Full Name Joan Cheeseman Movies Rope, Husque Role Actress | Name Joan Chandler Years active 1944–1960 Ex-spouse David McKay | |
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Occupation Film, stage, television actress Died May 11, 1979, New York City, New York, United States Similar People Douglas Dick, Jean Negulesco, Alfred Hitchcock |
Joan Chandler (born Joan Cheeseman; August 24, 1923 – May 11, 1979) was an American actress who notably starred in Rope (1948) with James Stewart and Humoresque (1946) with Joan Crawford.
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She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and died at the age of 55 of cancer in New York City. A founding member of The Actors Studio, Chandler appeared in several feature films, five Broadway plays, and about 12 television programs, such as Studio One and Starlight Theatre. She was married twice, first to David McKay, then to Dr. Charles C. Hogan.


Television

Plays
Filmography
Actress
1951
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Celia Perez
- Anatomy of Betrayal: Dateline Cuba (1962) - Celia Perez
- A Different World (1951)
1961
Tallahassee 7000 (TV Series) as
Receptionist
- The Men from Tallahassee (1961) - Receptionist
1950
Studio One (TV Series) as
Jean Stewart
- Song for a Summer Night (1956) - Jean Stewart
- Spectre of Alexander Wolff (1950)
1956
Omnibus (TV Series) as
Narrator - 'Something About The Sky'
- The Better Half (1956) - Narrator - 'Something About The Sky'
1954
Modern Romances (TV Series)
- Episode dated 10 October 1954 (1954)
1952
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- The Closed Door (1952)
- The Wall (1952)
1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) as
Cecily / Hester
- Years of Grace (1952) - Cecily
- Detour (1951)
- The Silver Cord (1951) - Hester
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1950)
1951
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV Series) as
Smith
- Smith Serves (1951) - Smith
- Of Human Bondage (1951)
- The Romantic Young Lady (1951)
1951
Suspense (TV Series)
- Mikki (1951)
1951
Celanese Theatre (TV Series) as
Miriamne
- Winterset (1951) - Miriamne
1950
Starlight Theatre (TV Series)
- The Roman Kid (1950)
1950
Actor's Studio (TV Series)
- Sanctuary in Paris (1950)
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
- The House of the Seven Gables (1949)
1948
Rope as
Janet
1946
Humoresque as
Gina
Archive Footage
2001
Rope Unleashed (Video documentary short) as
Janet (uncredited)
1999
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) as
Janet (clip from Rope (1948))
- Alfred Hitchcock (1999) - Janet (clip from Rope (1948))
References
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