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    Joan Shawlee (1926-1987) was an American film and television actress, known for Some Like It Hot, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Adventures of Aggie. She was a dancer, model, and comedian who died of breast cancer in Hollywood.

  2. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the lively bandleader Sweet Sue in Some Like It Hot (1959). She began her career in 1940, as a teenage model for the prestigious John Powers Agency in New York City, New York, and not long after her 18th birthday she was performing as a showgirl on Broadway.

  3. Mar 31, 1987 · Joan Shawlee, who portrayed a series of often bawdy and usually zany characters in some of films most memorable comedies of the 1940s and ‘50s, including Sweet Sue, the...

  4. Mar 31, 1987 · Joan Shawlee, who played zany characters in classic comedies, died of cancer in 1987 at 56. She started as a model and dancer, and later appeared in TV shows and game shows.

  5. Joan Shawlee. Highest Rated: 98% A Star Is Born (1954) Lowest Rated: 52% Willard (1971) Birthday: Mar 5, 1926. Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, USA. While working as a nightclub performer in...

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  6. Joan Shawlee is an actor who appeared in 62 credits, including The Apartment, From Here to Eternity, and The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. See her full list of movies and TV shows from her career and where to watch them.

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  8. Joan Shawlee is a reliable character actress who appeared in many films and TV shows from 1946 to 1977. She is best known for her role as Sweet Sue in Some Like It Hot (1959), directed by Billy Wilder.

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