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”’Joyce Hyser”’ is an American former actress. She is best known for her role in the 1985 cult classic ”[[Just One of the Guys]]” and for her recurring role in ”[[L.A. Law]]”. In 2012, Hyser turned her focus to writing and producing screenplays,<ref name=”foundation” /> and her last screen role was in 2014’s ”[[The Wedding Pact]]”. |
”’Joyce Hyser”’ is an American former actress. She is best known for her role in the 1985 cult classic ”[[Just One of the Guys]]” and for her recurring role in ”[[L.A. Law]]”. In 2012, Hyser turned her focus to writing and producing screenplays,<ref name=”foundation” /> and her last screen role was in 2014’s ”[[The Wedding Pact]]”. |
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Hyser was born in [[New York City]]. She is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Biskind|first=Peter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TIohcssIerUC&dq=%22Beatty+wouldn’t+do+anything+for+his+fiftieth+birthday%22&pg=PA368|title=Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America|year=2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-7432-4658-3|language=en}}</ref> Hyser grew up on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and attended summer camp every year, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. She credits her summer camp experiences with helping her discover her talents and find the confidence she needed to pursue her dreams. Hyser studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles.<ref name=”foundation”>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-11|title=Joyce Hyser Robinson|url=https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/joyce-hyser-robinson-2/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Harold Robinson Foundation|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095202/https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/joyce-hyser-robinson-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Hyser was born in [[New York City]]. She is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Biskind|first=Peter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TIohcssIerUC&dq=%22Beatty+wouldn’t+do+anything+for+his+fiftieth+birthday%22&pg=PA368|title=Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America|year=2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-7432-4658-3|language=en}}</ref> Hyser grew up on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and attended summer camp every year, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. She credits her summer camp experiences with helping her discover her talents and find the confidence she needed to pursue her dreams. Hyser studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles.<ref name=”foundation”>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-11|title=Joyce Hyser Robinson|url=https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/joyce-hyser-robinson-2/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Harold Robinson Foundation|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920095202/https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/joyce-hyser-robinson-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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dated and subsequently lived with actor [[Warren Beatty]] for a year and a half.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Biskind |first1=Peter |title=Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America |date=2010 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=9780743246583 |quote=The funeral was held in Arlington on January 19 [1987]. Afterward, the actor drove back to New York. On the way he stopped in Philadelphia to pick up Joyce Hyser, with whom he would have a year-and-a-half relationship.}}</ref> |
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She married Jeff Robinson, owner of Canyon Creek Properties. Both are on the board of the Harold Robinson Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-18|title=Founders|url=https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/founders/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Harold Robinson Foundation|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020204737/https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/founders/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
She married Jeff Robinson, owner of Canyon Creek Properties. Both are on the board of the Harold Robinson Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-18|title=Founders|url=https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/founders/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Harold Robinson Foundation|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020204737/https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/founders/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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American actress
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| Other names | Joyce Hyser Robinson |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–2014 |
| Spouse | Jeff Robinson |
Joyce Hyser is an American former actress. She is best known for her role in the 1985 cult classic Just One of the Guys and for her recurring role in L.A. Law. In 2012, Hyser turned her focus to writing and producing screenplays,[1] and her last screen role was in 2014’s The Wedding Pact.
Joyce Hyser was born in New York City. She is Jewish.[2] Hyser grew up on the East Coast and attended summer camp every year, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. She credits her summer camp experiences with helping her discover her talents and find the confidence she needed to pursue her dreams. Hyser studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles.[1]
Hyser appeared in various films in the early 1980s, the last of which was the 1985 comedy Just One of the Guys.[3] She then mainly guest-starred in television series, including a recurring role in L.A. Law as Allison Gottlieb, the girlfriend of Jimmy Smits‘s character.
She was featured prominently in the music video for “I Can Dream About You” by Dan Hartman. She was also featured in the music video for the 1994 song “Pincushion” by ZZ Top, a single from their 1994 album Antenna.
Hyser has been a spokeswoman for the Harold Robinson Foundation, which provides a free summer camp for inner city and underprivileged children.[4] In 2011, Hyser appeared in a small role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a woman who masquerades as a man.
Hyser dated and subsequently lived with actor Warren Beatty for a year and a half.[5]
She married Jeff Robinson, owner of Canyon Creek Properties. Both are on the board of the Harold Robinson Foundation.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Freddy’s Nightmares | Pretty Mary | Episode: “Saturday Night Special” |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Major Jennifer Welch/Victoria Singer | Episode: “Suspicious Minds” |
| 1989–1990 | L.A. Law | Allison Gottlieb | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 1990 | Midnight Caller | Lou Ann | Episode: “Wrong Side of the Wall” |
| 1990 | Lifestories | Barbara Hudson | Episode: “Steve Burdick” |
| 1990–1991 | The Flash | Megan Lockhart | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 1992 | Raven | Nora Blake | Episode: “Is Someone Crazy in Here or Is It Me?” |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Dawn Bonds | Episode: “Responsibly Yours” |
| 1994 | Viper | Claire | Episode: “Past Tense” |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Annette Gabbiano | Episode: “Unprotected Witness” |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Portia Dekker | Episode: “Game, Set, Murder” |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Dr. Alicia Alper | Episode: “Damaged Goods” |
| 2001 | The Division | Ms. Vicky Lowell | Episode: “The Fear Factor” |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Monique Roberts | Episode: “Maid Man” |


