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Joan Shawlee - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Joan Shawlee
Born
Mar 5, 1926
Died: Mar 22, 1987
Lived 61 years
Place of Birth
Forest Hills, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
45
Movies
36
TV Shows
Also Known As
Joan Fulton
Joyce Ring
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Joan Shawlee
Acting
Biography
Reliable character actress who is perhaps known for her performance as Sweet Sue in Billy Wilder's comedy classic, "Some Like It Hot" (1959).
Movies
45
TV Shows
36
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as
Self (archive footage)
1994
Kiss My Grits
as
Wanda
1982
Child Bride of Short Creek
as
Isaac's Mother
1981
Buddy Buddy
as
Receptionist
1981
Never Con a Killer
as
Margo
1977
Farewell, My Lovely
as
Woman in Ballroom
1975
Flash and the Firecat
as
Rose
1975
Matt Helm
as
Saleslady
1975
Dead Men Tell No Tales
as
Polly Grant
1971
Willard
as
Alice Rickles
1971
One More Train to Rob
as
Big Nellie
1971
Something for a Lonely Man
as
Hooker
1968
Live a Little, Love a Little
as
Robbie's Mother
1968
Tony Rome
as
Fat Candy
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
as
Blonde in Bar
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as
Edna, Frank's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1967
The Wild Angels
as
Momma Monahan
1966
Guerillas in Pink Lace
as
Miss Gloria Maxine
1964
Irma la Douce
as
Amazon Annie
1963
Critic's Choice
as
Marge Orr
1963
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