Jocelyn Brando
Biography
Jocelyn Brando was an American actress who entered theater through her mother, a stage actress in an Omaha community group. Born in San Francisco and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she reached Broadway in 1942 with The First Crocus at the Longacre Theatre. In 1947 she joined the first members of the Actors Studio, studying with Elia Kazan. She played Lieutenant Ann Girard, a Navy nurse, in the hit Mister Roberts. Her first film was China Venture (1953), a war drama directed by Don Siegel. It was followed by her best-known part: Katie Bannion, wife of Glenn Ford's detective in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953). She took supporting parts in The Chase (1966) and The Ugly American (1963), and her last film was Mommie Dearest (1981). On television she created Mrs. Krakauer on the CBS soap Love of Life and played Mrs. Reeves on Dallas.
86years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 30 years1953 to 1983
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First role
Brando's Broadway debut came at the Longacre Theatre on January 2, 1942, in The First Crocus. The play closed after five performances.
First role
Brando appeared as a military officer in uniform for her first film role, in Don Siegel's war drama China Venture, released in 1953.
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Jocelyn Brando shares two films with Marlon Brando, 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.
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