Joanne Carson (née Copeland) (October 20, 1931 - May 8, 2015) was an American model, stewardess, and television host who was the wife of Johnny Carson from 1963-1972.^[1]

She was the co-host of the game show Video Village and later was the host of the talk show Joanne Carson's V.I.P.’s..^[2]

She divorced Carson in 1972. In the years after the divorce, she became close friends with Truman Capote, who had a writing room at her house, where in 1984 he died.^[2][3]

Carson was played by Molly Ringwald in the 2024 series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.^[4]