Joan Crawford (I) (1906–1977)

Actress | Writer | Producer

Joan Crawford was born Lucille Fay LeSueur on March 23, 1904, in San Antonio, Texas, to Anna Belle ...

Born: March 23, 1906
Died: May 10, 1977 (age 71)

Photos

Filmography

Known For

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Blanche Hudson (1962)
Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Beragon (1945)
The Damned Don't Cry Ethel Whitehead (Lorna Hansen Forbes) (1950)
Known For

Torch Song Jenny Stewart (1953)
Actress

The Sixth Sense Joan Fairchild (1972)
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour Joan Crawford (1970)
Trog Dr. Brockton (1970)
The Virginian Stephanie White (1970)
Night Gallery Miss Claudia Menlo (segment "Eyes") (1969)
Journey to Midnight Hostess (1968)
The Secret Storm Joan Borman Kane (1968)
The Lucy Show Joan Crawford (1968)
Berserk Monica Rivers (1967)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Amanda True (1967)
The Oscar Joan Crawford (1966)
Della Della (1965)
I Saw What You Did Amy Nelson (1965)
Strait-Jacket Lucy Harbin (1964)
Route 66 Morgan Harper (1963)
The Caretakers Lucretia Terry (1963)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Blanche Hudson (1962)
The Foxes Millicent Fox (1961)
Zane Grey Theatre Sarah (1959-1961)
The Best of Everything Amanda Farrow (1959)
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial Ruth Marshall (1959)
The Joan Crawford Show: Woman on the Run Susan Conrad (1959)
General Electric Theater Ann Howard (1954-1959)
The Story of Esther Costello Margaret Landi (1957)
Autumn Leaves Milly Wetherby (1956)
Queen Bee Eva Phillips (1955)
Female on the Beach Lynn Markham (1955)
Johnny Guitar Vienna (1954)
Torch Song Jenny Stewart (1953)
The Revlon Mirror Theater Margaret Hughes (1953)
Sudden Fear Myra Hudson Blaine (1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous Beth Austin (1952)
Goodbye, My Fancy Agatha Reed (1951)
Harriet Craig Harriet Craig (1950)
The Damned Don't Cry Ethel Whitehead (Lorna Hansen Forbes) (1950)
It's a Great Feeling Joan Crawford (1949)
Flamingo Road Lane Bellamy (1949)
Daisy Kenyon Daisy Kenyon Lapham (1947)
Possessed Louise Howell (1947)
Humoresque Helen Wright (1946)
Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Beragon (1945)
Hollywood Canteen Joan Crawford (1944)
Above Suspicion Frances Myles (1943)
Reunion in France Michele de la Becque (1942)
They All Kissed the Bride Margaret J. Drew (1942)
When Ladies Meet Mary Howard (1941)
A Woman's Face Anna Holm (1941)
Susan and God Susan Trexel (1940)
Strange Cargo Julie (1940)
The Women Crystal Allen (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 Mary McKay (1939)
The Shining Hour Olivia Riley (1938)
Mannequin Jessie Cassidy (1937)
The Bride Wore Red Anni (1937)
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 12 Joan Crawford (1937)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Fay Cheyney (1937)
Love on the Run Sally Parker (1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy Peggy Eaton (1936)
I Live My Life Kay Bentley (1935)
No More Ladies Marcia (1935)
Forsaking All Others Mary Clay (1934)
Chained Diane Lovering (1934)
Sadie McKee Sadie (1934)
Dancing Lady Janie Barlow (1933)
Today We Live Diana (1933)
Rain Sadie Thompson (1932)
Letty Lynton Letty Lynton (1932)
Grand Hotel Flaemmchen (1932)
Possessed Marian Martin (1931)
This Modern Age Valentine Winters (1931)
Laughing Sinners Ivy Stevens (1931)
The Stolen Jools Joan Crawford (1931)
Dance, Fools, Dance Bonnie Jordan (1931)
Great Day Roadhouse Entertainer (1930)
Paid Mary Turner (1930)
Our Blushing Brides Jerry March (1930)
Montana Moon Joan 'Montana' Prescott (1930)
Untamed Bingo Dowling (1929)
Our Modern Maidens Billie Brown (1929)
The Duke Steps Out Susie (1929)
Dream of Love Adrienne Lecouvreur (1928)
Our Dancing Daughters Diana Medford (1928)
Four Walls Frieda (1928)
Across to Singapore Priscilla Crowninshield (1928)
Rose-Marie Rose-Marie (1928)
The Law of the Range Betty Dallas (1928)
West Point Betty Channing (1927)
Spring Fever Allie Monte (1927)
Twelve Miles Out Jane (1927)
The Unknown Nanon (1927)
The Understanding Heart Monica Dale (1927)
The Taxi Dancer Joslyn Poe (1927)
Winners of the Wilderness René Contrecoeur (1927)
WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 Joan Crawford (1926)
Bardelys the Magnificent Court Gossip (1926)
Paris The Girl (1926)
The Boob Jane - A Revenue Agent (1926)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Betty Burton (1926)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Chariot Race Spectator (1925)
Sally, Irene and Mary Irene (1925)
The Only Thing Party Guest (1925)
Old Clothes Mary Riley (1925)
The Circle Young Lady Catherine (1925)
The Merry Widow Ballroom Dancer (1925)
A Slave of Fashion Mannequin (1925)
Pretty Ladies Bobby - A Showgirl (1925)
Proud Flesh Party Guest (1925)
Lady of the Night Molly (body double in various sequences) (1925)
Actress

The Casting Couch (1923)
Soundtrack

Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
The David Frost Show (1970)
Torch Song (1953)
Flamingo Road (1949)
Above Suspicion (1943)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
The Shining Hour (1938)
Mannequin (1937)
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
Love on the Run (1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Possessed (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Montana Moon (1930)
Untamed (1929)
Soundtrack

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Writer

A Lazy Summer Afternoon with Mario Montez (2012)
The Best of Everything (1959)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Harriet Craig (1950)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Mannequin (1937)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Writer

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Producer

Della (1965)
The Joan Crawford Show: Woman on the Run (1959)
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Producer

Sudden Fear (1952)
Archive footage

Yesterday Is History (2021)
Behind the Attraction (2021)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2021)
Les mille et une vies de Yul Brynner (2020)
The Movies (2019)
You Don't Nomi (2019)
America in Color (2018)
WatchMojo (2018)
Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn (2018)
Talking Pictures (2017)
Spielberg (2017)
The Green Fog (2017)
Entertainment Tonight (2017)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Biography (1994-2016)
Le Fossoyeur de Films (2015)
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)
Donne nel mito: Anna Magnani a Hollywood (2013)
Welcome to the Basement (2013)
The Time That Remains (2012)
Arena (2012)
Frost on Interviews (2012)
Stars of the Silver Screen (2011)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture (2010)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (2008)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Joan: The Making of Charlotte (2008)
TV's Believe It or Not (2008)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008)
Gable and Crawford (2008)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007)
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (2007)
Girl 27 (2007)
City Confidential (2007)
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Screen Goddesses (2005)
The Music of 'Humoresque' (2005)
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel (2005)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004)
Ziegfeld Girl Intro (2004)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Complicated Women (2003)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)
Backstory (2001)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998)
Universal Horror (1998)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Legends of Entertainment Video (1995)
American Cinema (1995)
Century of Cinema (1995)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
Northern Exposure (1995)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993)
MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
Dream On (1990)
Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
Bloopermania (1987)
The Return of Video Yesterbloop (1986)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)
Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Presidential Blooper Reel (1981)
Star Bloopers (1979)
The Wild West (1979)
Hollywood on Parade (1978)
Hollywood Greats (1978)
The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1978)
That's Action (1977)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
The Dick Cavett Show (1971)
The Hollywood Palace (1970)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969)
Mia and Roman (1968)
The Karate Killers (1967)
Film Preview (1966)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
Four Days in November (1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964)
The Judy Garland Show (1964)
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
Lykke og krone (1962)
Zwischen Glück und Krone (1959)
Film Time (1955)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1955)
Blow-Ups of 1946 (1947)
Some of the Best (1944)
The Miracle of Sound (1940)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)
Fast Workers (1933)
Hollywood Rivals (2001)
Archive footage

Hollywood Remembers (2000)
Legends of World Cinema (2004)
Costume and Wardrobe Department

Queen Bee (1955)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Makeup Department

The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Additional Crew

Lady of the Night (1925)
Script and Continuity Department

Berserk (1967)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Worked as an elevator operator at Harzfeld's Department Store in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

[on returning to MGM to work on Torch Song (1953)] It was like a homecoming. I loved doing that film. It gave me a chance to dance again. All the right elements were there. It was a field day for an actress, particularly one who'd reached a certain ...