Joyce Elaine Ingalls (January 14, 1950 – August 5, 2015) was an American actress and model, best known for her roles in Paradise Alley in 1978 and Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998. She also had a guest role in the television series Starsky and Hutch in 1979, as the mutual love interest of both main characters.[1][2]
Joyce Ingalls | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joyce Elaine Ingalls January 14, 1950 |
| Died | August 5, 2015 (age 65) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Spouse | Darrell Fetty |
Early years
editIngalls was born on January 14, 1950, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Frederick G. Ingalls, a U.S. Navy commander, and Elaine Wright Ingalls, a relative of the Wright Brothers.[1][3] Ingalls had five sisters and three brothers.[4]
Ingalls' mother died in 1959. Her father remarried JoAnn DiSandro, who raised Joyce Ingalls and her four siblings, as well as four more children of Frederick and JoAnn.[3]
Modeling
editIn 1966,[5] Ingalls won Co-Ed Magazine's[6] national High School Cover Girl contest when she was 16.[1][5] The contest led to a contract with the Ford Modeling Agency. She appeared in numerous fashion magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle, and Vogue.[1][2] Ingalls was the face of a 1973 advertising campaign for Yardley of London, a British cosmetics company.[2] She also appeared in print ads for Black Velvet whisky, Breck Shampoo (as one of the Breck Girls), and Clairol.[2]
Acting
editIngalls was best known for her role as Bunchie, a prostitute who comforts Sylvester Stallone's character, Cosmo Carboni, in the 1978 drama, Paradise Alley.[1][2] She also appeared in The Man Who Would Not Die[7] in 1975, Deadly Force in 1983, and Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998.[1]
Personal life
editIn 1978, Ingalls was named when Sylvester Stallone was sued for divorce by his wife, Sasha, "who claimed the star of Rocky used community funds for a vacation for himself and actress Joyce Ingalls."[8] Earlier that year, gossip columnist Liz Smith had written: "Sylvester ("Sly") Stallone and his Paradise Valley co-star Joyce Ingalls are what one might call a real hot item. Mrs. Stallone knows all about it and is definitely not happy."[9]
A 1978 newspaper article reported that Ingalls "has been married once previously but doesn't like to discuss that part of her past."[4]
In 1984, Ingalls married Darrell Fetty, a screenwriter and actor, at the Little Brown Church in Studio City, California.[1] They had two sons.[10] Ingalls and Fetty oversaw their Little Brown Church's homeless ministry.[2] They also operated the church's food pantry, now called the Darrell & Joyce Fetty Food Pantry, for nearly 25 years.[2] The food pantry is estimated to have served thousands of families.[2]
Death
editIngalls died of an undisclosed illness at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on August 5, 2015, at the age of 65.[1][2] She is survived by her husband, Darrell Fetty; two sons, her stepmother, the former JoAnn DiSandro; and eight siblings.[2] Her father Frederick died in 1996.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Pat Reagan | |
| 1978 | Paradise Alley | Bunchie | |
| 1983 | Deadly Force | Eddie Cooper | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Nurse | Final film role |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Joyce Ingalls, actress in Paradise Alley and Lethal Weapon 4, dies at 65". Entertainment Weekly. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Barnes, Mike (2015-08-19). "Joyce Ingalls, Actress and Former Model, Dies at 65". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b c "Joyce Elaine Ingalls Fetty obituary". The Post-Star. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b Scott, Vernon (March 23, 1978). "Leading Lady Takes Role Off-Screen". Texas, Galveston. The Galveston Daily News. p. 40. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Bishop, Linda (July 6, 1966). "Dreams Come True". California, San Mateo. The Times. p. 45. Retrieved January 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLora, Myrtle (October 27, 1966). "Whitehall". New York, Troy. The Troy Record. p. 42. Retrieved January 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(advertisement)". Kansas, Leavenworth. The Leavenworth Times. April 14, 1976. p. 15. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "(photo caption)". Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The Ottawa Journal. March 18, 1978. p. 16. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Liz (February 20, 1978). "Quoth a Lady: We Talk Too Much". Colorado, Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. 18. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McRady, Rachel (August 20, 2015). "Joyce Ingalls Dead: Actress, Model, Wife of Producer Darrell Fetty Dies at Age 65". Us Weekly. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
