About
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...
Known for
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
Route 66Series • 1960
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
The Sixth SenseSeries • 1972
Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie • 1964
Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie • 1982
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie • 1962
Mildred PierceMovie • 1945
That's Entertainment!Movie • 1974
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
Johnny GuitarMovie • 1954
Grand HotelMovie • 1932
PossessedMovie • 1931
Night GalleryMovie • 1969
A Woman's FaceMovie • 1941
The WomenMovie • 1939
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie • 1925
Torch SongMovie • 1953
Reunion in FranceMovie • 1942
Strange CargoMovie • 1940
That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976