for_Your_Life_(TV_series))* (starring [Ben Gazzara](/source/Ben_Gazzara)) in 1967 when she was 18 years old. Other guest-starring TV credits include *[Adam-12](/source/Adam-12)*; *[Dragnet 1968](/source/Dragnet_(1967_TV_series))*; *[Gunsmoke](/source/Gunsmoke)*; *[The High Chaparral](/source/The_High_Chaparral)*; *[The Virginian](/source/The_Virginian_(TV_series))*/*The Men of Shiloh*; *[Medical Center](/source/Medical_Center_(TV_series))*;[2] *[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color](/source/Walt_Disney's_Wonderful_World_of_Color)*; *[The Mod Squad](/source/The_Mod_Squad)*; *[The F.B.I.](/source/The_F.B.I._(TV_series))*; *[Barnaby Jones](/source/Barnaby_Jones)*; [3] *[Hawaii Five-O](/source/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series))*; *[Nakia](/source/Nakia_(TV_series))*; *[The Streets of San Francisco](/source/The_Streets_of_San_Francisco)*; *[The Love Boat](/source/The_Love_Boat)*; *[Fantasy Island](/source/Fantasy_Island)*; *[Vega$](/source/Vega%24)*;[4] *[B.J. and the Bear](/source/B.J._and_the_Bear)*; *[Rich Man, Poor Man](/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Man_(miniseries))*; *[Laverne & Shirley](/source/Laverne_%26_Shirley)*; and *State of the Union*. She was also a panelist on *[Match Game](/source/Match_Game) 77* for a week.

She played a co-starring role in the short-lived 1977 series *[Most Wanted](/source/Most_Wanted_(1976_TV_series))* (starring [Robert Stack](/source/Robert_Stack)).[5]

Her voice acting work includes the voice of Tina in the 1973 [Hanna-Barbera](/source/Hanna-Barbera) animated series *[Goober and the Ghost Chasers](/source/Goober_and_the_Ghost_Chasers)*, the animated film *[Oliver & Company](/source/Oliver_%26_Company)* (1988), and various episodic characters in *[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons)*.

She played Candy Cantwell, the interviewer, and Terri in eight episodes of *[Tracey Ullman's State of the Union](/source/Tracey_Ullman's_State_of_the_Union)* during 2008–2010.

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1967 The Second Hundred Years Mod Girl TV series 1968 Run for Your Life Girl TV series 1968 Dragnet 1968 Jo-Elle Murphy TV series 1968 Maryjane Jo Ann 1968 Judd for the Defense Ginny Baker TV series 1969 The Gay Deceivers Leslie Devlin 1969 Gunsmoke Ellie Wylie TV series 1969 Adam-12 Susann Baker TV series 1969 The High Chaparral Annie Croswell TV series 1969–1972 The Mod Squad Sue Fielding / Sally TV series 1970–1971 The Virginian Amanda Benson / Mary Ann Travers TV series 1970–1972 Medical Center Dana / Ellen Farley TV series 1971 The Sporting Club Lu 1971 The Smith Family Lynn Mitchell TV series 1971 Cat Ballou Cat Ballou short film 1971 Teenage Tease 1971 The Beguiled Carol 1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth Mike' O'Hara IV TV movie 1972 Disney-Land Mike' O'Hara IV TV series 1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Danielle Tate TV series 1972 Banyon Sally Overman TV series 1972-1973 The Streets of San Francisco Connie / Lita Brewer TV series 1973 Goober and the Ghost Chasers Tina TV series, voice 1973 The F.B.I Tish Laramie TV series 1974 The Parallax View Chrissy – Frady's Girl 1974 Act of Vengeance Linda 1974 Nakia Kitty TV series 1974-1978 Barnaby Jones Ellie Beck / Lisa Murphy / Lorna Pearson TV series 1975 Hawaii Five-O Laurie TV series 1975 The Manhunter Sandy TV series 1975 Movin' On Sandy TV series 1975 Kate McShane TV series 1975 Rich Man, Poor Man Gloria Bartley TV series 1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar Amy TV series 1976–1977 Most Wanted Officer Kate Manners TV series 1977 Fred Flintstone and Friends Tina TV series, voice 1977 Love Boat Connie Evans TV series 1977 Anna Karenina Susan Cord TV series 1978 Cruise Into Terror Judy Haines TV movie 1978 Fantasy Island Andrea Chambers TV series 1979 Vegas Christy TV series 1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited Carmelita TV movie 1979 Detective School Teresa Cleary TV series 1979 Beyond Death's Door Laurie 1979 B.J. and the Bear Barbara Sue TV series 1979 A Man Called Sloane Johanna TV series 1980 M Station: Hawaii Karen Holt TV movie 1980 Xanadu 40's Singer #1 1981 American Dream Myra TV series 1982 Deadly Games Clarissa Jane Louise 'Keegan' Lawrence 1983 Laverne & Shirley Jane 1984 The Duck Factory Wendy Wooster TV series 1988 Oliver & Company Additional Voices voice 1989–1992 The Simpsons Various Voices TV series, voice 1991 Caged Fear Big as a House #1 1995 What-a-Mess Felicia TV series, voice 1997–1999 Tracey Takes On... Fawn Loving TV series 2008–2010 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Candy Cantwell / Terri / Interviewer TV series

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** King, Danny (November 25, 2013). ["Clint, Caught in the Act: On The Beguiled, and Don Siegel's Leading Man"](http://brightlightsfilm.com/clint-caught-act-beguiled-don-siegels-leading-man/). *brightlightsfilm.com*. Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mavis, Paul (August 6, 2013). ["Medical Center: The Complete Third Season - review"](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/61408/medical-center-the-complete-third-season-warner-archive-collection/). *DVDtalk.com*. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mavis, Paul (July 31, 2014). ["The FBI: The Complete Eighth Season - review"](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/65138/fbi-the-complete-eighth-season-warner-archive-collection-the/). *DVDtalk.com*. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mavis, Paul (February 9, 2010). ["Vega$: The First Season, Volume 2 - review"](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/40911/vegas-first-season-v2/). *DVDtalk.com*. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lambert, David (March 8, 2017). ["Most Wanted - review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170312032912/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wanted-The-Complete-Series/23096). *TVShowsonDVD.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wanted-The-Complete-Series/23096) on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

## External links

- [Jo Ann Harris](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364860/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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