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Joan Shawlee

ACTOR · FROM FOREST HILLS, USA

Joan Shawlee

1926–198770 credits since 1946

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In the pictureIrma la Douce

ABOUT JOAN

Reliable character actress who is perhaps known for her performance as Sweet Sue in Billy Wilder's comedy classic, "Some Like It Hot" (1959).

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born5 March 1926

Died22 March 1987

BirthplaceForest Hills, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora43 of 70 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Joan from.

Irma la Douce poster

Movie

1963IMDb7.3

The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

Series

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961–1966IMDb8.5

Buck Privates Come Home poster

Movie

Buck Privates Come Home

1947IMDb6.8

House of Horrors poster

Movie

House of Horrors

1946IMDb6.1

Prehistoric Women poster

Movie

Prehistoric Women

1950IMDb2.9

Francis Joins the WACS poster

Movie

Francis Joins the WACS

1954IMDb6.4

Bowery to Bagdad poster

Movie

Bowery to Bagdad

1955IMDb6.2

Child Bride of Short Creek poster

Movie

Child Bride of Short Creek

1981IMDb6.5

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 43
Average IMDb: 6.9
Highest rated: The Dick Van Dyke ShowIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1946

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

70 credits

The 1980s

6 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Not on Cineora

Crazy like a Fox

1984

as Manager · 1 episode

City Heat poster

Movie

1984IMDb5.5

as Peggy Barker

Highway to Heaven poster

Series

Highway to Heaven

1984–1989IMDb6.9

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Kiss My Grits

1982

as Wanda

Child Bride of Short Creek poster

Movie

Child Bride of Short Creek

1981IMDb6.5

as Isaac's Mother

Buddy Buddy poster

Movie

1981IMDb6.5

as Receptionist

The 1970s

21 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Joe's World

Not on Cineora

Joe's World

1979

2 episodes

Archie Bunker's Place poster

Series

Archie Bunker's Place

1979–1983IMDb6.4

1 episode

Hart to Hart poster

Series

1979–1984IMDb6.7

as Mrs. Goodrich · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Last Resort

1979

as Agnes · 16 episodes

Not on Cineora

Delta House

1979

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Never Con a Killer

1977

as Margo

Not on Cineora

The Feather And Father Gang

1977

as Margo · 14 episodes

Quincy, M.E. poster

Series

1976–1983IMDb7.3

1 episode

The 1960s

14 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Love, American Style poster

Series

Love, American Style

1969–1974IMDb6.8

as Bernice Franks · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

as Hooker

Live a Little, Love a Little poster

Movie

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968IMDb5.7

as Robbie's Mother

Adam-12 poster

Series

1968–1975IMDb7.7

as Mrs. Lorena Getz · 1 episode

Tony Rome poster

Movie

1967IMDb6.5

as Fat Candy

Mannix poster

Series

1967–1975IMDb7.4

as (Annie) Duchess · 1 episode

The Reluctant Astronaut poster

Movie

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967IMDb6.3

as Blonde in Bar

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre poster

Movie

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967IMDb6.6

as Edna, Frank's Girlfriend (uncredited)

The 1950s

16 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Some Like It Hot poster

Movie

Some Like It Hot

1959IMDb8.2

as Sweet Sue

The Rifleman poster

Series

1958–1963IMDb8.3

1 episode

Zorro poster

Series

1957–1959IMDb8.2

as Barmaid Clara · 1 episode

Maverick poster

Series

1957–1962IMDb8.0

as Madame Pompey · 1 episode

Conquest of Space poster

Movie

Conquest of Space

1955IMDb5.6

as Rosie McCann

Bowery to Bagdad poster

Movie

Bowery to Bagdad

1955IMDb6.2

as Velma, alias "Cindy Lou Calhoun"

A Star Is Born poster

Movie

1954IMDb7.5

as Joan (uncredited)

Francis Joins the WACS poster

Movie

Francis Joins the WACS

1954IMDb6.4

as Sergeant Kipp

The 1940s

13 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Michigan Kid

1947

as Soubrette

Not on Cineora

The Vigilantes Return

1947

as Ben's Girl

Buck Privates Come Home poster

Movie

Buck Privates Come Home

1947IMDb6.8

as Sylvia Hunter

Not on Cineora

Song of Scheherazade

1947

as French Girl

Not on Cineora

I'll Be Yours

1947

as Blonde

Not on Cineora

White Tie and Tails

1946

as Virgie

Not on Cineora

Cuban Pete

1946

as Ann

Not on Cineora

Lover Come Back

1946

as Janie

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Joan’s titles.

Billy WilderDirector · Some Like It Hot, The Apartment and 2 more

Jack LemmonSome Like It Hot, The Apartment and 2 more

I. A. L. DiamondWriter · Some Like It Hot, The Apartment and 2 more

Bruce DernThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre and The Wild Angels

Shirley MacLaineThe Apartment and Irma la Douce

Ernest BorgnineFrom Here to Eternity and Willard

Rip TornCity Heat and Critic's Choice

Frank SinatraFrom Here to Eternity and Tony Rome

Jack WebbCreator · Emergency! and Adam-12

Roger CormanDirector · The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and The Wild Angels