Joan Severance is an actress and model of American origin, known for her roles in such films as “A Pair of Aces in Stock: Trump Three”, “Magic Stone”, “Black Scorpion”, “Crime”, etc. We will find out in which other The actress starred in projects.
Biography
Severance Joan (photo below) was born in 1958 in the American city of Houston (Texas) - she is the daughter of Martha and John S. Severance. Her father was listed as a system administrator at IBM and often went on business trips around the world. Therefore, in childhood, the girl managed to visit different places. They even lived in Libya for a while, but the start of the Six Day War forced the family to return to the United States.
Joan studied at Westbury High School, and from the age of fifteen began a modeling career to earn money for college. Then she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but there was still not enough money. The fateful decision was to participate in the Miss Houston contest. There, Joan drew attention to the local photographer Alan Martin. He introduced the girl to John Casablancas, who helped conclude a contract with a prestigious modeling agency. Joan was sent to Paris, where she advertised sportswear for a long time in Vogue magazine. And returning to her homeland, she began acting in commercials and soon became one of America’s highest-paid models.
Carier start
Films with Joan Severance began to appear at the peak of her modeling career. So, in 1987, she got a cameo role in Richard Donner's police action movie Deadly Weapons. In the same year she starred in the episode of the detective series "Detective Mike Hammer" (1984-1989). Played by Susan Profitt in nine episodes of the crime drama Wiseguy (1987-1990). And she appeared in the image of one of the main characters in the comedy film by Hiller Arthur “I see nothing, I hear nothing” (1989).
The main role of Samantha Moore - a corporate spy, she played in the sports action movie "No Rules", filmed in 1989 by Thomas J. Wright. Then she got a small role as Lisbeth in Will Mackenzie’s melodrama “This Bet Is Worth Winning” She starred in one episode of the television drama Richard Dillello "Caller at Midnight" (1988-1991). In the role of Rachel Varney, a minor character, she performed in John Badham's comedy action movie Bird on the Wire (1990). And Susan Davis, an employee of the FBI, played in Bill Bixby's television crime drama “A Pair of Aces in Stock: The Trump Three” (1991).
Red scorpion slipper
In "Magic Stone" - a film with Joan Severance, shot by Willard Carroll in 1991, the actress played the role of one of the archaeologists who found a strange mineral in a coal mine somewhere in Pennsylvania. A year later, she played Maureen Mallory in the comedy film Michael DeLuis “Almost Pregnant.” She played a small role in the thriller Worth Keater "Criminal Intentions." In the role of a housewife, Irene, tired of the monotonous life and decided to start a stormy romance while her husband was fishing, performed in the erotic melodrama of Rafael Eisenman's “Lake of Love” (1993). And she got one of the main roles in the dramatic film of Zalman King and Tibor Takach "Diaries of" Red Shoe "2" (1992).
In 1994, the actress played Melanie Hudson - the main character, in the detective thriller Donna Deutsch, “Crime of Passion”. The role of Rosa Gillerman, the wife of a former prison guard, was given to Anthony Hickox's “Retribution” (1994). As Darcy Walker - a police detective, and at night the crime fighter in a black scorpion costume appeared in the comedy action movie Jonathan Winfrey "Black Scorpion" (1995). And then she repeated the role in the second part of this project. And in the role of Madeline Turner - the wife of a successful businessman who decided to have an affair on the side, Michael Kennedy's drama "Direct Evidence" (1995) appeared.
Crime on a boat of love
One of the main roles, Joan Severance played in the thriller David Winning's "Summary of the murder" (1996). Then she appeared in the image of Chapelle, a mysterious artist with dark thoughts, in the dramatic thriller by James S. E. Burke “In the Embrace of Evil”. The role of the dedicated prosecutor Teresa Marsh was played in the detective drama Joey Travolta's Crime (1998). And in the role of chief of security, Camila Hunter acted in 23 episodes of the comedy series “Boat of Love” (1998-1999).
The actress played the main role of Bridget Gregory, a fatal woman and a fraudster suspected of murdering her husband, in the crime thriller “Last Seduction 2”, shot by Terry Marcela in 1999. Then Joan Severance starred in the criminal detective Mark S. Grenier “Cause of Death” about the investigation of the case involving the mysterious murder of the mayor of the city. And Lisa Vine - a married woman who decided to diversify her life and have fun with her young neighbor, played in the romantic thriller Michael Valverde “Fatal Instinct” (2006).
Horror story in the maritime police
In 2007, with the main role, Joan Severance appeared in Richard Friedman’s unrecognized horror film “The Child of Satan”. Played an episodic character in the second season of the popular anthology series Brian Murphy and Brad Falchak's American Horror Story (2011 - ...). And starred in two episodes of the first season of the multi-part drama Michelle Ashford “Masters of Sex” (2013-2016).
The supporting role was given to the actress in Lethia Coulston’s melodrama “Random Contact” (2016). In the same year, she starred in the historical film Jeff Wood's The Wandering Day and in one episode of the crime drama "Naval Police: Los Angeles" (2009 - ...). And in the future, Johan Severance’s filmography will be supplemented by Mark Remmich’s military drama “Becker’s Farm”, but according to rumors, its production has been postponed.