Joi Lansing is television’s undisputed all-time #1 blonde bombshell. Officially dubbed “TV’s Marilyn Monroe” by the Hollywood entertainment industry, Joi Lansing appeared in a record-setting 300 television episodes as the platinum blonde femme fatale of the small screen. In a Hollywood life of sizzling glamor, Joi Lansing graced the cover of LIFE , enticed lovers Mickey Rooney , Orson Welles and Frank Sinatra , was crowned “Miss Hollywood,” became the #1 pin-up girl of the Vietnam War and sang in history’s very first music videos. Signed by MGM Studios as a teenager, Joi Lansing found herself competing with fellow newcomer Marilyn Monroe for the part in All About Eve , which Monroe got. Regularly cast in B-movies as a contemporary of Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren , the sexy starlet felt trapped. Although she appeared as an unnamed extra in films like Singin’ In The Rain , and she starred in movies like Queen of Outer Space and Touch of Evil with co-star Zsa Zsa Gabor , Joi Lansing wanted more exposure as an actress and pop singer. As a university student at UCLA , Joi Lansing was not content to play dumb blondes.