Joan Taylor (August 18, 1929 – March 4, 2012) was an American television and film actress.

After his daughter's birth he became the manager of the Deerpath movie theatre in Lake Forest, Illinois, where Joan was brought up.

[5] With her children older, she found herself writing, including co-author credit for the comedy Fools Rush In starring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek.

[9] Her television career consisted of guest appearances on popular shows, in only one or two episodes.

However, she had a successful recurring role in eighteen episodes of The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors from 1960 to 1962.