Jocelyn Brando (1919–2005)

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Jocelyn Brando, the older sister of Marlon Brando, was born Nov. 18, 1919, in San Francisco, California, to Marlon Brando Sr. and his wife, the former Dorothy Pennebaker. Joceyln and Marlon and their sister Frances grew up mostly on a farm near Evanston, Illinois, though the family moved around during their childhoods. The bane of the children's ... See full bio »

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Known For

The Big Heat
The Big Heat Katie Bannion
(1953)
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest Barbara Bennett
(1981)
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Margaret Hobbs / Nurse
(1956-1960)
The Chase
The Chase Mrs. Briggs
(1966)
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 1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie)
Mrs. Harvey
 1981 Darkroom (TV Series)
Mrs. Mingle
- Catnip (1981) ... Mrs. Mingle
 1981 Dark Night of the Scarecrow (TV Movie)
Mrs. Ritter
 1981 Mommie Dearest
Barbara Bennett
 1980 Why Would I Lie?
Mrs. Crumpe
 1979 Dallas (TV Series)
Mrs. Reeves
- Mother of the Year (1979) ... Mrs. Reeves
- Secrets (1979) ... Mrs. Reeves
- The Silent Killer (1979) ... Mrs. Reeves
- Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (1979) ... Mrs. Reeves
 1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Mrs. Hemmings
 1978 A Question of Love (TV Movie)
Mrs. Hunnicutt
 1978 Movie Movie
Mama Popchik (segment "Dynamite Hands") / Mrs. Updike (segment "Baxter's Beauties of 1933")
 1978 The Tony Randall Show (TV Series)
Mrs. Griggs
- Phantom of the Poconos (1978) ... Mrs. Griggs
 1977 Kojak (TV Series)
Mrs. Newfield
- The Summer of '69: Part 1 (1977) ... Mrs. Newfield
 1975 Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)
Woman
- Money Crop (1975) ... Woman
 1969 Ironside (TV Series)
Etta Gibbs
- Puzzlelock (1969) ... Etta Gibbs
 1963-1969 The Virginian (TV Series)
Mrs. Owens / Ida Martin / Lucy Wallace
- Last Grave at Socorro Creek (1969) ... Mrs. Owens
- A Welcoming Town (1967) ... Ida Martin
- Strangers at Sundown (1963) ... Lucy Wallace
 1966 The Chase
Mrs. Briggs
 1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town
Mrs. Riley
 1964 My Three Sons (TV Series)
Dr. Maguire
- Divorce, Bryant Park Style (1964) ... Dr. Maguire
 1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series)
Emma Jane
- The Jar (1964) ... Emma Jane
 1963 Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Doris Phillips
- The Oracle (1963) ... Doris Phillips
 1963 Arrest and Trial (TV Series)
Mrs. Ware
- The Quality of Justice (1963) ... Mrs. Ware
 1958-1963 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Mrs. Pulaski / Ada Meyers / Grace Lefton / ...
- The Sam Pulaski Story (1963) ... Mrs. Pulaski
- The Michael McGoo Story (1963) ... Ada Meyers
- The Martin Gatsby Story (1962) ... Grace Lefton
- The Mary Beckett Story (1962) ... Martha Lane
- The Kitty Allbright Story (1961) ... Lettie
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 1963 The Ugly American
Emma Atkins
 1960-1962 Thriller (TV Series)
Myrtle Hooper / Emma Snyder
- 'Til Death Do Us Part (1962) ... Myrtle Hooper
- Worse Than Murder (1960) ... Emma Snyder
 1961 87th Precinct (TV Series)
Mrs. Mason
- My Friend, My Enemy (1961) ... Mrs. Mason
 1961 Frontier Circus (TV Series)
Mrs. Phyllis Jordan
- The Hunter and the Hunted (1961) ... Mrs. Phyllis Jordan
 1961 The Explosive Generation
Mrs. Ryker (uncredited)
 1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)
Frances Cobb
- Treasure Coach (1961) ... Frances Cobb
 1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Nurse Slater
- People Need People (1961) ... Nurse Slater
 1959-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
Della Hudson / Julia Conrad / Alice
- Make My Death Bed (1961) ... Della Hudson
- Graduating Class (1959) ... Julia Conrad
- A True Account (1959) ... Alice
 1961 The Tall Man (TV Series)
Martha Young
- The Legend and the Gun (1961) ... Martha Young
 1961 Checkmate (TV Series)
Sarah Talbot
- One for the Book (1961) ... Sarah Talbot
 1960-1961 Laramie (TV Series)
Sarah Willoughby / Julia Hansen
- Man from Kansas (1961) ... Sarah Willoughby
- Cemetery Road (1960) ... Julia Hansen
 1961 Shotgun Slade (TV Series)
Sarah
- Hang Him Twice (1961) ... Sarah
 1956-1960 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Margaret Hobbs / Nurse
- The Money Driver (1960) ... Margaret Hobbs
- A Letter from the Queen (1956) ... Nurse
 1960 Riverboat (TV Series)
Charity Jennings / Mrs. Pauley
- The Water of Gorgeous Springs (1960) ... Charity Jennings
- The Night of the Faceless Men (1960) ... Mrs. Pauley
 1960 Coronado 9 (TV Series)
Amy Loomis
- The Spinster of Nob Hill (1960) ... Amy Loomis
 1960 Markham (TV Series)
Mary Copeland
- The Man from Salzburg (1960) ... Mary Copeland
 1959 Lux Playhouse (TV Series)
Madge
- The Miss and Missiles (1959) ... Madge
 1959 M Squad (TV Series)
Mrs. Esther Bonsel
- The Terror on Dark Street (1959) ... Mrs. Esther Bonsel
 1959 Buckskin (TV Series)
Lucy Corkle
- Mail-Order Groom (1959) ... Lucy Corkle
 1959 One Step Beyond (TV Series)
Ellen Larrabee
- Emergency Only (1959) ... Ellen Larrabee
 1959 State Trooper (TV Series)
Vera Woodridge
- The Trap That Jack Built (1959) ... Vera Woodridge
 1958 The Major and the Minor (TV Movie)
 1958 Step Down to Terror
Lily Kirby
 1958 The Millionaire (TV Series)
Janet Conover
- The Norman Conover Story (1958) ... Janet Conover
 1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series)
Celia Saxon
- Lost Testament (1958) ... Celia Saxon
 1957 Official Detective (TV Series)
Thelma
- The Wristwatch (1957) ... Thelma
 1956 Nightfall
Laura Fraser
 1955-1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
Ann / Jane
- Thirty Year Man (1956) ... Ann
- Freighter (1955) ... Jane
 1955 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Margaret Canady
- Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? (1955) ... Margaret Canady
 1955 Ten Wanted Men
Corinne Michaels
 1955 The World of Mr. Sweeney (TV Series)
- Episode #1.114 (1955)
 1953 Omnibus (TV Series) (segment "The Gold Dress")
- The Gold Dress (1953) ... (segment "The Gold Dress")
 1953 The Big Heat
Katie Bannion
 1953 China Venture
Lt. Ellen Wilkins
 1951 Love of Life (TV Series)
Anna Krakauer (1966-1967)
 1951 Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- Ben Franklin (1951)
 1948-1949 Actor's Studio (TV Series)
- The Thousand Dollar Bill (restaged) (1949)
- Greasy Luck (1949)
- A Day in Town (1949)
- Esther (1948)
- The Thousand Dollar Bill (1948)
 1945 Combat Fatigue Irritability (Short)
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Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "Violet Melby"; Broadway debut) in "The First Crocus" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Arnold Sundgaard. Scenic Design by Johannes Larsen. Directed by Halsted Welles. Longacre Theatre: 2 Jan 1942-6 Jan 1942 (5 performances). Cast: Joan Croydon (as "Miss Engebretsen"), Barbara Engelhart (as "Avis Jorislund"), Charles... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jocelyn Pennebaker

Spouse:

Eliot Asinof  (divorced)  (1 child) | See more »

Relatives:

Marlon Brando (sibling)
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She is survived by two sons - Martin Asinof of Tillamook, Oregon, and Gahan Hanmer of Escondido, California. See more »
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