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    She is probably best remembered for her role as bandleader Sweet Sue in Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Lemmon. She appeared as Sylvia in The Apartment (1960), and as Amazon Annie in Irma la Douce, both of which starred Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

  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 · LOS ANGELES -- Joan Shawlee, an actress who usually played zany characters in some of filmdom's most memorable comedies of the 1940s an '50s, including Sweet Sue, the leader of...

  4. 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...

  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...

  6. Joan Shawlee was an American film and television actress. She is known for her recurring role as "Pickles" in The Dick Van Dyke Show, a career-defining turn in Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) playing Sweet Sue, the abrasive martinet in charge of Marilyn Monroe's all-girl jazz band, and as the flamboyant Madame Pompey in the 1957 ...

  7. Joan Shawlee - Joan Shawlee (March 5, 1926 – March 22, 1987), also credited as Joan Fulton, was an American film and television actress. Her most notable roles were small roles in Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder films.

  8. Reliable character actress who is perhaps known for her performance as Sweet Sue in Billy Wilder's comedy classic, "Some Like It Hot" (1959).

  9. Shawlee, Joan (19261987) American actress. Name variations: Joan Fulton. Born Mar 5, 1926, in Forest Hills, NY; died Mar 22, 1987, in Hollywood, CA. Made film debut in House of Horrors (1946); other films include Lover Come Back, The Marrying Kind, A Star is Born, A Farewell to Arms, The Apartment, Irma La Douce, Critic's Choice, Tony Rome ...

  10. Jul 24, 2021 · JOAN SHAWLEE, 58, whose many movie comedy roles included the leader of an all-girl band in Some Like It Hot, died March 22 of cancer.

  11. See Joan Shawlee full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Find where to watch Joan Shawlee's latest movies and tv shows.

  12. When the bum dies, the banker finds his life and the lives of those close to him infused with a new sense of love and generosity. Learn about Joan Shawlee on Apple TV. Browse shows and movies that feature Joan Shawlee including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and more.

  13. March 05, 1926. Died. March 22, 1987. Biography. Read More. While working as a nightclub performer in her native New York City, Joan Shawlee was discovered by comedian Lou Costello of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo.

  14. The Adventures of Aggie is a black-and-white sitcom starring Joan Shawlee that was made by ME Films and broadcast on ITV. [1][2] It lasted for one series of twenty-six episodes. Also being aimed at the American market, it was broadcast in the US from December 1957 under the name Aggie.

  15. Mar 5, 2020 · Joan Shawlee (1926-1987) was usually a supporting player in film, tv and live performance, but she always made a big impression. The adjective “statuesque” is often applied to Shawlee. Official sources give her height as 5’9″, but in publicity she was often given out to be 6’3″.

  16. Joan Shawlee. AKA Joan Fulton. Born: 5-Mar - 1926. Birthplace: Forest Hills, NY. Died: 22-Mar - 1987. Location of death: Hollywood, CA. Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified. Gender: Female. Race or Ethnicity: White.

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    • March 22, 1987
  17. Log 11: It's Just a Little Dent, Isn't It?: Directed by Hollingsworth Morse. With Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Vincent Beck, Joan Shawlee. Reed dents the fender of the patrol car while putting gas in it and frets the entire shift about the impact of it on his career.

  18. Joan Shawlee was born on March 5, 1926 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) and Woman on the Run (1950). She was married to Edmund Barchet and Walter Shawlee.

  19. Joan Shawlee, the redhead star, plays Aggie Anderson, an American fashion scout who has a genius for getting into trouble. She finds herself involved in several exciting adventures in Paris, Berlin and London.

  20. The pint-sized Pittsburgh native also played the dry cleaners wife who wears a fur coat owned by Jerry’s mom on the 1994 Seinfeld episode “ The Secretary,” and she was the mother of Carol Leifer ’s optometrist character on the 1997-98 WB sitcom Alright Already.

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