Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 1906 – 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 colleagu
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.
Born
Mar 23, 1906
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Died
May 10, 1977
Known For
Acting
Movies
172 acting
6 crew
Popularity
1.9
Known For
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
as Blanche Hudson
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
as Miriam Deering in Car (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Mildred Pierce
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Vienna
Grand Hotel
1932
as Flämmchen
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "Humoresque") (archive footage)
The Women
1939
as Crystal Allen
Strait-Jacket
1964
as Lucy Harbin
Sudden Fear
1952
as Myra Hudson Blaine
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