Jo Anne Worley Net Worth

What is Jo Anne Worley's Net Worth?

Jo Anne Worley is an American actress, comedian, and singer who has a net worth of $2 million. Jo Anne Worley rose to national fame as a performer on the NBC sketch comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the late 1960s. Since then, she has appeared on various game shows, talk shows, commercials, sitcoms and drama series, and cartoons, and has also acted in many musical theater productions around the United States.

Early Life and Education

Jo Anne Worley was born on September 6, 1937, in Lowell, Indiana as the third child of Rose and Joseph. She later had four half-siblings from her father's remarriage in 1962. After beginning her career as a member of the Pickwick Players group, Worley attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas on a drama scholarship. She ultimately dropped out after two years, and moved to Los Angeles to study at Los Angeles City College and Pasadena Playhouse.

Television Career

Following guest appearances on such programs as "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "Adventures in Paradise," "Captain Nice," and "The Merv Griffin Show," Worley had her television breakthrough in 1968 as a performer on the NBC sketch comedy show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." She remained on the show until the end of its third season in 1970. Worley went on to become a prolific presence on the small screen in the 1970s, with guest roles on such shows as "Love, American Style," "Night Gallery," "Adam-12," "The Six Million Dollar Man," "Hawaii Five-O," and "The Love Boat," as well as parts in a few television films. She also began appearing on game shows during the decade, with multiple appearances on "Pyramid" and "Match Game."

In the 1980s, Worley branched out into voice acting, voicing characters on the animated programs "The All New Popeye Hour," "The Wuzzles," and "DuckTales." The next decade, she lent her voice to "Tom & Jerry Kids" and "The Pink Panther" and made live-action appearances as herself on the sitcoms "Mad About You" and "Caroline in the City." Worley also had guest roles on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" and "Boy Meets World." Her credits in the 21st century include guest roles on "Wizards of Waverly Place," "Bones," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Jessie," and "The Middle."

Film Career

Worley had her first credited role on the big screen in the 1976 Disney sequel film "The Shaggy D.A." She didn't act much on film after that. In 1991, Worley returned to the Disney empire with one of her most memorable roles, voicing Armoire the Wardrobe in the animated musical "Beauty and the Beast." She would go on to reprise the role in two direct-to-video "Beauty and the Beast" sequels. Also for Disney, Worley voiced Miss Maples in the 1995 animated musical comedy "A Goofy Movie."

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Musical Theater

Worley entered musical theater with a role in a production of "Wonderful Town." After that, she appeared in the musical revue "Billy Barnes People," which played in Los Angeles before having a very short run on Broadway. In late 1961, Worley appeared in the first national tour of the musical "Carnival." A few years later, she was a standby for the titular role in "Hello, Dolly!" Worley went on to be an original cast member in the 1966 off-Broadway revue "The Mad Show."

After mostly focusing on television in the 1970s, Worley became more active on stage in the 1980s, playing Ruth in a Los Angeles production of "The Pirates of Penzance" and originating the role of Margie Miller in the short-lived 1989 Broadway production of "Prince of Central Park." She also acted in regional theater during the decade, including in Wisconsin and California. Later in her career, Worley served as a replacement Mrs. Tottendale in "The Drowsy Chaperone" on Broadway and as a replacement Madame Morrible in "Wicked" in Hollywood.

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Pet Advocacy

A lifelong animal lover, Worley has been closely involved with the group Actors and Others for Animals, which funds spay-and-neuter programs and offers veterinary financial assistance to pet owners in Southern California. After serving for many years on its board of directors and then becoming vice president, Worley was named president of the organization in 2007.

Personal Life

Worley married fellow actor Roger Perry in 1975. They had no children together, and divorced in 2000.

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