Joan Copeland
Joan Copeland | |
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Born | Joan Maxine Miller June 1, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
Died | January 4, 2022 New York City, U.S. | (aged 99)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–2011 |
Spouse |
George J. Kupchik
(m. 1946; died 1989) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Arthur Miller (brother) Rebecca Miller (niece) |
Joan Maxine Kupchik (
Personal life
Miller was born to a middle-class
Copeland died at her home in Manhattan on January 4, 2022, at the age of 99.[3]
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. Thereafter she 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), and Wit & Wisdom (2003), among others.
She worked extensively
Copeland began working in television in the early 1950s as a guest actress on such shows as
Copeland made her first film appearance as Alice Marie in
In December 2014, Copeland was invited, along with Broadway actor-singer
Copeland was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the 1976 production of Pal Joey and won a Drama Desk Award in 1981 for The American Clock.[citation needed]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | The Goddess[6][7] | Alice Marie | |
1959 | Middle of the Night[6][7] | Lillian Englander | |
1977 | Roseland[6][7] | Pauline | "The Hustle" |
1980 | It's My Turn[7][8] | Rita | |
1982 | A Little Sex[6][7] | Mrs. Harrison | |
1987 | Happy New Year[7][8] | Sunny Felix | |
1988 | The Laser Man[7][9] | Ruth Weiss | |
1989 | Her Alibi[7][8] | Audrey | |
1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle[8][9] | Mrs. Prelot | |
The Peacemaker[6][8] | Senator Bevens | ||
1998 | The Object of My Affection[8][9] | Madame Reynolds | |
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole[8][9] | Grandma Cole | ||
2003 | Brother Bear[6][8] | Tanana | Voice |
2004 | Koda's Outtakes | Video short (Uncredited) | |
2006 | The Last Request | Alice Rudolf | |
2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee[9] | Piano player | |
2011 | Love Is Like Life But Longer | Old nun | Short film (final film role) |
References
- ISBN 1-55783-244-7.
At the end of the summer, on Gadget's return from Hollywood, we settled the roster of actors for our two classes in what we called the Actors Studio - using the word 'studio' as we had when we named our workshop in the Group, the Group Theatre Studio. Kazan's people met twice a week and included, among others, Julie Harris, Jocelyn Brando, Cloris Leachman, James Whitmore, Joan Copeland, Steven Hill, Lou Gilbert, Rudy Bond, Anne Hegira, Peg Hillias, Lenka Peterson, Edward Binns, and Tom Avera.
- ^ Wahls, Robert (July 18, 1976). "Footlights: Perseverance Counts". New York Daily News. p. 216. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Joan Copeland, Stage Actress and Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies at 99". January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Wit & Wisdom - Off-Broadway - Tickets, Reviews, Info and More". Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
- ^ a b c d e f "Joan Copeland". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Joan Copeland". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Joan Copeland – Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Joan Copeland". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
External links
- Joan Copeland at IMDb
- Joan Copeland at the Internet Broadway Database
- Joan Copeland at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Joan Copeland discography at Discogs
- Joan Copeland at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection
- Times Square Online - Joan Copeland, talented sister of Arthur Miller has a lot to say at age 89 - interview by Sandi Durell, video by Magda Katz, posted August 20, 2011