Known for
Writing
Credits
4
Gender
Woman
Birthday
20 Jan 1910
Day of death
3 Jan 1980 (69)
Place of birth
Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Opava, Czech Republic]
Also known as
—
Joy Adamson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joy Adamson (20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) (born Friederike Victoria Gessner) was a naturalist, artist, and author best known for her book, Born Free, which describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages, and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joy Adamson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Elsa the Lioness | Self |
| 1948 | R.U.R. | Sulla, a robotess |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Born Free: A New Adventure | Author |
| 1966 | Born Free | Book |