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Joan Lorring was an American actress and singer known for her work in film and theatre. For her role as Bessy Watty in The Corn Is Green (1945), Lorring was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lorring also originated the role of Marie Buckholder in Come Back, Little Sheba on Broadway in 1950, for which she won a Donaldson Award.
Birth Name
Madeline Ellis
Born
Saturday, 17 April 1926
Died
Friday, 30 May 2014
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Love Boat | Mrs. Cummings | 1977 |
Ryan's Hope | Anna Pavel | 1975 |
The Midnight Man | Judy Willinger | 1974 |
The Star Wagon | Martha | 1966 |
For the People | Jean Bow | 1965 |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Jean Bower | 1962 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Emma Borden | 1955 |
Norby | Helen Norby | 1955 |
The Elgin Hour | Maggie | 1954 |
Center Stage | Terry Clayborn | 1954 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Love Boat | Mrs. Cummings | 1977 |
Ryan's Hope | Anna Pavel | 1975 |
The Midnight Man | Judy Willinger | 1974 |
The Star Wagon | Martha | 1966 |
For the People | Jean Bow | 1965 |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Jean Bower | 1962 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Emma Borden | 1955 |
Norby | Helen Norby | 1955 |
The Elgin Hour | Maggie | 1954 |
Center Stage | Terry Clayborn | 1954 |
Stranger on the Prowl | Angela, a lonely woman | 1952 |
The Big Night | Marion Rostina | 1951 |
Goodyear Playhouse | Mildred | 1951 |
Robert Montgomery Presents | Harriet Benton / Gabby | 1950 |
Studio One | Terry / Blair | 1948 |
The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
Good Sam | Shirley Mae | 1948 |
The Gangster | Dorothy | 1947 |
The Lost Moment | Amelia | 1947 |
The Other Love | Celestine Miller / Celestine | 1947 |
The Verdict | Lottie Rawson | 1946 |
Three Strangers | Icey Crane | 1946 |
The Corn Is Green | Bessie Watty | 1945 |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Pepita | 1944 |
Song of Russia | Sonia | 1944 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1946 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |