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Joan Shawlee (1926-1987) was an American film and television actress, known for Some Like It Hot, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Adventures of Aggie. She was a dancer, model, and comedian who died of breast cancer in Hollywood.
She is best remembered for her portrayal of the lively bandleader Sweet Sue in Some Like It Hot (1959). She began her career in 1940, as a teenage model for the prestigious John Powers Agency in New York City, New York, and not long after her 18th birthday she was performing as a showgirl on Broadway.
Mar 31, 1987 · Joan Shawlee, who portrayed a series of often bawdy and usually zany characters in some of film’s most memorable comedies of the 1940s and ‘50s, including Sweet Sue, the leader of the...
Joan Shawlee is an actor who appeared in 62 credits, including The Apartment, From Here to Eternity, and The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. See her full list of movies and TV shows from her career and where to watch them.
Joan Shawlee was an American film and television actress. She is known for her recurring role as "Pickles" in The Dick Van Dyke Show, a career-defining turn in Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) playing Sweet Sue, the abrasive martinet in charge of Marilyn Monroe's all-girl jazz band, and as the flamboyant Madame Pompey in the 1957 ...
Mar 31, 1987 · Joan Shawlee, who played zany characters in classic comedies, died of cancer in 1987 at 56. She started as a model and dancer, and later appeared in TV shows and game shows.
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Birthday: Mar 5, 1926. Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, USA. While working as a nightclub performer in her native New York City, Joan Shawlee was discovered by comedian Lou Costello of the...
