'Tarzan' Actress Joanna Barnes Cause of Death: Did She Suffer From Health Issues?

Joanna Barnes, who joined "The Parent Trap" and "Tarzan: The Ape Man" cast members, has died. She was 87.

The Hollywood Reporter first confirmed the tragic news from Barnes' close friend, Sally Jackson.

The actress' family is yet to release a statement regarding her passing, but Jackson has since detailed that her friend succumbed at her Sear Ranch, California, home on Friday.

Joanna Barnes' cause of death is said to be due to "multiple health problems" she endured in the past years. It remains unknown what kind of illnesses she endured.

After the emergence of the news, Barnes' fans and colleagues took their time to remember her legacy and pay tribute to her.

One said, "So sad to hear that Joanna Barnes has passed. As a kid I thought she was so delightfully evil as Vicky in The Parent Trap, but reevaluating the movie as an adult who doesn't like camping gave me newfound sympathy for her high-maintenance gold digger."

Joanna Barnes' Career Over the Years

Barnes started her career after graduating from Smith College in 1956. She scored her first Hollywood roles in the television shows "Maverick" and "Colt .45."

From there, she starred in one of her most popular projects, "Tarzan: The Ape Man," by playing Jane Porter's role.

Two years later, Barnes appeared in another flick and became the well-known gold digger, Vicky Robinson in "The Parent Trap." She reprised the role and became Vicki Blake's mother in the 1998 remake.

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Aside from these, she famously appeared in more shows in the past years, including "77 Sunset Strip," "Hawaii Five-O," "The Beverly Hillbillies," SWAT," "The New Perry Mason," "Charlie's Angels," "Cheers," and "Fantasy Island," to name a few.

Barnes also became the host of the ABC talk show, "Dateline: Hollywood" and a frequent panelist in "What's My Line."

Among her works, her role as Gloria Upson in the 1958's Auntie Mame led her to earn a Golden Globe nomination.

Barnes surely became part of several industries as she also became a writer. As the successor of Sylvia Plath for Smith College's award for poetry, she penned several books in the years leading to her death - "The Deceivers," "Pastora," and "Silverwood," among others.

She had three marriages before her death, spending her life with Richard Herndon, Lawrence Dobkin, and Jack Lionel Warner.

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