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Biography
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 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.
Acted in 122
2010s
- 2018
The Green Fog
Movie
- 2010
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Movie
- 2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
The Casting Couch
Movie
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
Movie
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
- 1982
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1972
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
Joan Fairchild
- 1970
Trog
Dr. Brockton
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
Berserk!
Monica Rivers
The Karate Killers
Amanda True
- 1966
- 1965
I Saw What You Did
Amy Nelson
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Bobby (archive footage)
Della
Della Chappell
- 1963
The Caretakers
Lucretia Terry
- 1962
- 1961
One Must Die
Movie
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Best of Everything
Amanda Farrow
- 1958
Strange Witness
Ruth Marshall
- 1957
The Story of Esther Costello
Margaret Landi
- 1956
Autumn Leaves
Millicent Wetherby
- 1955
Queen Bee
Eva Phillips
- 1954
The Road to Edinburgh
Mary Andrews
- 1953
Torch Song
Jenny Stewart
General Electric Theater
Ann Howard, Ruth Marshall, Mary Andrews · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
The Damned Don't Cry
Ethel Whitehead
1940s
- 1949
It's a Great Feeling
Joan Crawford (uncredited)
- 1947
Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon
Humoresque
Helen Wright
- 1945
- 1943
Above Suspicion
Frances Myles
- 1942
Reunion in France
Michele de la Becque
They All Kissed the Bride
Margaret Johanna 'M.J.' Drew
- 1941
- 1940
Strange Cargo
Julie
1930s
- 1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Joan Crawford
The Ice Follies of 1939
Mary McKay
- 1938
The Shining Hour
Olivia Riley Linden
Mannequin
Jessie Cassidy
- 1937
The Bride Wore Red
Anni Pavlovitch
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Mrs. Fay Cheyney
- 1936
Love on the Run
Sally Parker
The Gorgeous Hussy
Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal
- 1935
I Live My Life
Kay Bentley
No More Ladies
Marcia Townsend Warren
- 1934
Chained
Diane Lovering
Sadie McKee
Sadie
- 1933
Dancing Lady
Janie Barlow
Fast Workers
Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Today We Live
Diana 'Ann' Boyce-Smith
- 1932
Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton
- 1931
This Modern Age
Valentine 'Val' Winters
Laughing Sinners
Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens
The Stolen Jools
Joan Crawford
Dance, Fools, Dance
Bonnie Jordan
- 1930
Paid
Mary Turner
Montana Moon
Joan
1920s
- 1929
Untamed
Alice "Bingo" Dowling
Our Modern Maidens
Billie Brown
The Duke Steps Out
Susie
- 1928
Our Dancing Daughters
Diana 'Di' Medford
Four Walls
Frieda
Rose-Marie
Rose-Marie
The Law of the Range
Betty Dallas
West Point
Betty Channing
- 1927
Spring Fever
Allie Monte
Twelve Miles Out
Jane
The Understanding Heart
Monica Dale
The Taxi Dancer
Joselyn Poe
Winners of the Wilderness
René Contrecoeur
- 1926
Bardelys the Magnificent
Court Gossip (uncredited)
Paris
The Girl
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Betty Burton
- 1925
Sally, Irene and Mary
Irene O'Dare
The Only Thing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Old Clothes
Mary Riley
Time, the Comedian
Art Student (as Lucille LeSueur)
The Midshipman
Extra - Driver of Police Car (uncredited)
The Circle
Young Lady Catherine
Pretty Ladies
Bobby
The Merry Widow
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
A Slave of Fashion
Mannequin (uncredited)
Proud Flesh
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lady of the Night
Body Double for Norma Shearer
No release date
And One Was Loyal
Ann Howard
Rebel Range
Stella Faring
Other crew 2
1950s
- 1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Additional Writing
1940s
- 1942
Joan Crawford's Home Movies
Cinematography
Directed 1
1940s
- 1942
Joan Crawford's Home Movies
Director
Produced 1
1960s
- 1964
Della
Producer
Costume and makeup 1
1950s
- 1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Costume Consultant
Appearances59
2010s
- 2017
Bette and Joan
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
Self (archive footage)
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Self (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage) (voice)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
Self (archive)
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self (archive footage)
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Self (archive footage / uncredited)
1990s
- 1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
- 1994
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
- 1971
Journey to Murder
Host
- 1970
The Tim Conway Show
Self · 1 episode
1960s
- 1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Journey to the Unknown
Self - Host
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Self
- 1968
This was the MARY
Self/Narrator
- 1964
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Self
- 1962
Lykke og krone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self - Janie Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Self (archive footage)
- 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
- 1953
At Home with Joan Crawford
Self
- 1950
1940s
- 1947
Through Many Windows
Self - Narrator
- 1946
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
- 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Self
- 1942
Joan Crawford's Home Movies
Self
- 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1930s
- 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
- 1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Self
- 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Self (uncredited)
- 1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood
Self
- 1930
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Self
1920s
- 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Self
- 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self