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Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? [a] – May 10, 1977) was an American actress.She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway.
Mommie Dearest is a memoir and exposé written by Christina Crawford, the adopted daughter of Academy Award winning actress Joan Crawford.Officially released by William Morrow and Company on November 10, 1978 (though thousands of copies had already been placed in bookstores in October), [1] the book attracted much controversy for its portrayal of Joan Crawford as a cruel, unbalanced, and ...
Crawford spent time visiting mental wards and talking to psychiatrists to prepare for her role, [2] and said the part was the most difficult she ever played. During production, director Curtis Bernhardt accidentally kept referring to Crawford as "Bette" as he had just finished filming A Stolen Life with Bette Davis.
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Tinseltown icons Lucille Ball and Joan Crawford each left their indelible mark in their given sector of the Hollywood realm. But when they came together in an episode of Ball's sitcom, The Lucy ...
Mommie Dearest – 1981 – character of Joan Crawford played by Faye Dunaway [10] Fatal Attraction – 1987 – character of Alex Forrest played by Glenn Close [11] Basic Instinct – 1992 – character of Catherine Tramell played by Sharon Stone [12] Single White Female – 1992 – character of Hedra Carlson/Ellen Besch played by Jennifer ...
Autumn Leaves is a 1956 American psychological drama film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Joan Crawford in an older woman/younger man tale of mental illness. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical psychological drama [4] film directed by Frank Perry and starring Faye Dunaway, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, and Diana Scarwid, with supporting performances from Xander Berkeley in his feature film debut along with Rutanya Alda and Jocelyn Brando.