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'''Joy Patricia Harmon''' (born [[May 1]], [[1940]]) is a former American [[actress]].
'''Joy Patricia Harmon''' (born [[May 1]], [[1940]]) was a former American [[actress]].


Harmon was born in Flushing, New York. A runner-up for Miss Connecticut, the 5 ft 5 in, 41½-22-36 Harmon was a regular on Groucho Marx's television program ''Tell It to Groucho'' (credited as 'Patty Harmon'), and also guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including ''Gidget'', ''Batman'', and ''The Monkees''.
Harmon was born in Flushing, New York. A runner-up for Miss Connecticut, the 5 ft 5 in, 41½-22-36 Harmon was a regular on Groucho Marx's television program ''Tell It to Groucho'' (credited as 'Patty Harmon'), and also guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including ''Gidget'', ''Batman'', and ''The Monkees''.


Harmon's best-remembered acting roles are as the thirty-foot-tall Merrie in the 1965 movie ''Village of the Giants'' (where she captures normal-sized Johnny Crawford and suspends him from her bikini top), and as the car-washing girl "Lucille" in 1967's ''Cool Hand Luke'', with Paul Newman.
Harmon's best-remembered acting roles are as the thirty-foot-tall Merrie in the 1965 movie ''Village of the Giants'' (where she captures normal-sized Johnny Crawford and suspends him from her bikini top), and as the car-washing girl "Lucille" in 1967's ''Cool Hand Luke'', with Paul Newman. <ref>{{cite web |title=Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Car Wash Scene (2/8) MovieClips | work=MovieClips channel on YouTube.com| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cINFeXqwbDo| date=14 December 2018| accessdate=29 April 2026}}</ref>


Harmon retired from Hollywood to marry and raise a family.  Later she started her own company, Aunt Joy's Cakes [http://www.AuntJoysCakes.com], a bakery located in Burbank, California. She also made the rounds of movie and sci-fi fan conventions, to meet fans and sign autographs.
Harmon retired from Hollywood to marry and raise a family.  Later she started her own company, Aunt Joy's Cakes [http://www.AuntJoysCakes.com], a bakery located in Burbank, California. She also made the rounds of movie and sci-fi fan conventions, to meet fans and sign autographs.
On April 14, 2026, Harmon passed away in hospice care at her Los Angeles home, from cardiopulmonary arrest after a pneumonia diagnosis weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joy Harmon, the Woman Who Washed the Car in ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ Dies at 87 | date=15 April 2026| work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Barnes | first=Mike | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joy-harmon-dead-cool-hand-luke-woman-washes-car-1236565874/ | accessdate=29 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=''Cool Hand Luke'' Star Joy Harmon's Cause of Death Revealed | date=28 April 2026 | work=People Magazine| last = McArdle | first = Tommy | url=https://people.com/cool-hand-luke-star-joy-harmon-cause-of-death-determined-11960584 | accessdate=29 April 2026}}</ref>


==Filmography (partial)==
==Filmography (partial)==
* ''Let's Rock'' (1958)
* ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' — uncredited (1956)
* ''Village of the Giants'' (1965)
* ''Let's Rock'' — Pickup Girl (1958)
* ''One Way Wahine'' (Wahini) (1965)
* ''Mad Dog Coll'' — Caroline (1961)
*''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967)
* ''Young Dillinger'' — Nelson's Girl (1965)
*''Mad Dog Coll''
* ''Village of the Giants'' — Merrie (1965)
*''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit''
* ''One Way Wahine'' — Kit "Wahini" Williams (1965)
*''Young Dillinger''
* ''Cool Hand Luke'' — Lucille, The Girl (1967)
* ''Angel in My Pocket'' — Miss Holland (1969)


==Television (partial)==
==Television (partial)==
*''The Odd Couple''
* ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' — Kitty (1963)
*''Love, American Style''
* ''Burke's Law'' — Barbara Sue / Belle Sue Walsh (1964–1965)
*''The Monkees''
* ''Gidget'' — Blonde Girl Dancing / Midge (uncredited) (1965)
*''That Girl''
* ''Bewitched'' — Francie (1966)
*''Bewitched''
* ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' — Barbara (1966)
*''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.''
* ''Batman'' — Julia Davis (uncredited) (1966)
*''Batman''
* ''The Monkees'' — Cashier in S2E02, "The Picture Frame" (1967)
*''Gidget''
* ''That Girl'' — Miss Bridges (1967)
*''Burke's Law''
* ''The Odd Couple'' — Waitress (1972)
*''The Beverly Hillbillies''
* ''Love, American Style'' — Rosalie (segment, "Love and the Secret Habit") (1972)
* ''Thicker Than Water''(1973) — (final appearance)
 
==External Links==
* {{babepedia}}
* {{freeones}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 21:03, 2 May 2026

Joy Patricia Harmon (born May 1, 1940) was a former American actress.

Harmon was born in Flushing, New York. A runner-up for Miss Connecticut, the 5 ft 5 in, 41½-22-36 Harmon was a regular on Groucho Marx's television program Tell It to Groucho (credited as 'Patty Harmon'), and also guest-starred on several 1960s TV series, including Gidget, Batman, and The Monkees.

Harmon's best-remembered acting roles are as the thirty-foot-tall Merrie in the 1965 movie Village of the Giants (where she captures normal-sized Johnny Crawford and suspends him from her bikini top), and as the car-washing girl "Lucille" in 1967's Cool Hand Luke, with Paul Newman. [1]

Harmon retired from Hollywood to marry and raise a family. Later she started her own company, Aunt Joy's Cakes [1], a bakery located in Burbank, California. She also made the rounds of movie and sci-fi fan conventions, to meet fans and sign autographs.

On April 14, 2026, Harmon passed away in hospice care at her Los Angeles home, from cardiopulmonary arrest after a pneumonia diagnosis weeks earlier.[2][3]


Filmography (partial)

  • The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit — uncredited (1956)
  • Let's Rock — Pickup Girl (1958)
  • Mad Dog Coll — Caroline (1961)
  • Young Dillinger — Nelson's Girl (1965)
  • Village of the Giants — Merrie (1965)
  • One Way Wahine — Kit "Wahini" Williams (1965)
  • Cool Hand Luke — Lucille, The Girl (1967)
  • Angel in My Pocket — Miss Holland (1969)

Television (partial)

  • The Beverly Hillbillies — Kitty (1963)
  • Burke's Law — Barbara Sue / Belle Sue Walsh (1964–1965)
  • Gidget — Blonde Girl Dancing / Midge (uncredited) (1965)
  • Bewitched — Francie (1966)
  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Barbara (1966)
  • Batman — Julia Davis (uncredited) (1966)
  • The Monkees — Cashier in S2E02, "The Picture Frame" (1967)
  • That Girl — Miss Bridges (1967)
  • The Odd Couple — Waitress (1972)
  • Love, American Style — Rosalie (segment, "Love and the Secret Habit") (1972)
  • Thicker Than Water(1973) — (final appearance)

External Links

References

  1. Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Car Wash Scene (2/8) MovieClips. MovieClips channel on YouTube.com (14 December 2018). Retrieved on 29 April 2026.
  2. Barnes, Mike. "Joy Harmon, the Woman Who Washed the Car in ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ Dies at 87", The Hollywood Reporter, 15 April 2026. Retrieved on 29 April 2026.
  3. McArdle, Tommy. "Cool Hand Luke Star Joy Harmon's Cause of Death Revealed", People Magazine, 28 April 2026. Retrieved on 29 April 2026.



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