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Joan Crawford

Acting
Known For

71 Years Old

Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her parts, Crawford launched a publicity campaign and built an image as a nationally known flapper by the end of the 1920s. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. These "rags-to-riches" stories were well received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money. By the end of the 1930s, she was labeled "box office poison". After an absence of nearly two years from the screen, Crawford staged a comeback by starring in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1955, she became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company, through her marriage to company president Alfred Steele. After his death in 1959, Crawford was elected to fill his vacancy on the board of directors but was forcibly retired in 1973. She continued acting in film and television regularly through the 1960s, when her performances became fewer; after the release of the horror film Trog in 1970, Crawford retired from the screen. Following a public appearance in 1974, after which unflattering photographs were published, Crawford withdrew from public life. She became more and more reclusive until her death in 1977.

Born

San Antonio, Texas, USA on 23rd March 1906

Died

10th May 1977

All Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Image
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sarah / Melanie Davidson Hobbs
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Image
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Stella Faring
No Image
The Secret Storm
Joan Borman Kane
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour Image
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Name of the Game Image
The Name of the Game
Committee Member (uncredited)
Route 66 Image
Route 66
Morgan Harper
The Lucy Show Image
The Lucy Show
Joan Crawford
The Sixth Sense Image
The Sixth Sense
Joan Fairchild
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Image
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Amanda True
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Virginian Image
The Virginian
Stephanie White
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
Mary Andrews
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
Ruth Marshall
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
Ann Howard
The Women Image
The Women
Crystal Allen
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Image
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Blanche Hudson
Mildred Pierce Image
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
Johnny Guitar Image
Johnny Guitar
Vienna
Grand Hotel Image
Grand Hotel
Flämmchen
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Image
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "Humoresque") (archive footage)
Spielberg Image
Spielberg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III Image
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Image
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made Image
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Dr. Brockton (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... Image
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Strait-Jacket Image
Strait-Jacket
Lucy Harbin
Berserk! Image
Berserk!
Monica Rivers
The Karate Killers Image
The Karate Killers
Amanda True
That's Entertainment, Part II Image
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Queen Bee Image
Queen Bee
Eva Phillips
Trog Image
Trog
Dr. Brockton
The Merry Widow Image
The Merry Widow
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Sudden Fear Image
Sudden Fear
Myra Hudson Blaine
Susan and God Image
Susan and God
Susan Trexel
That's Entertainment! Image
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
Chained Image
Chained
Diane Lovering
Above Suspicion Image
Above Suspicion
Frances Myles
Harriet Craig Image
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
Flamingo Road Image
Flamingo Road
Lane Bellamy
The Unknown Image
The Unknown
Nanon Zanzi
The Best of Everything Image
The Best of Everything
Amanda Farrow
Lady of the Night Image
Lady of the Night
Body Double for Norma Shearer
This Modern Age Image
This Modern Age
Valentine 'Val' Winters
Strange Cargo Image
Strange Cargo
Julie
Possessed Image
Possessed
Louise Howell
Hollywood Canteen Image
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Image
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rain Image
Rain
Sadie Thompson
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Image
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Humoresque Image
Humoresque
Helen Wright
Night Gallery Image
Night Gallery
Miss Menlo
It's a Great Feeling Image
It's a Great Feeling
Joan Crawford (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Image
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Shining Hour Image
The Shining Hour
Olivia Riley Linden
Autumn Leaves Image
Autumn Leaves
Millicent Wetherby
Montana Moon Image
Montana Moon
Joan
Daisy Kenyon Image
Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon
A Woman's Face Image
A Woman's Face
Anna Holm
Della Image
Della
Della Chappell
The Gorgeous Hussy Image
The Gorgeous Hussy
Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal
This Woman Is Dangerous Image
This Woman Is Dangerous
Elizabeth Austin
Sadie McKee Image
Sadie McKee
Sadie
Complicated Women Image
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Mannequin Image
Mannequin
Jessie Cassidy
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy Image
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Self
Reunion in France Image
Reunion in France
Michele de la Becque
Possessed Image
Possessed
Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland'
The Caretakers Image
The Caretakers
Lucretia Terry
The Damned Don't Cry Image
The Damned Don't Cry
Ethel Whitehead
Love on the Run Image
Love on the Run
Sally Parker
The Big Parade of Comedy Image
The Big Parade of Comedy
Bobby (archive footage)
Dancing Lady Image
Dancing Lady
Janie Barlow
I Live My Life Image
I Live My Life
Kay Bentley
Forsaking All Others Image
Forsaking All Others
Mary Clay
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Image
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s Image
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory Image
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Oscar Image
The Oscar
Joan Crawford
Female on the Beach Image
Female on the Beach
Lynn Markham
Hollywood: The Selznick Years Image
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Janie Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Torch Song Image
Torch Song
Jenny Stewart
The Bride Wore Red Image
The Bride Wore Red
Anni Pavlovitch
I Saw What You Did Image
I Saw What You Did
Amy Nelson
Girl 27 Image
Girl 27
Self (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools Image
The Stolen Jools
Joan Crawford
Across to Singapore Image
Across to Singapore
Priscilla Crowninshield
Dance, Fools, Dance Image
Dance, Fools, Dance
Bonnie Jordan
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Image
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
The Ice Follies of 1939 Image
The Ice Follies of 1939
Mary McKay
Goodbye, My Fancy Image
Goodbye, My Fancy
Agatha Reed
Today We Live Image
Today We Live
Diana 'Ann' Boyce-Smith
Letty Lynton Image
Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Image
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Twelve Miles Out Image
Twelve Miles Out
Jane
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Image
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Our Modern Maidens Image
Our Modern Maidens
Billie Brown
Spring Fever Image
Spring Fever
Allie Monte
No More Ladies Image
No More Ladies
Marcia Townsend Warren
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Image
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Mrs. Fay Cheyney
Joan Crawford: Always the Star Image
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
When Ladies Meet Image
When Ladies Meet
Mary 'Minnie' Howard
Our Dancing Daughters Image
Our Dancing Daughters
Diana 'Di' Medford
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Image
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Image
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Betty Burton
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Image
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Untamed Image
Untamed
Alice "Bingo" Dowling
The Story of Esther Costello Image
The Story of Esther Costello
Margaret Landi
Fast Workers Image
Fast Workers
Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
The Boob Image
The Boob
Jane
Four Walls Image
Four Walls
Frieda
They All Kissed the Bride Image
They All Kissed the Bride
Margaret Johanna 'M.J.' Drew
The Understanding Heart Image
The Understanding Heart
Monica Dale
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage Image
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star Image
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Our Blushing Brides Image
Our Blushing Brides
Jerry March
The Taxi Dancer Image
The Taxi Dancer
Joselyn Poe
Proud Flesh Image
Proud Flesh
Party Guest (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour Image
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? Image
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
Self (archive footage)
Paris Image
Paris
The Girl
The Circle Image
The Circle
Young Lady Catherine
No Image
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
How to Plan a Movie Murder Image
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Self
Dream of Love Image
Dream of Love
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Paid Image
Paid
Mary Turner
Laughing Sinners Image
Laughing Sinners
Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens
The Road to Edinburgh Image
The Road to Edinburgh
Mary Andrews
Zwischen Glück und Krone Image
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Self (archive footage)
The Only Thing Image
The Only Thing
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid Image
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
West Point Image
West Point
Betty Channing
No Image
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
Winners Of The Wilderness Image
Winners Of The Wilderness
René Contrecoeur
Pretty Ladies Image
Pretty Ladies
Bobby
No Image
Woman on the Run
Susan Conrad
Journey to Murder Image
Journey to Murder
Host
We're switching to Hollywood Image
We're switching to Hollywood
Self
The Law of the Range Image
The Law of the Range
Betty Dallas
And One Was Loyal Image
And One Was Loyal
Ann Howard
Joan Crawford's Home Movies Image
Joan Crawford's Home Movies
Self
Strange Witness Image
Strange Witness
Ruth Marshall
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 Image
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Self
No Image
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death Image
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
Joan Fairchild
No Image
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
A Slave of Fashion Image
A Slave of Fashion
Mannequin (uncredited)
Because I Love Him Image
Because I Love Him
Margaret Hughes
Rose-Marie Image
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition Image
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces Image
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Self (archive footage / uncredited)
One Must Die Image
One Must Die
Old Clothes Image
Old Clothes
Mary Riley
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Image
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Joan Crawford
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture Image
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture
Rebel Range Image
Rebel Range
Stella Faring
The Midshipman Image
The Midshipman
Extra - Driver of Police Car (uncredited)
No Image
The Shirley Eder Tapes
Self
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill Image
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Self (archive footage)
No Image
This was the MARY
Self/Narrator
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 Image
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Self (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other Image
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
Self (archive footage)
Sally, Irene and Mary Image
Sally, Irene and Mary
Irene O'Dare
Blow-Ups of 1946 Image
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' Image
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Self (archive footage)
Journey to the Unknown Image
Journey to the Unknown
Self - Host
The Duke Steps Out Image
The Duke Steps Out
Susie
The Big Rock Candy Mountain Image
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Self
No Image
Possessed
(archive footage)
Bette and Joan Image
Bette and Joan
Self (archive footage)
Garbo Image
Garbo
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 Image
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Self
No Image
Through Many Windows
Self - Narrator
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar' Image
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
Self (archive footage)
No Image
At Home with Joan Crawford
Self