Joan Ryan is an American actress and singer, who played Judy Denmark/Ginger Del Marco in the Los Angeles production of Ruthless!, and Miss Tina Paladrino on Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the television series that became Saved by the Bell.
[2] Upon completion of the program, Ryan moved to Los Angeles where she performed in productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Footloose, Angry Housewives, Nite Club Confidential, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
The show ran for a single season on Disney Channel before being moved to NBC and re-imagined as Saved by the Bell.
[5] In 1993, Ryan appeared as Judy Denmark/Ginger Del Marco in the Los Angeles stage production of Ruthless!
[7] Alongside her work in theater and television, Ryan also records and performs as a solo vocal artist.