Joan Ann Hackett (March 1, 1934 – October 8, 1983) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. She starred in a plethora of divergent and unique artistic works, across a great expanse of expressive mediums, most notably in motion pictures. Some of her more noteworthy and prominent acting endeavors include the likes of the female ensemble-driven, post-collegiate 1930s drama The Group (1966), the sweeping frontier western saga Will Penny (1968), the beloved screwball comedy-western Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), the labyrinthian all-star whodunnit The Last of Sheila (1973), and the gripping science-fiction thriller The Terminal Man (1974). In 1982, Hackett was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, for her widely-acclaimed turn as wealthy Manhattanite and aging socialite beauty Toby Landau in the 1981 box-office hit dramady Only When I Laugh. In addition to her Oscar nomination and Golden Globe win, Hackett was also nominated during the course of her career for a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Laurel Award, among other prestigious plaudits. She also starred as Christine Mannon in the 1978 PBS miniseries version of Mourning Becomes Electra. (Via Wikipedia)
- Origin
- East Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
- Born
- March 1, 1934
- Died
- October 8, 1983 (41 years ago, at 49)