Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1904-03-23
Deathday: 1977-05-10 (73 years old)

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Biography

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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Filmography

all 178

Movies 163

self 60

TV Shows 15

Writer 1

Self
Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan (2017)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar' (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Self
Screen Goddesses

Screen Goddesses (2012)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
The Time That Remains

The Time That Remains (2012)

Movie
(archive footage)
Possessed

Possessed (2011)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)

Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

Movie
Self
Crawford at Warners

Crawford at Warners (2008)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass

Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2008)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Girl 27

Girl 27 (2007)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)

Movie
Self
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman

Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (2007)

Movie
Self
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy (2007)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition (2006)

Movie
Helen Wright
The Music of 'Humoresque'

The Music of 'Humoresque' (2005)

Movie
Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

Movie
Self
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)

Movie
Self (archive footage / uncredited)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

Movie
Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Casting Couch

The Casting Couch (1995)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill (1994)

Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Movie
Millicent Fox
The Foxes

The Foxes (1993)

Movie
Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

Movie
Blanche Hudson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Movie
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Movie
(in 'Humoresque') (archive footage)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

Movie
4
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

Movie
Self
That's Action

That's Action (1977)

Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Movie
Joan Fairchild / Self
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death

Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death (1972)

Movie
Joan Fairchild
The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense (1972)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Movie
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Committee Member (uncredited)
LA 2017

LA 2017 (1971)

Movie
Dr. Brockton
Trog

Trog (1970)

Movie
3
Miss Claudia Menlo (segment "Eyes")
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1969)

Movie
Self - Host
Garbo

Garbo (1969)

Movie
Self - Host
Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown (1969)

Movie
Self
The Big Rock Candy Mountain

The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1969)

Movie
Committee Member (uncredited)
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Self
Mia and Roman

Mia and Roman (1968)

Movie
Monica Rivers
Berserk!

Berserk! (1967)

Movie
Amanda True
The Karate Killers

The Karate Killers (1967)

Movie
6
Joan Crawford
The Oscar

The Oscar (1966)

Movie
Amy Nelson
I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did (1965)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses (1965)

Movie
Amanda True
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

TV
6
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Movie
Della
Della

Della (1964)

Movie
6
Lucy Harbin
Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket (1964)

Movie
Self
How to Plan a Movie Murder

How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964)

Movie
Lucretia Terry
The Caretakers

The Caretakers (1963)

Movie
Blanche Hudson
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Joan Crawford
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show (1962)

TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Janie Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
Morgan Harper
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Writer
The Best of Everything

The Best of Everything (1959)

Movie
Susan Conrad
Woman on the Run

Woman on the Run (1959)

Movie
Margaret Landi
The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello (1957)

Movie
Sarah / Melanie Davidson Hobbs / Stella Faring
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Milly Wetherby
Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves (1956)

Movie
Eva Phillips
Queen Bee

Queen Bee (1955)

Movie
1
Lynn Markham
Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach (1955)

Movie
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)

Movie
Vienna
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Movie
1
Joan Borman Kane
The Secret Storm

The Secret Storm (1954)

TV
Jenny Stewart
Torch Song

Torch Song (1953)

Movie
Self
At Home with Joan Crawford

At Home with Joan Crawford (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Mary Andrews / Ann Howard / Ruth Marshall
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Myra Hudson Blaine
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear (1952)

Movie
Beth Austin
This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

Movie
Agatha Reed
Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)

Movie
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig (1950)

Movie
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Ethel Whitehead (Lorna Hansen Forbes)
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

Movie
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Joan Crawford (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling (1949)

Movie
Lane Bellamy
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road (1949)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Daisy Kenyon Lapham
Daisy Kenyon

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Movie
Louise Howell
Possessed

Possessed (1947)

Movie
Helen Wright
Humoresque

Humoresque (1947)

Movie
Self
Blow-Ups of 1946

Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946)

Movie
Mildred Pierce Beragon
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Movie
3.88
Self
Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Movie
Frances Myles
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion (1943)

Movie
Michele de la Becque
Reunion in France

Reunion in France (1942)

Movie
Margaret J. Drew
They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride (1942)

Movie
7.75
Self / Director / Cinematography
Joan Crawford's Home Movies

Joan Crawford's Home Movies (1942)

Movie
Mary Howard
When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet (1941)

Movie
Anna Holm
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face (1941)

Movie
1
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

Movie
Susan Trexel
Susan and God

Susan and God (1940)

Movie
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)

Movie
Julie
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo (1940)

Movie
Crystal Allen
The Women

The Women (1939)

Movie
Self
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth (1939)

Movie
Joan Crawford
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

Movie
Mary McKay
The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)

Movie
Olivia Riley
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour (1938)

Movie
Jessie Cassidy
Mannequin

Mannequin (1938)

Movie
Anni
The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red (1937)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

Movie
Joan Crawford
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 (1937)

Movie
Fay Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

Movie
Sally Parker
Love on the Run

Love on the Run (1936)

Movie
Peggy Eaton
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

Movie
6
Kay
I Live My Life

I Live My Life (1935)

Movie
Marcia
No More Ladies

No More Ladies (1935)

Movie
Mary Clay
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others (1934)

Movie
Diane Lovering
Chained

Chained (1934)

Movie
Sadie
Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee (1934)

Movie
5.75
Janie Barlow
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady (1933)

Movie
Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Fast Workers

Fast Workers (1933)

Movie
Diana
Today We Live

Today We Live (1933)

Movie
Sadie Thompson
Rain

Rain (1932)

Movie
Self
Hollywood on Parade

Hollywood on Parade (1932)

Movie
Flaemmchen
Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel (1932)

Movie
4
Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton (1932)

Movie
Marian Martin
Possessed

Possessed (1931)

Movie
Valentine Winters
This Modern Age

This Modern Age (1931)

Movie
Self
We're switching to Hollywood

We're switching to Hollywood (1931)

Movie
Ivy Stevens
Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners (1931)

Movie
Joan Crawford
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools (1931)

Movie
6
Bonnie
Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

Movie
Mary Turner
Paid

Paid (1930)

Movie
Jerry March
Our Blushing Brides

Our Blushing Brides (1930)

Movie
3.5
Joan 'Montana' Prescott
Montana Moon

Montana Moon (1930)

Movie
Self - Newlywed
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11

Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 11 (1930)

Movie
Bingo Dowling
Untamed

Untamed (1929)

Movie
Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Movie
6
Billie Brown
Our Modern Maidens

Our Modern Maidens (1929)

Movie
Susie
The Duke Steps Out

The Duke Steps Out (1929)

Movie
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Dream of Love

Dream of Love (1928)

Movie
Self (1929)
Fashion News

Fashion News (1928)

Movie
Diana Medford
Our Dancing Daughters

Our Dancing Daughters (1928)

Movie
Frieda
Four Walls

Four Walls (1928)

Movie
Priscilla Crowninshield
Across to Singapore

Across to Singapore (1928)

Movie
7
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie

Rose-Marie (1928)

Movie
Betty Dallas
The Law of the Range

The Law of the Range (1928)

Movie
Betty Channing
West Point

West Point (1928)

Movie
Allie Monte
Spring Fever

Spring Fever (1927)

Movie
Jane
Twelve Miles Out

Twelve Miles Out (1927)

Movie
Nanon
The Unknown

The Unknown (1927)

Movie
4.36
Monica Dale
The Understanding Heart

The Understanding Heart (1927)

Movie
Joslyn Poe
The Taxi Dancer

The Taxi Dancer (1927)

Movie
René Contrecoeur
Winners Of The Wilderness

Winners Of The Wilderness (1927)

Movie
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (1926)

Movie
The Girl
Paris

Paris (1926)

Movie
Jane - A Revenue Agent
The Boob

The Boob (1926)

Movie
Betty Burton
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)

Movie
Irene O'Dare
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)

Movie
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Movie
6
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Only Thing

The Only Thing (1925)

Movie
Mary Riley
Old Clothes

Old Clothes (1925)

Movie
Extra - Driver of Police Car (uncredited)
The Midshipman

The Midshipman (1925)

Movie
Young Lady Catherine
The Circle

The Circle (1925)

Movie
8
Bobby
Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies (1925)

Movie
Mannequin (uncredited)
A Slave of Fashion

A Slave of Fashion (1925)

Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Proud Flesh

Proud Flesh (1925)

Movie
Self
1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour (1925)

Movie
Body Double for Norma Shearer
Lady of the Night

Lady of the Night (1925)

Movie
7.71
Self
The Shirley Eder Tapes

The Shirley Eder Tapes

Movie
Ethel Whitehead
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel

The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1904-03-23

Deathday
1977-05-10 (73 years old)

Birth Name
Lucille Fay LeSueur

Birth Place
San Antonio, United States of America

Religion
Christian Science

Height

Relationships
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1929-06-03 - 1933-01-01), Franchot Tone (1935-10-12 - 1939-01-01), Alfred Steele (1955-05-10 - 1959-01-01), Phillip Terry (1942-07-20 - 1946-01-01)

Father
Thomas Le Sueur

Mother
Anna Johnson

Siblings
Hal LeSueur

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Lucille Fay LeSueur, Lucille Le Sueur, Billie Cassin, Джоан Кроуфорд, Lucille Fay Le Sueur

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Academy Award for Best Actress


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