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Joan Severance

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Joan Severance

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Joan Severance

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Joan Severance

My first film was FUTUREWORLD with Peter Fonda, Yul Brynner and Blythe Danner, directed by Richard Heffron. I played an usher and got the sheer pleasure of opening the door for Blythe and her very young daughter at the time, Gwenyth Paltrow. Now there’s some movie trivia I bet you didn’t know!

Photo for the 1990 Playboy Issue

by Marc Abrahms, not used in layout

Great Roberto Rocca photo for Italian MAX to promote Lake Consequence

American VOGUE beauty of Joan Severance by Bill King

collections for American VOGUE shot by Arthur Elgort

American VOGUE beauty shot by Arthur Elgort

HILTON campaign shot by Michel Comte

Beauty is only skin deep

Joan Severance retro beauty for German VOGUE by Gianni Spinazzola

Me in my Dolly wig just for fun polaroid by Renato Grignaschi, not in print anywhere

caught in the act kissing my husband at the time, Eric Milon, by Arthur ELGORT

Or however thick the emulsion is on the film they are shooting with. These images were all shot with actual film and when looking at them to scan them---there really is a big difference in the two processes.

Film gives you that REAL feeling when you look at and digital looks like it has already been printed, flattened. I see this more and more as I watch movies these days.

Explore the many facets of me as you look at these beauty shots and read about the filming where there is an icon.

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beauty shot for American BAZAAR by Mike Reinhardt

The last shot here of me with no make-up was one I did not like when I shot it. I guess back then I didn’t like myself or my image without make-up. Now it is my favorite shot and I am so happy that I have a copy of it because at home I rarely wear make-up anymore and still look a lot like this photo.

Me as a blonde---my DOLLY wig days---I actually wore that thing a lot. One day I was wearing that and walking back home from somewhere when I heard “Joan?”---I couldn’t believe someone had recognized me....They said they knew who I was from my walk.

I cherish the shot of me with the dog because I no longer have her and it brings back fond memories when I look at it--she was with me everywhere.

The first photo was one that was thrown out as a cover option for Playboy 1990. I love this photo and there are several more like it in different colors of fabric---I will exchange from time to time.