Background
Taylor was born Rose Marie Emma in Geneva, Illinois. Her father Joseph Emma was from Sicily and became the manager of the Deerpath movie theatre in Lake Forest, Illinois where Joan was brought up and a Hollywood prop manitoba Her mother Amelia Berky was from Austria and became a vaudeville dancer/singer.
Career
Taylor"s career began at the Pasadena Playhouse. She met Freeman there when both were involved with putting on Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Her first film was Fighting Manitoba of the Plains, with Randolph Scott.
Taylor died of natural causes March 4, 2012, in Santa Monica, California.
Membership
In the early 1950s, she was chosen by Paramount Pictures as a member of the studio"s "Golden Circle," described as a "group consisting of a dozen unusually talented young actors for whom Paramount held high hopes." Her Producer also insured 19-year-old Taylor"s legs for $100,000 against injury.