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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-01-31

Day of Death

1996-09-10 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Logan, West Virginia, USA

Also Known As

Joan Letitia LaCock

Joanne Dru

Biography

Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American former model, and actress of film and television best known for appearing in westerners like Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Wagon Master (1950). When her film career died down in the 1950s, she started making television appearances until the 1970s. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television.

Known For

Acting

Red River

1948

Red River

as

Tess Millay

Super Fuzz

1980

Super Fuzz

as

Rosy Labouche

All the King's Men

1949

All the King's Men

as

Anne Stanton

Forbidden

1953

Forbidden

as

Christine Lawrence Manard

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as

Olivia Dandridge

711 Ocean Drive

1950

711 Ocean Drive

as

Gail Mason

Wagon Master

1950

Wagon Master

as

Denver

Thunder Bay

1953

Thunder Bay

as

Stella Rigaud

Vengeance Valley

1951

Vengeance Valley

as

Jen Strobie

3 Ring Circus

1954

3 Ring Circus

as

Jill Brent

The Light in the Forest

1958

The Light in the Forest

as

Milly Elder

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

Hell on Frisco Bay

as

Marcia Rollins

The Dark Avenger

1955

The Dark Avenger

as

Lady Joan Holland

Sylvia

1965

Sylvia

as

Jane (Bronson) Phillips

Drango

1957

Drango

as

Kate Calder

My Pal Gus

1952

My Pal Gus

as

Lydia Marble

Duffy of San Quentin

1954

Duffy of San Quentin

as

Anne Halsey

Sincerely Yours

1955

Sincerely Yours

as

Marion Moore

The Siege at Red River

1954

The Siege at Red River

as

Nora Curtis

September Storm

1960

September Storm

as

Anne Traymore

Return of the Texan

1952

Return of the Texan

as

Ann Marshall

Abie's Irish Rose

1946

Abie's Irish Rose

as

Rosemary Murphy Levy

3-D Rarities

2015

3-D Rarities

as

(archive footage)

Day of Triumph

1954

Day of Triumph

as

Mary Magdalene

The Pride of St. Louis

1952

The Pride of St. Louis

as

Patricia Dean

The Blackwell Story

1957

The Blackwell Story

as

Elizabeth Blackwell

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Solange Kelly

Studio One

Studio One

as

Suzie Sherrell

Climax!

Climax!

as

Marcia

Guestward, Ho!

Guestward, Ho!

as

Babs Hooten

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

as

Sabrina Bradley

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Lane Bellamy

Climax!

Climax!

as

Nancy

Production

Crew

Directing