Joan O'Brien
Joan Marie O'Brien (born February 14, 1936 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) is an American actress and singer .
life and career
Joan O'Brien was born in the state of Massachusetts and moved to California with her parents as a child. At the age of eight she took her first dance lessons and she was also active as a singer. She was discovered by the country musician Cliffie Stone , who hired her as a singer for his television show Hometown Jamboree before graduating from school . In the late 1950s she made the leap into acting. She soon got a bigger role in the comedy Company Petticoat (1959) with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis . In addition to John Wayne , she was seen in the western films Alamo (1960) and The Comancheros (1961). She played a nurse particularly often in her films. In 1963 she was in the musical film Ob blond, ob braun ... the partner of Elvis Presley ; they also had a brief relationship in private.
Parallel to her film career, she continued to be a singer and also took on guest roles in television series such as Thousand Miles of Dust , Department M and Perry Mason . In the mid-1960s, O'Brien ended her acting career and worked for some time as a singer, for example with Harry James and his orchestra. She then devoted herself to raising her two children and later also worked in a senior position for the Hilton Hotels . Joan O'Brien was known for her stormy personal life, which may also be the reason why, despite promising approaches, she never became a star. She was married five times, most recently to Lt. Col. Malcolm Bernard Campbell until his death in 2004. Her first husband was the singer Billy Strange .
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: Dezernat M (TV series, one episode)
- 1958: Handle with Care
- 1959: Petticoat Company (Operation Petticoat)
- 1960: Alamo (The Alamo)
- 1960/1965: Perry Mason (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1961: The Comancheros (The Comancheros)
- 1962: A Thousand Miles of Dust (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1962: It's Only Money
- 1962: Six Black Horses
- 1963: Whether blond, whether brown ... (It Happened at the World's Fair)
- 1964: The People at Shiloh Ranch (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1964: Solo for ONKEL (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1964: Get Yourself a College Girl
Web links
- Joan O'Brien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography of Joan O'Brien
- ^ Joan O'Brien | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved September 10, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Brien, Joan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Brien, Joan Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , Massachusetts , United States |