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Occupation
  
Actress

Children
  
Eric Kupchik

Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Joan Copeland

Years active
  
1945–2011


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Full Name
  
Joan Maxine Miller

Born
  
June 1, 1922 (age 102) (
1922-06-01
)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Spouse
  
George J. Kupchik (m. 1946–1989)

Parents
  
Augusta Miller, Isidore Miller

Siblings
  
Arthur Miller, Kermit Miller

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Arthur Miller, Aaron Blaise, Rebecca Miller, Mimi Leder, John Cromwell

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Joan Maxine Copeland (née Miller; born June 1, 1922) is an American actress. She is the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller. She began her career during the mid-1940s, appearing in theatre in New York City, where, shortly thereafter, she would become one of the very first members admitted to the newly formed Actors Studio. She moved into television and film during the 1950s. while still maintaining an active stage career. She is best known for her performances in the 1977 Broadway revival of Pal Joey and her award winning performance in the 1981 play The American Clock. She has also played a number of prominent roles on various soap operas throughout her career, including Andrea Whiting on Search for Tomorrow and Gwendolyn Lord Abbott on One Life to Live.

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Personal life

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Copeland was born to a middle-class Jewish family in New York City. Her father, Isidore, was a woman's clothes manufacturer, and her mother, Augusta (née Barnett), was a schoolteacher and a housewife. She is the younger sister of the late playwright Arthur Miller, and was briefly sister-in-law to Marilyn Monroe. She was married to George J. Kupchik, an engineer, from 1946 until his death in 1989. She has a son named Eric with him.

Career

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Copeland began her career in the theatre, making her professional debut as Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1945. She made her Broadway debut as Nadine in the original 1948 production of Bessie Breuer's Sundown Beach. Since then she has maintained an active career in the theatre. Her other Broadway credits include Detective Story (1949), Not for Children (1951), Handful of Fire (1958), Tovarich (1963), Something More! (1964), The Price (1968), Coco (1969), Two By Two (1970), Checking Out (1976), 45 Seconds from Broadway (2002), Wit & Wisdom (2003) among others. Copeland was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the 1977 production of Pal Joey and won a Drama Desk Award in 1981 for The American Clock.

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Copeland has also worked extensively Off-Broadway in New York City. Notable credits include Desdemona in Othello at the Equity Library Theatre (1946), Betty Shapiro in The Grass is Greener at the Downtown National Theatre (1955), Melanie in Conversation Piece at the Barbizon-Plaza Theatre (1957), Mrs. Erlynne in Delightful Season at the Gramercy Arts Theatre (1960), Leonie Frothingham in End of Summer at the Manhattan Theatre Club (1974), Lillian Hellman in Are You Now or Have You Ever Been at the Promenade Theatre (1978), the title role in Candida at the Roundabout Theatre (1979), Tasha Blumberg in Isn't It Romantic? at the Playwrights Horizons (1983), Mrs. Thompson in Hunting Cockroaches at the Manhattan Theatre Club (1987), Rose Brill in The Rose Quartet at the Circle Repertory Theatre (1991), Aida Gianelli in Over the River and Through the Woods at the John Houseman Theatre (1998), Nelly Fell in The Torchbearers at the Greenwich House Theatre (2000), and a part of a rotating cast in Wit & Wisdom at the Arclight Theatre (2003). She won an Obie Award in 1991 for her portrayal of Eva Adler in The American Plan at the Manhattan Theatre Club.

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Copeland began working on television in the early 1950s as a guest actress on such shows as Suspense and The Web and the live telecast of O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh in 1960. She has appeared on numerous soap operas. She portrayed Andrea Whiting (Joanne's daughter, Patti's malevolent former mother in-law) on Search for Tomorrow, twin sisters Maggie and Kay Logan on Love of Life, and roles on The Edge of Night, How to Survive a Marriage and As the World Turns. She also portrayed Gwendolyn Lord Abbott on One Life to Live from 1978–1979, and later returned to the series to play Selma Hanen in 1995. Between 1993-1997 she portrayed the recurring character of Judge Rebecca Stein on Law & Order. Her other television credits include guest appearances on The Patty Duke Show, Chicago Hope, ER, All in the Family, and Naked City to name just a few.

Copeland made her first film appearance as Alice Marie in The Goddess (1958). Her film career has been sporadic and her appearances have been almost exclusively in prominent secondary roles. Her film credits include Middle of the Night (1959), Roseland (1977), It's My Turn (1980), A Little Sex (1982), Happy New Year (1987), The Laser Man (1988), Her Alibi (1989), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), The Peacemaker (1997), The Object of My Affection (1998), The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998), The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000), The Last Request (2006), and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009). She also voiced Tanana in Disney's Brother Bear (2003).

In December 2014, Copeland was invited, along with Broadway actor-singer Jamie Ross by The Noel Coward Society to lay flowers on the statue of Sir Noël Coward at The Gershwin Theatre in Manhattan to celebrate the 115th birthday of "The Master".

Filmography

Actress
2011
Love Is Like Life But Longer (Short) as
Old nun
2010
Mafia II (Video Game) as
Mamma (voice)
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee as
Piano Player
2006
The Last Request as
Alice Rudolf
2005
Jonny Zero (TV Series) as
Ms. Monroe
- Lost and Found (2005) - Ms. Monroe
2004
Koda's Outtakes (Video short) as
Tanana (voice, uncredited)
2003
Brother Bear as
Tanana (voice)
2002
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Ramona Dwartz
- Death by Cycle (2002) - Ramona Dwartz
1991
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Prejudice (2001) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Blood (1997) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Good Girl (1996) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Angel (1995) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Seed (1995) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Volunteers (1993) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- Night & Fog (1993) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
- The Wages of Love (1991) - Trial Judge Rebecca Stein
2000
The Audrey Hepburn Story (TV Movie) as
Cathleen Nesbitt
1998
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole as
Grandmother Cole
1998
The Object of My Affection as
Madame Reynolds
1997
The Peacemaker as
Senator Bevens
1997
Jungle 2 Jungle as
Mrs. Prelot
1995
ER (TV Series) as
Hanna Steiner
- A Miracle Happens Here (1995) - Hanna Steiner
1995
One Life to Live (TV Series) as
Selma Hanen
- Episode dated 2 June 1995 (1995) - Selma Hanen
- Episode dated 1 June 1995 (1995) - Selma Hanen
- Episode dated 31 May 1995 (1995) - Selma Hanen
1994
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Mrs. Thurmond
- Pilot (1994) - Mrs. Thurmond
1990
Loving (TV Series) as
Claudia
- Episode #1.1790 (1990) - Claudia
1990
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Grandmother
- Women & Wallace (1990) - Grandmother
1990
Murder in Black and White (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Finkelstein
1989
Her Alibi as
Audrey
1988
The Laser Man as
Ruth Weiss
1988
CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) as
Marion
- Baby on Board (1988) - Marion
1987
Happy New Year as
Sunny Felix
1966
As the World Turns (TV Series) as
Greta Aldrin / Joan Rogers
- Episode #1.6899 (1982) - Greta Aldrin
- Episode dated 7 October 1966 (1966) - Joan Rogers
1982
A Little Sex as
Mrs. Harrison (Kate's Mother)
1981
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Mrs. Friedlander
- Pilot (1981) - Mrs. Friedlander
1981
Nurse (TV Series) as
Beverly Thompson
- Best Friends (1981) - Beverly Thompson
1980
It's My Turn as
Rita
1977
Roseland as
Pauline (The Hustle)
1976
All in the Family (TV Series) as
Elizabeth Tannen
- New Year's Wedding (1976) - Elizabeth Tannen
1974
How to Survive a Marriage (TV Series) as
Monica Courtland (entire run) / Monica Courtland
1967
Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Andrea Whiting #3 (1967-1972) / Andrea Whiting
1970
The Reason Why (Short) as
Charles's Wife (voice, uncredited)
1964
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Phyllis Maxwell
- The Hidden Fury (1964) - Phyllis Maxwell
1964
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) as
Joan Hollis
- Are Mothers People? (1964) - Joan Hollis
1962
Naked City (TV Series) as
Beverly Lewine
- Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It (1962) - Beverly Lewine
1957
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Patti Webster / Mrs. Crandall / Mrs. Hermann / ...
- Journey to Oblivion (1962) - Patti Webster
- The Antique Swindle (1960) - Mrs. Crandall
- And Bring Home a Baby (1959)
- The House of Flying Objects (1958) - Mrs. Hermann
- Thirty Days to Reconsider (1958) - Jane Middleton
- The Shepherd of Paris (1957)
1960
Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Cora
- The Iceman Cometh: Part 2 (1960) - Cora
- The Iceman Cometh: Part 1 (1960) - Cora
1960
The Iceman Cometh (TV Movie) as
Cora
1960
CBS Repertoire Workshop (TV Series)
- The Walls Between (1960)
1959
The Edge of Night (TV Series) as
Mary Appleman
- Episode #1.970 (1959) - Mary Appleman
- Episode #1.957 (1959) - Mary Appleman
1959
Middle of the Night as
Lillian Englander
1958
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Louise Carella
- The Eighty Seventh Precinct (1958) - Louise Carella
- Killer's Choice (1958) - Louise Carella
1958
The Goddess as
Alice Marie
1958
Suspicion (TV Series) as
Pearl
- End in Violence (1958) - Pearl
1955
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Nina
- The Half-Promised Land (1955) - Nina
1952
The Web (TV Series)
- Kind Stranger (1953)
- Turn Back (1952)
1953
Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV Series)
- Believe (1953)
1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Town (1952)
1951
Love of Life (TV Series) as
Maggie Porter (1960-1962) / Kay Logan (1962-1963)
1950
Suspense (TV Series) as
Louisa Hackett
- Wisteria Cottage (1951) - Louisa Hackett
- Wisteria Cottage (1950) - Louisa Hackett
Self
-
The Needs of Kim Stanley (Documentary) (filming) as
Self
2016
The Garden's Defining Moments (TV Series) as
Self
- Marilyn Monroe Sings Happy Birthday to JFK (2016) - Self
2015
Arthur Miller - Ein ehrgeiziges Herz (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1996
Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Marilyn Monroe (1996) - Self
1993
Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Performance (1993) - Self
1990
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Self
- Music by Richard Rodgers (1990) - Self
1984
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special) as
Self
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Henry Morgan, Rose Franzblau (1963) - Self - Guest
- Larry Storch, Joan Copeland, Willie Harack, Jill Corey (1963) - Self - Guest
Archive Footage
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer (TV Movie documentary) as
Self

References

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