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Joan Hackett | |
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 Hackett in the 1969 production Support Your Local Sheriff! | |
| Born | March 1, 1934 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1983 (aged 49) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1983 |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Annette McCarthy (niece) |
Joan Ann Hackett (March 1, 1934 – October 8, 1983) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.[1] She starred in a plethora of divergent and unique artistic works, across a great expanse of expressive mediums, most notably in motion pictures. Some of her more noteworthy and prominent acting endeavors include the likes of the female ensemble-driven and post-collegiate 1930s drama The Group (1966), the sweeping frontier western saga Will Penny (1968), the beloved screwball comedy-western Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), the labyrinthian all-star whodunnit The Last of Sheila (1973), and the gripping science-fiction thriller The Terminal Man (1974). In 1982 Hackett was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her widely acclaimed turn as wealthy Manhattanite and aging socialite beauty Toby Landau in the 1981 box-office hit dramady Only When I Laugh. In addition to her Oscar nomination and Golden Globe win, Hackett was also nominated during the course of her career for a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Laurel Award, among other prestigious plaudits.[2] She also starred as Christine Mannon in the 1978 PBS miniseries version of Mourning Becomes Electra.[2]
- ^ Obituary, Variety, October 12, 1983.
- ^ a b Magazine, Harlem World (March 13, 2022). "The Award Winning Actress, East Harlem's Joan Hackett, 1934 – 1983 (Video)". Harlem World Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2024.