Joan Shawlee

Joan Shawlee

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

March 5, 1926

died

March 22, 1987

place of birth

Forest Hills, New York, USA

also known as

Joan Fulton · Joyce Ring

total credits

44 movies

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).

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Known For

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

as Sweet Sue

The Apartment

The Apartment

as Sylvia

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

as Amazon Annie

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as Sandra (uncredited)

Willard

Willard

as Alice Rickles

Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

as Woman in Ballroom

Filmography

44 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959as Sweet Sue
The Apartment
8.2

The Apartment

1960as Sylvia
Irma la Douce
7.4

Irma la Douce

1963as Amazon Annie
From Here to Eternity
7.3

From Here to Eternity

1953as Sandra (uncredited)
Willard
6.1

Willard

1971as Alice Rickles
Farewell, My Lovely
6.6

Farewell, My Lovely

1975as Woman in Ballroom
Tony Rome
6.3

Tony Rome

1967as Fat Candy
A Star Is Born
7.1

A Star Is Born

1954as Joan (uncredited)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.3

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967as Edna, Frank's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Buddy Buddy
6.2

Buddy Buddy

1981as Receptionist
Because of You
6.6

Because of You

1952as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
5.4

One More Train to Rob

1971as Big Nellie
Woman on the Run
6.8

Woman on the Run

1950as Blonde
The Wild Angels
5.5

The Wild Angels

1966as Momma Monahan
The Reluctant Astronaut
6.0

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967as Blonde in Bar
All Ashore
8.0

All Ashore

1953as Hedy
Live a Little, Love a Little
5.6

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968as Robbie's Mother
Conquest of Space
5.6

Conquest of Space

1955as Rosie McCann
Matt Helm

Matt Helm

1975as Saleslady
Critic's Choice
5.7

Critic's Choice

1963as Marge Orr
Tangier
6.5

Tangier

1946as Rocco's Blonde (as Joan Fulton)
Child Bride of Short Creek
6.5

Child Bride of Short Creek

1981as Isaac's Mother
Prehistoric Women
3.0

Prehistoric Women

1950as Lotee
Song of Scheherazade
6.6

Song of Scheherazade

1947as French Girl
Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

Buck Privates Come Home

1947as Sylvia Hunter
House of Horrors
6.1

House of Horrors

1946as Stella McNally
The Runaround
6.5

The Runaround

1946as Mamie 'Baby' Willis (as Joan Fulton)
White Tie and Tails
7.3

White Tie and Tails

1946as Virgie
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
8.5

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994as Self (archive footage)
Francis Joins the WACS
6.1

Francis Joins the WACS

1954as Sergeant Kipp
Bowery to Bagdad
6.3

Bowery to Bagdad

1955as Velma, alias "Cindy Lou Calhoun"
Pride of the Blue Grass
8.0

Pride of the Blue Grass

1954as Mrs. Casey
Kiss My Grits
5.2

Kiss My Grits

1982as Wanda
Never Con a Killer
10.0

Never Con a Killer

1977as Margo
Something for a Lonely Man
7.6

Something for a Lonely Man

1968as Hooker
Lover Come Back
7.1

Lover Come Back

1946as Janie
The Vigilantes Return
3.8

The Vigilantes Return

1947as Ben's Girl
Michigan Kid
8.0

Michigan Kid

1947as Soubrette
I'll Be Yours
6.2

I'll Be Yours

1947as Blonde
Inside Job
5.9

Inside Job

1946as Ruth (as Joan Fulton)
Dead Men Tell No Tales
5.0

Dead Men Tell No Tales

1971as Polly Grant
Cuban Pete
6.0

Cuban Pete

1946as Ann
Flash and the Firecat
8.5

Flash and the Firecat

1975as Rose
Guerillas in Pink Lace
6.3

Guerillas in Pink Lace

1964as Miss Gloria Maxine