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      Jo Ann Harris

      American actress

      This article is about the American actress. For the American attorney, see Jo Ann Harris (federal prosecutor). For the English author, see Joanne Harris.

      Jo Ann Harris

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      Born

      Jo Ann Marcovitch


      () May 27, (age&#;75)

      Los Angeles, California, U.S.

      OccupationActress
      Years&#;active–present
      Spouse

      Jerry Belson

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      Jo Ann Harris (born Jo Ann Marcovitch; May 27, ) is an American actress known for her many film and television roles beginning in In the film The Beguiled she portrayed a year-old who seduced Clint Eastwood's character.[1] Her other films include Maryjane (), The Gay Deceivers (), The Sporting Club (), The Parallax View (), Act of Vengeance (), Cruise into Terror (), and Deadly Games ().

      Career

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      Harris's first acting role came in the drama series Run for Your Life (starring Ben Gazzara)

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      Joanne Harris wearing Classic Coup's "Subversive"


      bygd Cindy McCain

      Classic Coup celebrates writers long taught in classrooms&#;like Fitzgerald, Frost, S.H. Hinton, and Harper Lee.  Because their universal appeal makes them too cool for just school, adult readers return to them, appreciating their wisdom, wit, and words.  The following interview with Joanne Harris launches Classic Coup&#;s series on &#;the new classics&#;&#;timeless and contemporary works and the dock and women who write them.

      inom wanted to interview first  Joanne Harris, the author of Chocolat, for many reasons. 

      There&#;s the work itself, the story of a free-spirited single mom trying to make a new home in a small French town for her daughter.  Vianne&#;s confections arouse the villagers&#; appetite for the sweet life&#;and the clergyman-in-control&#;s vow to fight her and &#;her kind&#; to-the-death.   The novel has spoken to me for over a decade as a tale tou