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, and her last screen role was in 2014's The Wedding Pact.
Early life Joyce Hyser was born in New York City. She is Jewish. 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.
Career Hyser appeared in various films in the early 1980s, and headlined the 1985 comedy Just One of the Guys. 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. In 2011, Hyser appeared in a small role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a woman who masquerades as a man.
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, named after her father-in-law,https://haroldrobinsonfoundation.org/2020/06/19/harold-robinson-foundation-sends-kids-to-camp/ which provides a free summer camp for inner city and underprivileged children. "Board of Directors" . Harold Robinson Foundation. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
Personal life Hyser dated musician Bruce Springsteen for four years.https://www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2020/12/interview-with-joyce-hyser-from-just.html Hyser dated and subsequently lived with actor Warren Beatty for a year and a half.
Hyser is married to Jeff Robinson, owner of Canyon Creek Properties. which Starting as the Harold Robinson Scholarship Fund in 2003, a wedding gift when Hyser married Jeff, the Harold Robinson Foundation was incorporated in 2009. , both Hyser and her husband is on the board of the foundation.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1980Brenda Weintraub1981They All LaughedSylvia1983Valley GirlJoyceCredited as Joyce Heiser1983Staying AliveLinda1984This Is Spinal TapBelinda1985Pia1985Just One of the GuysTerry Griffith1990Wedding BandKarla Thompson1994GreedyMuriel2000Can't Be HeavenFriend2002Teddy Bears' PicnicRita D'Onofrio2003Art of RevengeLara KaneVideo2014The Wedding PactSally
Television Year Title Role Notes1988Freddy's NightmaresPretty MaryEpisode: "Saturday Night Special"1989Mancuso, F.B.I.Major Jennifer Welch/Victoria SingerEpisode: "Suspicious Minds"1989–1990L.A. LawAllison GottliebRecurring role (10 episodes)1990Midnight CallerLou AnnEpisode: "Wrong Side of the Wall"1990LifestoriesBarbara HudsonEpisode: "Steve Burdick"1990–1991Megan LockhartRecurring role (3 episodes)1992RavenNora BlakeEpisode: "Is Someone Crazy in Here or Is It Me?"1992Melrose PlaceDawn BondsEpisode: "Responsibly Yours"1994ViperClaireEpisode: "Past Tense"1995Annette GabbianoEpisode: "Unprotected Witness"1995Murder, She WrotePortia DekkerEpisode: "Game, Set, Murder"1998Pacific BlueDr. Alicia AlperEpisode: "Damaged Goods"2001Ms. Vicky LowellEpisode: "The Fear Factor"2011CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMonique RobertsEpisode: "Maid Man"
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