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Joan Lorring

Hong Kong-born American actress (1926-2014) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 88

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.

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2014Died30 May 20141977The Love BoatSeries, Mrs. Cummings1974The Midnight ManFilm, Judy Willinger1966The Star WagonFilm, Martha1965For the PeopleSeries1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Emma BordenNorbySeries, 1955Helen Norby1952Stranger on the ProwlFilm, Angela, a lonely woman1951The Big NightFilm, Marion Rostina1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries1949SuspenseSeries1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeriesGood SamFilm, 1948Shirley Mae1947The GangsterFilm, DorothyThe Lost MomentFilm, 1947AmeliaThe Other LoveFilm, 1947Celestine1946The VerdictFilm, Lottie RawsonThree StrangersFilm, 1946Icey Crane1945The Corn Is GreenFilm, Bessie Watty1944Song of RussiaFilm, SoniaThe Bridge of San Luis ReyFilm, 1944Pepita1926Born17 April 1926

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Lorring also originated the role of Marie Buckholder in Come Back, Little Sheba on Broadway in 1950, for which she won a Donaldson Award.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2014 · aged 88