June Shirley Kirby (January 5, 1928 – March 6, 2022) was an American actress[1][2] and model,[3] who spent most of her career as a wardrobe mistress in Hollywood productions' costume departments.
[4] She was a showgirl at The Diamond Horseshoe[5] in the late forties and was spotted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which offered her a couple of film parts as a Goldwyn Girl[6][7][8] such as in Vincente Minnelli's Kismet (1955) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Guys and Dolls (1955)[9] featured opposite Marlon Brando,[10] Larri Thomas and Pat Sheehan.
[11][12] Kirby also performed on Broadway in As the Girls Go (1948-1950),[13] and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
In 1946, she was named "posture queen of America" by the National Chiropractic Association.
[21] Kirby died on March 6, 2022, aged 94, in Aiken, South Carolina.