Joan Crawford
Birth Name:
Lucille Fay LeSueur
Birth Place:
San Antonia, Texas, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Costume department, Make up department, Script department
Fast Facts
- Had her hand and footprints immortalized in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1929
- Ranked No․ 10 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years․․․ 100 Stars" list for Female Legends
- Was the sister of actor Hal LeSueur
- Started out working as a back-up dancer before being discovered by theatre producer J․J․ Shubert, who put her in a Broadway production
- Quote: "If I can't be me, I don't want to be anybody․ I was born that way․"
- Quote: "Love is fire․ But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell․"
- Often portrayed women who endure turmoil
- Served as inspiration for Walt Disney's character The Evil Queen in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs․"
- Would personally respond to her fan mail
Awards
- 1928Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (September):Winner
- 1928Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
- 1929Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (July):Winner
- 1930Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (September):Winner
- 1930Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (April):Winner
- 1931Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1931Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1931Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (May):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1932Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1933Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1934Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (July):Winner
- 1934Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
- 1936Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (October):Winner
- 1936Gold Medal - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1938Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
- 1939Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
- 1939Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (May):Winner
- 1939Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
- 1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (May):Winner
- 1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
- 1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (July):Winner
- 1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
- 1945NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 1945NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1946Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1947Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
- 1947Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
- 1948Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1949Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1950Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (December):Winner
- 1950Gold Medal - Most Popular Female Star:Nominated
- 1951Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
- 1952Gold Medal - Most Popular Female Star:Nominated
- 1953Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1953Golden Globe - Best Actress - Drama:Nominated
- 1953Golden Laurel - Best Dramatic Performance, Female:Winner
- 1953Most Popular Female StarWinner
- 1954Golden Laurel - Top Female Musical Performance:Winner
- 1964BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated