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Joan Shawlee

 
Actor: Joan Shawlee
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  • Born: Mar 05, 1929 in Forest Hills, New York
  • Died: Mar 22, 1987 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'70s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Prehistoric Women, The Dick Van Dyke Show: Divorce
  • First Major Screen Credit: Prehistoric Women (1950)

Biography

Though she reportedly played a bit in the 1937 version of A Star Is Born, actress Joan Shawlee's first confirmed professional work was as a model, singer, and nightclub performer. While appearing in New York, Shawlee was discovered by comedian Lou Costello, who put her under personal contract. She was billed as Joan Fulton in her first appearance with Abbott and Costello in the 1947 film Buck Privates Come Home. She reverted to "Shawlee" once she'd gained a reputation as a wisecracking, gum-chewing comedienne, a reputation enhanced by her many appearances on the popular TV sitcom The Abbott and Costello Show. Her films ranged from trash like Prehistoric Women (1950) to treasures like From Here to Eternity. Her best screen role was as dictatorial bandleader Sweet Sue in the Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot (1959); Wilder would cast Shawlee in choice supporting roles in his later films, The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce (1963), and Buddy Buddy (1981). Outside of her work on Abbott and Costello's various television ventures, Joan Shawlee's TV career included regular roles on such series as The Betty Hutton Show, McHale's Navy, The Dick Van Dyke Show (as Morey Amsterdam's wife Pickles), and The Feather and Father Gang. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Joan Shawlee
Born March 5, 1926
Forest Hills, New York, U.S.
Died March 22, 1987
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Joan Fulton

Joan Shawlee was an American actress who appeared in over thirty films, all of which were small roles. Her most notable roles were small roles in Jack Lemmon films. Her most famous role was as Sweet Sue in the 1959 comedy classic, Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. She also appeared as Sylvia in the 1960 classic, The Apartment, which also starred Lemmon. And she appeared as Amazon Annie in the 1963 sex comedy, Irma La Douce, starring Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. She also had a recurring role on TV in The Dick Van Dyke Show as Buddy's wife Pickles. She grew up in Forest Hills, Queens.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Heffernan, Harold. "12 New Film Beauties Selected For Musicial", Toledo Blade, November 9, 1950. Accessed June 18, 2009.

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