Joan Petrone's extensive entertainment experience began at the age of three when being trained to act in nursery rhymes, in character and costume by her father. She studued acting under the tutelage of Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. She studied dance with and under the direction of Josh Logan, Michael Kidd, Michael Todd and Hermes Pan. She studied Mime with Lotte Gosler. She danced and understudied on Broadway in various productions. In Canada, she appeared in summer stock productions at Mont Gabriel. She had stagehand training. She traveled with the USO as a dancer to entertain American Troops in Europe and Japan shortly after W.W.II. at age 18. She was the founder and former director of The New Studio of Drama (1960-61) in Hollywood. She appeared as "The Flower Girl" in One-Eyed Jacks (1961) which was directed by and starred Marlon Brando. She has also appeared in Artist's and Models (1955) with Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Shirley Maclaine. She is a talented dialect, drama and dialogue coach. She is a script collaborator. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA.
Her song composition, a ballad titled "Hurry Tomorrow", was performed by The L.A. Community Choir.She was a swimsuit model for Cole of California SwimwearBoth of her parents were musiciansShe has performed stand-up comedy at The Improv Comedy Club in Los AngelesShe has two grown childrenWas romantically linked to Glenn Ford, Marlon Brando and Warren Beatty
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.