Joan Freeman
Biography
Joan Freeman is a retired American actress whose career began in childhood, with a role on the 1949 show Sandy Dreams. Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, she made her movie debut in the western Pistol Harvest with a small part. She gained notice in the early 1960s as the waitress Elma Gahrigner in 26 episodes of the drama Bus Stop, and appeared in Come September (1961). Panic in Year Zero! (1962) cast her as Marilyn Hayes, and she played Margaret in Tower of London (1962). Other films included The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963) and Roustabout (1964), where she was Elvis Presley's love interest. Photoplay nominated her as Most Promising New Star in 1962 and for Best Female Star in 1964, and she was a Hollywood Deb Star in 1963. The Rounders (1965) gave her a supporting part, and she kept guest starring on television until her final acting role in 1994.
84years old
Turns 85 on January 8in 96 days
- Born Council Bluffs
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Joan Leslie Freeman
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 21 years1961 to 1982
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A role that slipped away
Joan Freeman lost the role in National Velvet to Carole Wells before landing 26 episodes as waitress Elma Gahrigner on the ABC drama series Bus Stop, a part that gave her prominence.
A first
Freeman's final motion picture role was "Mrs. Jarvis" in the 1984 horror film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Her last acting appearance came in a 1994 episode of the TV series Renegade.
Joan Freeman movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Joan Freeman shares two films with Al Bain, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Vincent Price's page
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Barbara Stanwyck's page
Rip Torn's page
All films by Ray Milland
All films by Robert Mulligan
John RichDirector, 1 film, 1964
All films by John Rich
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