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Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 1904 (?) – 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.


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Born:
Mar 23, 1904 In San Antonio, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
169
First Appeared:
In the series ABC's Nightlife
Latest Project:
Movie The Shirley Eder Tapes 2025
Known For
Filmography
Series ABC's Nightlife Unknown 2025
Movie The Shirley Eder Tapes Lucille Fay LeSueur 2025
Movie Bette and Joan Self (archive footage) 2017-01-01
Movie Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? Self (archive footage) 2016-09-20
Movie Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar' Self (archive footage) 2016-09-20
Movie Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other Self (archive footage) 2016-09-20
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Possessed (archive footage) 2011-07-22
Movie 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009-07-02
Movie Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Various Roles (archive footage) 2008-03-03
Movie Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy Self 2007-01-30
Movie Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (archive footage) 2007-05-23
Movie Girl 27 Self (archive footage) 2007-07-27
Movie Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition Self (archive footage) 2006-01-01
Movie 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage Self (archive footage) 2006-03-21
Movie Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage) 2004-02-03
Movie Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003-05-06
Movie Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star Self (archive footage) 2002-08-01
Movie Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' Self (archive footage) 2002-04-02
Movie Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces Self (archive footage / uncredited) 2000-10-24
Movie The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Self (archive footage) 1997-11-01
Movie Joan Crawford: Always the Star Self (archive footage) 1996-09-30
Movie The Casting Couch (archive footage) 1995-01-01
Movie That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994-07-01
Movie Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self 1989-06-26
Movie Terror in the Aisles Blanche Hudson (archive footage) (uncredited) 1984-10-26
Movie Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage) 1984-01-01
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Movie Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Self (archive footage) 1982-01-01
Movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "Humoresque") (archive footage) 1982-05-21
Movie That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976-05-16
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Movie That's Entertainment! (archive footage) 1974-06-21
Movie Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death Joan Fairchild 1972-09-30
Movie Hollywood: The Dream Factory Self (archive footage) 1972-01-10
Series The Sixth Sense Joan Fairchild 1972-01-15
Movie LA 2017 Committee Member (uncredited) 1971-01-15
Series Great Performances Self 1971-01-28
Movie Trog Dr. Brockton 1970-10-24
Series Night Gallery Miss Claudia Menlo 1970-12-16
Movie The Big Rock Candy Mountain Self 1969-01-01
Movie Journey to the Unknown Self - Host 1969-06-15
Movie Garbo Narrator 1969-11-06
Movie Night Gallery Miss Menlo 1969-11-08
Series The Name of the Game Committee Member (uncredited) 1968-09-20
Movie Berserk Monica Rivers 1967-11-01
Movie The Karate Killers Amanda True 1967-04-07
Movie The Oscar Joan Crawford 1966-03-04
Movie The Love Goddesses (archive footage) 1965-03-03
Movie I Saw What You Did Amy Nelson 1965-07-21
Movie Strait-Jacket Lucy Harbin 1964-01-19
Movie How to Plan a Movie Murder Self 1964-01-01
Movie Della Della Chappell 1964-08-08
Movie The Big Parade of Comedy (archive footage) 1964-09-02
Series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Amanda True 1964-09-22
Movie The Caretakers Lucretia Terry 1963-08-21
Series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962-10-01
Series The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962-10-01
Series The Lucy Show Joan Crawford 1962-10-01
Movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Blanche Hudson 1962-10-12
Movie Hollywood: The Selznick Years Janie Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited) 1961-12-31
Series Route 66 Morgan Harper 1960-10-07
Movie Woman on the Run Susan Conrad 1959-05-15
Movie The Best of Everything Amanda Farrow 1959-10-09
Movie The Story of Esther Costello Margaret Landi 1957-11-06
Series Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sarah / Melanie Davidson Hobbs 1956-10-05
Movie Autumn Leaves Millicent Wetherby 1956-08-01
Movie Queen Bee Eva Phillips 1955-11-07
Movie Female on the Beach Lynn Markham 1955-08-19
Series The Secret Storm Joan Borman Kane 1954-02-01
Movie A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954-09-28
Movie Johnny Guitar Vienna 1954-05-26
Series Caesar's Hour Unknown 1954-09-27
Series General Electric Theater Mary Andrews 1953-02-01
Movie At Home with Joan Crawford Self 1953-04-20
Movie Torch Song Jenny Stewart 1953-10-01
Series The Oscars Self 1953-03-19
Movie This Woman Is Dangerous Elizabeth Austin 1952-02-09
Movie Sudden Fear Myra Hudson Blaine 1952-08-07
Movie Goodbye, My Fancy Agatha Reed 1951-05-19
Series What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950-02-02
Movie Harriet Craig Harriet Craig 1950-11-02
Series The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950-09-10
Movie The Damned Don't Cry Ethel Whitehead 1950-05-13
Movie Flamingo Road Lane Bellamy 1949-04-30
Movie It's a Great Feeling Joan Crawford (uncredited) 1949-08-01
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Self (archive footage) 1948-06-20
Movie Humoresque Helen Wright 1947-01-25
Movie Possessed Louise Howell 1947-05-29
Movie Daisy Kenyon Daisy Kenyon 1947-12-25
Movie Blow-Ups of 1946 Self 1946-12-31
Movie Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce 1945-10-20
Movie Hollywood Canteen Self 1944-12-15
Movie Above Suspicion Frances Myles 1943-05-31
Movie Joan Crawford's Home Movies Self 1942-01-01
Movie Reunion in France Michele de la Becque 1942-12-25
Movie They All Kissed the Bride Margaret Johanna 'M.J.' Drew 1942-06-11
Movie A Woman's Face Anna Holm 1941-05-09
Movie When Ladies Meet Mary 'Minnie' Howard 1941-08-29
Movie Strange Cargo Julie 1940-03-01
Movie Hollywood: Style Center of the World Self 1940-05-29
Movie Susan and God Susan Trexel 1940-06-07
Movie A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 1940-10-24
Movie The Ice Follies of 1939 Mary McKay 1939-03-10
Movie From the Ends of the Earth Self 1939-05-28
Movie The Women Crystal Allen 1939-09-01
Movie Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Joan Crawford 1939-04-08
Movie The Shining Hour Olivia Riley Linden 1938-11-18
Movie Mannequin Jessie Cassidy 1938-01-21
Movie The Bride Wore Red Anni Pavlovitch 1937-10-08
Movie The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Mrs. Fay Cheyney 1937-02-19
Movie Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 Self (uncredited) 1937-08-13
Movie The Romance of Celluloid Self (archive footage) 1937-08-27
Movie Love on the Run Sally Parker 1936-11-20
Movie The Gorgeous Hussy Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal 1936-08-28
Movie No More Ladies Marcia Townsend Warren 1935-06-14
Movie I Live My Life Kay Bentley 1935-10-04
Movie Sadie McKee Sadie McKee 1934-05-09
Movie Chained Diane Lovering 1934-08-31
Movie Forsaking All Others Mary Clay 1934-12-23
Movie Dancing Lady Janie Barlow 1933-11-24
Movie Today We Live Diana 'Ann' Boyce-Smith 1933-03-03
Movie Fast Workers Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited) 1933-03-10
Movie Letty Lynton Letty Lynton 1932-04-30
Movie Grand Hotel Flämmchen 1932-05-25
Movie Rain Sadie Thompson 1932-10-12
Movie Dance, Fools, Dance Bonnie Jordan 1931-02-07
Movie The Stolen Jools Joan Crawford 1931-04-04
Movie This Modern Age Valentine 'Val' Winters 1931-08-29
Movie Possessed Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland' 1931-11-21
Movie Laughing Sinners Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens 1931-05-30
Movie We're switching to Hollywood Self 1931-06-09
Movie Montana Moon Joan 1930-03-20
Movie Our Blushing Brides Geraldine 'Gerry' March 1930-07-19
Movie Paid Mary Turner 1930-12-30
Movie The Duke Steps Out Susie 1929-03-19
Movie Untamed Alice "Bingo" Dowling 1929-11-23
Movie Our Modern Maidens Billie Brown 1929-09-08
Movie The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Self 1929-11-23
Movie The Law of the Range Betty Dallas 1928-01-21
Movie West Point Betty Channing 1928-01-07
Movie Rose-Marie Rose-Marie 1928-02-11
Movie Dream of Love Adrienne Lecouvreur 1928-12-01
Movie Fashion News Self (1929) 1928-11-06
Movie Across to Singapore Priscilla Crowninshield 1928-04-07
Movie Our Dancing Daughters Diana 'Di' Medford 1928-09-01
Movie Four Walls Frieda 1928-08-11
Movie The Taxi Dancer Joselyn Poe 1927-02-05
Movie Winners Of The Wilderness René Contrecoeur 1927-01-15
Movie The Unknown Nanon 1927-05-29
Movie Spring Fever Allie Monte 1927-10-22
Movie The Understanding Heart Monica Dale 1927-02-26
Movie Twelve Miles Out Jane 1927-07-08
Movie The Boob Jane 1926-05-17
Movie Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Betty Burton 1926-03-21
Movie Bardelys the Magnificent Court Gossip (uncredited) 1926-09-30
Movie Paris The Girl 1926-05-24
Movie The Merry Widow Ballroom Dancer (uncredited) 1926-09-27
Movie A Slave of Fashion Mannequin (uncredited) 1925-08-23
Movie Proud Flesh Party Guest (uncredited) 1925-04-27
Movie Lady of the Night Body Double for Norma Shearer 1925-02-23
Movie Pretty Ladies Bobby 1925-09-06
Movie 1925 Studio Tour Self 1925-04-09
Movie The Only Thing Party Guest (uncredited) 1925-11-22
Movie Sally, Irene and Mary Irene O'Dare 1925-12-27
Movie Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 1925-12-25
Movie Old Clothes Mary Riley 1925-11-09
Movie The Midshipman Extra - Driver of Police Car (uncredited) 1925-10-04
Movie The Circle Young Lady Catherine 1925-09-22