Portrait of Joan Shawlee

Joan Shawlee

Acting

Biography

Reliable character actress who is perhaps known for her performance as Sweet Sue in Billy Wilder's comedy classic, "Some Like It Hot" (1959).

Born: March 5, 1926

Place of Birth: Forest Hills, New York, USA

Filmography

1994
1984
1982
1981
1981
Buddy Buddy

as Receptionist

1979
Hart to Hart

as Mrs. Goodrich

1979
Hart to Hart

as Marie

1979
1977
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Mrs. Krupp

1975
Farewell, My Lovely

as Woman in Ballroom

1975
Matt Helm

as Saleslady

1973
The Magician

as Trudy Kroll

1972
Emergency!

as Heather

1972
Emergency!

as Wife

1971
1971
Columbo

as Mitilda

1971
Willard

as Alice Rickles

1971
1969
Love, American Style

as Bernice Franks

1968
1968
Adam-12

as Mrs. Lorena Getz

1967
Tony Rome

as Fat Candy

1967
Mannix

as (Annie) Duchess

1967
The Reluctant Astronaut

as Blonde in Bar

1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Edna, Frank's Girlfriend (uncredited)

1966
The Wild Angels

as Momma Monahan

1964
Guerillas in Pink Lace

as Miss Gloria Maxine

1963
Irma la Douce

as Amazon Annie

1963
Critic's Choice

as Marge Orr

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Pickles Sorrell

1960
The Apartment

as Sylvia

1959
Some Like It Hot

as Sweet Sue

1957
1957
Zorro

as Barmaid Clara

1957
Maverick

as Madame Pompey

1955
Conquest of Space

as Rosie McCann

1955
Bowery to Bagdad

as Velma, alias "Cindy Lou Calhoun"

1954
A Star Is Born

as Joan (uncredited)

1954
Francis Joins the WACS

as Sergeant Kipp

1954
1953
From Here to Eternity

as Sandra (uncredited)

1953
All Ashore

as Hedy

1953
General Electric Theater

as Angie McGonigle

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Eyewitness in Courtroom

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Telephone Operator

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Opera-Loving Lady in Park

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Marriage License Bureau Clerk

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Cash Register Lady

1952
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Girl in Doctor's Office

1952
Because of You

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

1950
1950
1947
Michigan Kid

as Soubrette

1947
1947
Buck Privates Come Home

as Sylvia Hunter

1947
Song of Scheherazade

as French Girl

1947
I'll Be Yours

as Blonde

1946
1946
1946
1946
Inside Job

as Ruth (as Joan Fulton)

1946
Tangier

as Rocco's Blonde (as Joan Fulton)

1946
The Runaround

as Mamie 'Baby' Willis (as Joan Fulton)

1946
House of Horrors

as Stella McNally