Joi Lansing

She died of breast cancer. Ten years after she was featured as a Playmate, she posed again for Playboy and will appear in the January 2005 issue. Some of these films, particularly "The Web of Love," have gone on to become camp classics. McCarthy wrote and starred in the feature film "Dirty Love" which will premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. She starred in short musical films for the Scopitone video-jukebox system, which anticipated MTV by decades. The couple have a son, Evan, who was born May 18, 2002. Later movie roles included a part in 1967's "Hillbillies in a Haunted House.". The couple separated and McCarthy married John Mallory Asher on September , 1999.

In 1952, she played a uncredited role in the MGM blockbuster "Singing in the Rain." On television she appeared on "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok," "I Love Lucy," and "The Beverly Hillbillies" in a recurring role. McCarthy had a relationship with Ray Manzella who was also her manager. Her earliest work was as a model, and she began her film career in 1948. McCarthy is the author of Jen-X (1997), an autobiography, and Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth (2004). A buxom blonde model and actress, Lansing was often cast in roles similar to those played by contemporaries Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. She has also appeared in the movies Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), The Stupids (1996), BASEketball (1998), and Scream 3 (2000). Joi Lansing was the screen name of Joyce Wassmansdoff, born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 6, 1928. McCarthy had two short-lived television series; The Jenny McCarthy Show, a variety show, and Jenny, a sitcom.

She became a popular success on the series due to her good looks and sense of humor. In 1995, McCarthy was hired by MTV to co-host a new series Singled Out. She was chosen to be the centerfold in the October 1993 issue and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year in 1994. Ironically, her success as a model led to her quitting college and moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. In an attempt to make money for college, she submitted her picture to Playboy magazine.

In 1992, McCarthy was studying nursing at Southern Illinois University. A Catholic, Jenny graduated from Mother McAuley Liberal High School and was named MVP of her softball and field hockey teams. She is the second oldest of four daughters. Jennifer 'Jenny' McCarthy (born November 1, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American model and actress.