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Home/People/Joan Pringle
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Born
Jun 2, 1945
Age 80
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

14
Movies
19
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Joan Pringle

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Pringle (born June 2, 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American actress best known for playing vice principal "Sybil Buchanan" in the TV series The White Shadow. During the third and final season her character was promoted to principal. She also appeared in many TV shows ranging from The Waltons to Kojak. She was married to fellow actor Theodore Wilson from January 1980 until his death in July 1991. She and Wilson co-starred in The White Shadow episode "A Christmas Present" and became engaged when the two were recurring characters on the ABC series That's My Mama. Pringle starred as Ruth Marshall in the daytime drama Generations from 1989-1991 for NBC. Recent guest roles from film and television include Tyler Perry's Daddy's Girls and on Girlfriends as Carol Hart. She also guest appeared in an episode of season 1 of Friends as Dr. Oberman in The One with the Sonogram at the End. Joan has since remarried to multi-media producer Vernon L. Bolling. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Pringle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Lost City poster

The Lost City

as Nana
2022
For One Night poster

For One Night

as Mrs. Edna Howard
2006
Original Sin poster

Original Sin

as Sara
2001
Up, Up, and Away poster

Up, Up, and Away

as Doris
2000
Incognito poster

Incognito

as Dr. Palmer
1999
Gia poster

Gia

as Therapist at Rehab
1998
Greyhounds poster

Greyhounds

as Ann Smith
1994
Eyes of Terror poster

Eyes of Terror

as Gwen Singleton
1994
Percy & Thunder poster

Percy & Thunder

as Mrs. Carter
1993
Visions of Murder poster

Visions of Murder

as Gwen Singleton
1993
Best Friends poster

Best Friends

as Doria
1982
Corey: For the People poster

Corey: For the People

as Katie Ryan
1977
J.D.'s Revenge poster

J.D.'s Revenge

as Christella
1976
Double Indemnity poster

Double Indemnity

as Neff's Secretary
1973