Joan Blackman
Acting
Biography
Joan May Blackman (born May 17, 1938) is an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Blackman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: May 17, 1938
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it initially featured supernatural entities such as ghosts, vampires, and witches. By mid-season, low ratings led to a shift -- for the most part -- away from paranormal themes and a title change to Circle of Fear.
The Great Impostor
Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Return to Waterloo
A man taking the train to work one morning is overcome by melancholy memories and morbid fantasies.
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Career
Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star. Dean Martin is on hand as Maury, an aspiring director also trying to claw his way up the ladder of success. When Maury gets his big break, Sam wants a part in his show, but when Maury, who is unwilling to cast Sam in the production, turns down Sam's request, Sam seduces and marries Maury's girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). In spite of everything, Maury wants his girl back, and Sam agrees to a divorce on the stipulation that Maury cast him as the star in his next show. Once again, Maury reneges and, before Sam can exact his revenge, Uncle Sam comes to the rescue and he is drafted into the army.
Shivers
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Mrs. Fforbes-Hepplethwaite
as Mother
as Elevator Mother
as Reba Rainey
as Mrs. Reynolds
as Carol Morgan
as Geraldine Mills
as Ellen Parrish
as Stassa
as Kathryn Carlyle
as Barbara Nicholson
as Janet Ford
as Susan Harper
as Lucille Burnside
as Rose Grogan
as Maile Duval
as Lt. Catherine Lacey
as Ellen Spelding
as Barbara Lawson Helmsley
as Clara Dorn
as Laurie Cutler
as Hilary Gray
as Willow Whist
as Phyllis Bowmen