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person_profile-Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Joan Crawford

Date of Birth:

Mar 23, 1904

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 10, 1977

Biography of

Joan Crawford

    Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? – 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.

Photos of

Joan Crawford

Photos ( 8 Photos

Filmography of

Joan Crawford

Found 124 Movies in total

Spielberg

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2017

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2009

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Various Roles (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2008

Girl 27

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2007

... 2007

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

Dr. Brockton (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2004

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2003

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Self (archive footage / uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2000

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1996

The Casting Couch

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1995

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1994

Terror in the Aisles

Blanche Hudson (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1984

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "Humoresque") (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1974

... 1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

Journey to Murder

Host ( Actor )

... 1971

Trog

Dr. Brockton ( Actor )

... 1970

Night Gallery

Miss Menlo ( Actor )

... 1969

Garbo

Narrator ( Actor )

... 1969

Journey to the Unknown

Self - Host ( Actor )

... 1969

Berserk!

Monica Rivers ( Actor )

... 1967

The Karate Killers

Amanda True ( Actor )

... 1967

The Oscar

Joan Crawford ( Actor )

... 1966

I Saw What You Did

Amy Nelson ( Actor )

... 1965

The Love Goddesses

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1965

The Big Parade of Comedy

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1964

Della

Della Chappell ( Actor )

Producer

... 1964

Strait-Jacket

Lucy Harbin ( Actor )

... 1964

The Caretakers

Lucretia Terry ( Actor )

... 1963

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Blanche Hudson ( Actor )

... 1962

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Janie Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

The Best of Everything

Amanda Farrow ( Actor )

... 1959

The Story of Esther Costello

Margaret Landi ( Actor )

... 1957

Autumn Leaves

Millicent Wetherby ( Actor )

... 1956

Queen Bee

Eva Phillips ( Actor )

... 1955

Female on the beach

Lynn Markham ( Actor )

... 1955

Johnny Guitar

Vienna ( Actor )

... 1954

Torch Song

Jenny Stewart ( Actor )

... 1953

Sudden Fear

Myra Hudson Blaine ( Actor )

... 1952

This Woman Is Dangerous

Elizabeth Austin ( Actor )

... 1952

Goodbye, My Fancy

Agatha Reed ( Actor )

... 1951

Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig ( Actor )

... 1950

The Damned Don't Cry

Ethel Whitehead ( Actor )

Additional Writing

... 1950

It's a Great Feeling

Joan Crawford (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

Flamingo Road

Lane Bellamy ( Actor )

... 1949

Daisy Kenyon

Daisy Kenyon ( Actor )

... 1947

Possessed

Louise Howell ( Actor )

... 1947

Humoresque

Helen Wright ( Actor )

... 1947

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce ( Actor )

... 1945

Hollywood Canteen

Self ( Actor )

... 1944

Above Suspicion

Frances Myles ( Actor )

... 1943

Reunion in France

Michele de la Becque ( Actor )

... 1942

They All Kissed the Bride

Margaret Johanna 'M.J.' Drew ( Actor )

... 1942

When Ladies Meet

Mary 'Minnie' Howard ( Actor )

... 1941

A Woman's Face

Anna Holm ( Actor )

... 1941

Susan and God

Susan Trexel ( Actor )

... 1940

Strange Cargo

Julie ( Actor )

... 1940

The Women

Crystal Allen ( Actor )

... 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

Mary McKay ( Actor )

... 1939

The Shining Hour

Olivia Riley Linden ( Actor )

... 1938

Mannequin

Jessie Cassidy ( Actor )

... 1938

The Bride Wore Red

Anni Pavlovitch ( Actor )

... 1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Mrs. Fay Cheyney ( Actor )

... 1937

Love on the Run

Sally Parker ( Actor )

... 1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal ( Actor )

... 1936

I Live My Life

Kay Bentley ( Actor )

... 1935

No More Ladies

Marcia Townsend Warren ( Actor )

... 1935

Forsaking All Others

Mary Clay ( Actor )

... 1934

Chained

Diane Lovering ( Actor )

... 1934

Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee ( Actor )

... 1934

Dancing Lady

Janie Barlow ( Actor )

... 1933

Fast Workers

Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Today We Live

Diana 'Ann' Boyce-Smith ( Actor )

... 1933

Rain

Sadie Thompson ( Actor )

... 1932

Grand Hotel

Flämmchen ( Actor )

... 1932

Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton ( Actor )

... 1932

Possessed

Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland' ( Actor )

... 1931

This Modern Age

Valentine 'Val' Winters ( Actor )

... 1931

... 1931

Laughing Sinners

Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens ( Actor )

... 1931

Dance, Fools, Dance

Bonnie Jordan ( Actor )

... 1931

Paid

Mary Turner ( Actor )

... 1930

Our Blushing Brides

Geraldine 'Gerry' March ( Actor )

... 1930

Montana Moon

Joan ( Actor )

... 1930

... 1929

Untamed

Alice "Bingo" Dowling ( Actor )

... 1929

Our Modern Maidens

Billie Brown ( Actor )

... 1929

The Duke Steps Out

Susie ( Actor )

... 1929

Dream of Love

Adrienne Lecouvreur ( Actor )

... 1928

Our Dancing Daughters

Diana 'Di' Medford ( Actor )

... 1928

Four Walls

Frieda ( Actor )

... 1928

Across to Singapore

Priscilla Crowninshield ( Actor )

... 1928

Rose-Marie

Rose-Marie ( Actor )

... 1928

The Law of the Range

Betty Dallas ( Actor )

... 1928

West Point

Betty Channing ( Actor )

... 1928

Spring Fever

Allie Monte ( Actor )

... 1927

Twelve Miles Out

Jane ( Actor )

... 1927

The Unknown

Nanon ( Actor )

... 1927

The Understanding Heart

Monica Dale ( Actor )

... 1927

The Taxi Dancer

Joselyn Poe ( Actor )

... 1927

Winners Of The Wilderness

René Contrecoeur ( Actor )

... 1927

The Merry Widow

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926

Paris

The Girl ( Actor )

... 1926

The Boob

Jane ( Actor )

... 1926

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Betty Burton ( Actor )

... 1926

Sally, Irene and Mary

Irene O'Dare ( Actor )

... 1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1925

The Only Thing

Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1925

Old Clothes

Mary Riley ( Actor )

... 1925

The Midshipman

Extra - Driver of Police Car (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1925

The Circle

Young Lady Catherine ( Actor )

... 1925

Pretty Ladies

Bobby ( Actor )

... 1925

A Slave of Fashion

Mannequin (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1925

Proud Flesh

Party Guest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1925

Lady of the Night

Body Double for Norma Shearer ( Actor )

... 1925