Joan Lorring | |
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Born | Madeline Ellis[1] April 17, 1926 |
Died | May 30, 2014 Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Other names | Dellie Ellis |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1944–1980 |
Spouse |
Martin Sonenberg
(m. 1956; died 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Joan Lorring (born Madeline Ellis;[1] April 17, 1926 – May 30, 2014) was an American actress and singer known for her work in film and theatre. For her role as Bessy Watty in The Corn Is Green (1945), Lorring was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lorring also originated the role of Marie Buckholder in Come Back, Little Sheba on Broadway in 1950, for which she won a Donaldson Award (an early version of the Tony Award).