Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett
Hackett in the 1969 production
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Born(1934-03-01)March 1, 1934
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1983(1983-10-08) (aged 49)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1959–1983
Spouse
(m. 1966; div. 1973)
RelativesAnnette McCarthy (niece)

Joan Ann Hackett (March 1, 1934 – October 8, 1983) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.[1] She starred in the 1968 western Will Penny. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1981 film Only When I Laugh.[2] She also starred as Christine Mannon in the 1978 PBS miniseries version of Mourning Becomes Electra.[2]

  1. ^ Obituary, Variety, October 12, 1983.
  2. ^ 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.