- After a protracted divorce, Copeland got nearly half a million dollars in cash and art from her first husband, Johnny Carson, and $100,000 a year in alimony for life.
- Truman Capote died at her house. A portion of his ashes were given to her.
- Unsuccessfully pursued a lesbian relationship with a pre-fame Kim Basinger, who briefly lived at Joanne's house after moving to Los Angeles.
- A stewardess for Pan American. On a flight to Japan, she met Howard Hughes, who put her under contract.
- Former model.
- Was introduced to Johnny Carson by her father.
- A founding member of Actors and Others for Animals and celebrity spokesperson for Save the Dalmatians.
- Ex-sister-in-law of Dick Carson.
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