Joyce Gordon

Joyce Gordon (March 25, 1929 – February 28, 2020) was an American actress.

Early life Joyce Gordon was born on March 25, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Jule and Diana (Cohn) Gordon. Her father was the founder of the National Barber and Beauty Manufacturers Association. She grew up in Chicago, later attending the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin. Studio One and Robert Montgomery Presents. She also acted in commercials, at one point appearing daily on CBS as she promoted different products. Gordon was the on screen spokeswoman for Crisco and Duncan Hines and did numerous promos for sports and news programs. She was very active in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and became the first woman to lead a local branch of the union when she became president of the New York branch in 1966.

On radio, Gordon portrayed Cherry on Mark Trail and Barbara Miller on the comedy My Son Jeep.

She was also the voice of the Intercept messages for callers hear when dialing a disconnected number, forgetting to dial a 1, and others She is commonly played on Verizon Wireline Exchanges and Ziply Fiber Exchanges (Former Verizon, GTE and Frontier).

Personal life and death Gordon was married to actor Bernard Grant for more than 50 years,