Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87
Harmon was best known for a car-washing scene in the Paul Newman prison drama.
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"I was just washing a car to the best of my ability and having fun with it, with the sponge and everything."
— Joy Harmon , Celebrity
"Joy was a positive thinker full of life and vibrancy, and certainly had no problem spreading joy throughout her life."
— Joy Harmon , Celebrity
"She was a wonderful person, who always loved baking."
— Jeff Gourson , Other
"They said she died in hospice care at her home in Los Angeles after battling pneumonia weeks earlier."
— Joy Harmon , Celebrity
"Her family said she expected to make a full recovery and return to work at her bakery, Aunt Joy's Cakes."
— Joy Harmon , Celebrity
"I was just washing a car to my best ability and having fun with it, with the sponge and everything."
— Joy Harmon , Celebrity
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Harmon was best known for a car-washing scene in the Paul Newman prison drama.
Joy Harmon, known for her iconic car wash scene in 'Cool Hand Luke,' passed away at her Los Angeles home after battling pneumonia. She was 87 years old.
Joy Harmon, best known for her role in 'Cool Hand Luke,' died at her Los Angeles home at age 87. She had been battling pneumonia and was surrounded by family at the time of her passing.
Joy Harmon, the actress known for her role in 'Cool Hand Luke' and later a baker, has died at age 87. She passed away in hospice care at her Los Angeles home after a recent illness with pneumonia.
Joy Harmon, best known for her iconic car wash scene in 'Cool Hand Luke,' has died at age 85. She passed away in hospice care at her Los Angeles home after battling pneumonia.
Joy Harmon, the actress known for her iconic car wash scene in 'Cool Hand Luke,' has died at age 85. She passed away in hospice care at her Los Angeles home after battling pneumonia.
Joy Harmon, who made a brief but iconic appearance as the car wash girl in 'Cool Hand Luke,' has died at age 85. She passed away at her Los Angeles home after battling pneumonia.
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