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Joan Shawlee

Actor

Joan Shawlee

Acting
1946 — 1981 · 8 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
joyful exuberance
warm hug
bittersweet
theatrical style

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

Tonal kin

Jack LemmonJack Lemmon43 filmsRuth DonnellyRuth Donnelly20 filmsHHHope Holiday3 filmsSidney TolerSidney Toler13 filmsPhillip ReedPhillip Reed14 filmsRalph BellamyRalph Bellamy28 filmsDick PowellDick Powell22 filmsRoscoe KarnsRoscoe Karns14 films

Filmography

Buddy Buddy

1981

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967

Irma la Douce

1963

The Apartment

1960

Some Like It Hot

1959

Woman on the Run

1950

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

House of Horrors

1946