Joanna Barnes, 'The Parent Trap' and 'Spartacus' actress, dead at 89

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Playboy model with famous 30GG boobs has caused an online meltdown with her latest post. Iryna Ivanova is no stranger to flashing the flesh as she earned herself a massive fanbase of 1million followers on Twitter.The Playmate uses her platform to show off her incredible body – and social media users absolutely love it.Now in one of her latest posts, Iryna rocked a stunning bikini set as she basically squeezed her assets into them.She simply captioned the short clip of her flaunting the style by putting one kiss emoji.

ACTRESS Joanna Barnes passed away aged 89 at her home after a lengthy illness, her friend revealed on Saturday. Barnes, 89, appeared in both the original and remakes of The Parent Trap.

Her death was announced by friend Sally Jackson, Deadline reports.Barnes played unlikable gold-digger Vicky Robinson in the original “The Parent Trap” and returned as Vicki Blake, mother of renamed conniver Meredith in the 1998 production. Barnes also appeared in the films “Home Before Dark,” “The War Wagon” and Hollywood epic “Spartacus.”She was nominated for a Golden Globe award for playing Gloria Upson in the 1958 film, “Auntie Mame.“Barnes enjoyed a long list of television credits, including “21 Beacon Street,” “The Trials of O’Brien” and “Dateline Hollywood,” and appeared in frequent guest roles in programs ranging from “The Beverly Hillbillies” to “Murder.

tributes pour in. The longtime Hollywood actress died Friday at her home following what was described as a lengthy illness by friend Sally Jackson.The actress appeared in both the original and remakes of The Parent Trap.In the original 1861 version of the hit comedy, she played Vicky Robinson, the wicked gold digger, out to sink her claws into the twins’ dad.

Joanna Barnes, a longtime film and television actress who appeared in both versions of the classic comedy The Parent Trap, died Friday at her home in The Sea Ranch, California. She was 89 and succumbed to what was described as a lengthy illness by friend Sally Jackson.