They've stuck with me through the years, through all the movies.
O'Brien had come to Welk's attention years earlier as a singer on 's show but, at that time, Welk had decided not to hire her because she was still a teenager.
She did this particularly well in The Courtship Of Eddie's Father.
As nurse Diane Warren in It Happened At The World's Fair, Joan plays hard to get with Elvis as he goes to great lengths to see her, finally resorting to the tactic of having a young kick him in the shins.
Elvis then proceeds to woo the lady, of course, and --- oh no! Her most frequent acting performances were in television during the 1960s.
She would never do a stag film and there certainly other way for earn the bucks.