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Joanne Dru (1922–1996)

Actress

The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats." When the show closed in 1941, she married popular singer Dick Haymes and went with him to Hollywood... See full bio »

Born:

Joanne Letitia LaCock
in Logan, West Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1980 Super Fuzz
Rosy Labouche
 
1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dorothy Brander
– Dark Corridors (1975) … Dorothy Brander
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
Lisa Benton
– Remember Lisa (1971) … Lisa Benton
 
1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
Karen Bradshaw
– P.S. I Don't Love You (1970)
– Bye, George (1970) … Karen Bradshaw
 
1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Gina Sutton
– To Sleep, Perchance to Scream (1967) … Gina Sutton
 
1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Sabrina Bradley
– Corpse of the Year: Part 2 (1967) … Sabrina Bradley
– Corpse of the Year: Part 1 (1967) … Sabrina Bradley
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
Martha Ross
– Nor Hell a Fury (1965) … Martha Ross
 
1965 Sylvia
Jane (Bronson) Phillips
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Solange Kelly
– Who Killed the Eleventh Best Dressed Woman in the World? (1964) … Solange Kelly
 
1960-1961 Guestward Ho! (TV series)
Babs Hooten / Babs Hooton
– No Place Like Home (1961) … Babs Hooten
– The Beatniks (1961) … Babs Hooten
– The Wild West Show (1961) … Babs Hooten
– Hooten's Second Car (1961) … Babs Hooten
– The Hootons Versus Hawkeye (1961) … Babs Hooten
See all 38 episodes »
 
1960 September Storm
Anne Traymore
 
1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Kate Ballister
– Capital Gains (1960) … Kate Ballister
 
1960 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Kate Ballister
– Capital Gains (1960) … Kate Ballister
 
1959 The Wild and the Innocent
Marcy
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Ellen Baird
– The Lady from Winnetka (1959) … Ellen Baird
 
1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Sally
– Valentine Day's Double Date (1958) … Sally
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
Marilyn Woods
– Adventures of a Model (1958) … Marilyn Woods
 
1958 The Light in the Forest
Milly Elder
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Alice Giles
– All I Survey (1958) … Alice Giles
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Suzie Sherrell
– The Brotherhood of the Bell (1958) … Suzie Sherrell
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Ransom of Sigmund Freud (1957)
 
1957 Wagon Train (TV series)
Laura Collins
– The Nels Stack Story (1957) … Laura Collins
 
1954-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Lane Bellamy / Marianne / Nancy / …
– Paris Calling (1957) … Marianne
– Flamingo Road (1956) … Lane Bellamy
– An Angel Went AWOL (1954) … Polly
– Call Off the Wedding (1954) … Nancy
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Elizabeth Blackwell
– The Blackwell Story (1957) … Elizabeth Blackwell
 
1957 Drango
Kate Calder
 
1955-1956 Climax! (TV series)
Nancy
– Night Shriek (1956) … Nancy
– The Darkest Hour (1955)
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Martha
– Palm Springs Incident (1956) … Martha
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Kay Gordon
– Shadow of a Thief (1956) … Kay Gordon
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Kittura
– The Mirror (1956) … Kittura
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Gentle Stranger (1956)
– Richard and the Lion (1953)
 
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
Marcia Rollins
 
1953-1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Doctor / Lady Mary Tighe / Myla Marshall / …
– Passage to Yesterday (1955) … Lady Mary Tighe
– Celebrity (1955) … Myla Marshall
– Yours for a Dream (1954) … Wendy
– Just What the Doctor Ordered (1953) … Doctor
 
1955 Sincerely Yours
Marion Moore
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Alice
– The Waiting Game (1955) … Alice
 
1955 The Dark Avenger
Lady Joan Holland
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Pat Lowry
– Brief Affair (1955) … Pat Lowry
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Delight Kennard
– A Kiss for Mr. Lincoln (1955) … Delight Kennard
 
1954 Day of Triumph
Mary Magdalene
 
1954 3 Ring Circus
Jill Brent
 
1954 Siege at Red River
Nora Curtis
 
1954 Southwest Passage
Lilly
 
1954 Duffy of San Quentin
Anne Halsey
 
1953 Forbidden
Christine Lawrence Manard
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Heads or Tails (1953)
 
1953 Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
Hannah Lee (Hallie McLaird)
 
1953 Thunder Bay
Stella Rigaud
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Betrayed (1953)
 
1952 My Pal Gus
Lydia Marble
 
1952 The Pride of St. Louis
Patricia Nash Dean
 
1952 Return of the Texan
Ann Marshall
 
1951 Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Miss Harriet Tripp
 
1951 Vengeance Valley
Jen Strobie
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Christina
– The Silver Cord (1951) … Christina
 
1951 Saturday Night Revue (TV series)
Guest Performer
– Episode dated 13 January 1951 (1951) … Guest Performer
 
1950 711 Ocean Drive
Gail Mason
 
1950 Wagon Master
Denver
 
1949 All the King's Men
Anne Stanton
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Olivia Dandridge
 
1948 Red River
Tess Millay
 
1946 Abie's Irish Rose
Rosemary Murphy Levy
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1989 John Wayne Standing Tall (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967-1970 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 November 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #1.163 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.162 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.161 (1967) … Herself
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1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #3.3 (1957) … Herself - Guest
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Meet Mr. Rhythm, Frankie Laine (documentary short)
Herself
 
1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.19 (1951) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1956 Screen Snapshots 8859: Mr. Rhythm's Holiday (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1941) Stage: Appeared (as "Chorus Girl") in "Hold On To Your Hats" on Broadway.

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[In an interview with Hedda Hopper in 1957, about her attitude toward westerns] And those long gingham dresses with boned bodices are miserable things to wear. See more »

Trivia:

Sister-in-law of Laurie Marshall. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius