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Joan Shawlee

Actor

Joan Shawlee

Acting
1946 — 1981 · 13 films
Lived
5 March 1926 — d. 1987
From
Forest Hills, New York, USA

Reliable character actress who is perhaps known for her performance as Sweet Sue in Billy Wilder's comedy classic, "Some Like It Hot" (1959).

Career Signature

How Joan Shawlee’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
joyful exuberance
bittersweet
urban alienation

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

Buddy Buddy

1981

Willard

1971

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

Tony Rome

1967

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967

The Wild Angels

1966

Irma la Douce

1963

The Apartment

1960

Some Like It Hot

1959

Conquest of Space

1955

Woman on the Run

1950

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

House of Horrors

1946