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My Take
Joan Shawlee is my kind of supporting player, the one who makes a scene snap without ever stealing the picture. Her Sweet Sue, barking orders at Marilyn Monroe's jazz band in Some Like It Hot, is a masterclass in comic timing under Billy Wilder, and her recurring turn on The Dick Van Dyke Show proved she could land on television too. I have endless affection for character actors like her: they are the unsung machinery of great comedy. Born in Queens in 1926 and gone too soon at sixty-one, she left a screen presence that still lands every laugh on rewatch.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joan Shawlee
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョーン・ショウリー
- Reading
- じょーん・しょうりー
- Born
- March 5, 1926 – March 22, 1987
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Forest Hills, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan%20Shawlee
Frequently asked questions
When was Joan Shawlee born?
March 5, 1926 – March 22, 1987.
Where is Joan Shawlee from?
Joan Shawlee is from Forest Hills, New York, United States.
What does Joan Shawlee do?
Joan Shawlee works as actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.