Joan Hackett
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 Joan Hackett in The Twilight Zone episode "A Piano in the House" (1962) |
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| Born | Joan Ann Hackett March 1, 1934 East Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1983 (aged 49) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1983 |
| Spouse | Richard Mulligan (1967-1973) (divorced) |
Joan Ann Hackett (March 1, 1934 – October 8, 1983) was an American actress who appeared on stage, in films, and on television.[1]
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[edit] Early life
She was born in New York City of Irish and Italian extraction. Her immigrant parents raised her Roman Catholic and sent her to Catholic schools.[2]
[edit] Acting career
Hackett debuted with the role of Gail Prentiss in the TV series Young Doctor Malone in 1959. In 1961 she won a Theatre World Award, an Obie Award, and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Chris in Michael Shurtleff's play Call Me By My Rightful Name. She had a recurring role on the CBS legal drama The Defenders (1961–1965) as the fiancee of Kenneth Preston (played by Robert Reed), partner in the father-and-son law firm led by patriarch Lawrence Preston (E.G. Marshall). She appeared regularly in scenes with both lead actors. She had a leading role in The Twilight Zone episode "A Piano in the House". In the 1963-1964 season, she guest starred on the ABC drama about college life, Channing starring Jason Evers and Henry Jones. She had one of the starring roles in the 1966 Sidney Lumet film The Group, along with Candice Bergen, Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, Joanna Pettet and others.
One of her notable movie performances was the role of Catherine Allen, a young mother struggling to survive on the frontier, in the 1968 Western Will Penny, with Charlton Heston in the title role. Hackett also had notable parts in the classic Western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff!, with James Garner, and the 1973 murder mystery The Last of Sheila. After this she primarily had parts in TV movies and on episodes of TV series.
Hackett won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1981 movie Only When I Laugh, the last movie she made before her death. She could also be seen in Paul Simon's film One Trick Pony, in which she did a nude scene.
[edit] Personal life
From 1965 to 1973 she was married to actor Richard Mulligan, who also appeared in The Group.
[edit] Death
Hackett died of ovarian cancer at Encino Hospital in California in 1983. Both of her parents as well as her former husband Richard Mulligan also died of cancer. She is interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where her epitaph reads "Go Away—I'm Asleep", a reference to her love of beauty sleep.
[edit] Partial filmography
- 1966: The Group
- 1968: Will Penny
- 1968: Assignment to Kill
- 1969: Support Your Local Sheriff!
- 1970: The Other Man
- 1970: The Young Country
- 1970: How Awful About Allan
- 1971: Five Desperate Women
- 1972: Lights Out
- 1973: The Last of Sheila
- 1974: Reflections of Murder
- 1974: The Terminal Man
- 1975: Mackintosh & T.J.
- 1976: Treasure of Matecumbe
- 1977: Dead of Night
- 1980: The Long Days of Summer
- 1980: One Trick Pony
- 1980: Harnessing the Sun
- 1981: Only When I Laugh
- 1982: The Escape Artist
[edit] Selected TV guest appearances
- 1960 Diagnosis: Unknown in episode 7 "Gina, Gina", September 6
- 1962 The Twilight Zone (1959) playing "Esther Fortune" in episode: "A Piano in the House" (episode # 3.22) February 16
- 1962 Gunsmoke (1955) playing "Mady Arthur" in episode: "The Widow" (episode # 7.25) 24 March
- 1963 Combat! (1962) playing "Gabrille" in episode: "The Chateau" (episode # 1.19) February 12
- 1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) playing "Helen Clarvoe" in episode: "Beast in View" (episode # 2.21) March 20
- 1965 Bonanza (1959) playing "Margarita Miguel" in episode: "Woman of Fire" (episode # 6.17) January 17
- 1969 Daniel Boone (1964) playing "Theodora Liggett" in episode: "A Pinch of Salt" (episode #5.26) May 1
- 1979 Trapper John, M.D. (1979) playing "Wilma" in episode: "The Surrogate" (episode # 1.10) December 23
- 1979 Taxi playing "Charlotte", the sister of "Alex Reiger" in episode: "Honor Thy Father" (season 2, episode 2) aired on 18 September 1979
- 1982 Paper Dolls (1982) playing "Julia Blake" mother of teen model Taryn Blake
[edit] References
- ^ Obituary Variety, October 12, 1983.
- ^ "The Palm Beach Post". www.news.google.com. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19781209&id=LvEiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ssFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5875,6764368.
[edit] External links
- Joan Hackett at the Internet Movie Database
- Allmovie Review of her episode of The Twilight Zone
- Review of her episode of Combat!
- Allmovie Plot synopsis of her 1965 Bonanza episode
- Joan Hackett at Find a Grave
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- 1934 births
- 1983 deaths
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American Roman Catholics
- Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe (film) winners
- Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Cancer deaths in California
- Deaths from ovarian cancer
- Drama Desk Award winners
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- Obie Award recipients
- People from New York City
- Theatre World Award winners
