Joy Page
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Joy Page (born November 9, 1924) is an American actress best known for her role as the Bulgarian bride Annina Brandel in the film Casablanca. Of the fourteen billed actors, only she and Madeleine LeBeau (who is one year older) are still alive (as of 2006).
Born Joy Ann (or Joyce) Paige, she was the daughter of Mexican-American silent film star Don Alvarado (José Paige) and Ann Boyar, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents divorced when she was five and in 1936 her mother married Jack Warner, then head of Warner Bros. studios. Warner, however, did not encourage his stepdaughter's interest in acting. Joy, who initially thought the script to Casablanca was "old fashioned" and "cliched", landed the role on her own and Warner reluctantly approved. She was only 17 years old and fresh out of high school.
Warner, however, refused to sign Page to a contract and she never starred in another Warner Brothers film. She went on to perform in a number of films for other studios and made some television appearances. Page married actor William Orr and he became a Warner Bros. executive, leading to accusations of nepotism. She retired from acting after appearing in the first season of the TV show The Swamp Fox in 1959.
She and Orr divorced in 1970. Their son Gregory Orr is a writer and producer.
[edit] Filmography
- Tonka (1958)
- The Shrike (1955)
- Fighter Attack (1953)
- Conquest of Cochise (1953)
- The Bullfighter and the Lady (1950)
- Kismet (1944)
- Casablanca (1942)
[edit] External links
- [1] IMDb
