- Born
- Birth nameMargaret Dawn Richard
- Nickname
- Dawn Ioannides
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Lovely and sultry brunette Margaret Dawn Richard was born on March 5, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. She's of Osage Indian descent. Her father was a former silent movie stunt pilot. Dawn's family moved to Palm Springs, California, where her father built five motels. Richard acted in a high school stage production of "Meet Me in St. Louis". She made her film debut in an uncredited bit part as a Pharaoh's daughter in the big budget biblical epic The Ten Commandments (1956). Dawn had an especially memorable role as ill-fated gymnast "Theresa" in the drive-in adolescent horror cult classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Among the TV shows she made guest appearances on were episodes of Father Knows Best (1954), Perry Mason (1957), Colt .45 (1957), and Dragnet (1951). Richard was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 1957 issue of "Playboy". Moreover, Dawn also posed for such adult publications as "Bachelor", "Modern Man", "Man's Magazine," and "Vue". Richard married producer David L. Wolper in 1958 and had three children with him prior to divorcing Wolper in 1969. Dawn now lives in Burbank, California.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
- SpousesSpyro Joannides(1970 - present) (1 child)David L. Wolper(May 11, 1958 - 1969) (divorced, 3 children)
- As a baby, she was registered with Central Casting and listed as "Baby Dawn Richard" in the Children's Casting Directory for January-March, 1938.
- Was Playboy's Playmate of the Month of May 1957.
- As of 2005, was residing in Burbank, CA.
- Her daughter, Leslie Ann, attended school in Switzerland, being trained to take over the travel agency.
- Her mother introduced her to Spyro Joannides, owner of the Athens, Greece, top-notch Medair Travel Agency, whom she met during a two-week cruise to Acapulco, Mexico.
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