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Joan O'Brien is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 14 february 1936 at Cambridge (USA)

Joan O'Brien

Joan O'Brien
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Birth name Joan Marie O'Brien
Nationality USA
Birth 14 february 1936 (88 years) at Cambridge (USA)

Joan O'Brien (born February 14, 1936) is an American actress and singer. She made a name for herself acting in television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, and as a film co-star with Cary Grant, Elvis Presley, John Wayne and Jerry Lewis.

Biography

Active principalement comme chanteuse, Joan O'Brien mène par ailleurs une brève carrière d'actrice au cinéma, contribuant à dix films américains (dont trois westerns et deux films musicaux), sortis entre 1958 et 1965. Dans Opération Jupons (1959) de Blake Edwards, elle est la future épouse gaffeuse de Cary Grant. Puis elle personnifie Susanna « Sue » Dickinson , unique survivante (avec sa fille) du siège de Fort Alamo, dans Alamo (1960) de (et avec) John Wayne — qu'elle retrouve avec son film suivant, Les Comancheros (1961) de Michael Curtiz —.

Parmi ses autres partenaires au grand écran, citons Audie Murphy (Six Chevaux dans la plaine d'Harry Keller, coproduction américano-philippine de 1962), Jerry Lewis (L'Increvable Jerry de Frank Tashlin en 1962), ou encore Elvis Presley (Blondes, Brunes et Rousses de Norman Taurog en 1963).

Pour la télévision, Joan O'Brien joue dans trente-et-une séries, de 1958 à 1965 — année à partir de laquelle elle poursuit exclusivement sa carrière de chanteuse (notamment au petit écran) —. Mentionnons la série-western (elle en tourne d'autres) La Grande Caravane (deux épisodes, 1960) et la première série policière Perry Mason (deux épisodes, 1960 et 1965).

Usually with

John Wayne
John Wayne
(2 films)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(2 films)
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
(1 films)
Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joan O'Brien (10 films)

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Actress

Get Yourself a College Girl, 1h27
Directed by Sidney Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Sports films
Actors Mary Ann Mobley, Nancy Sinatra, Chad Everett, Joan O'Brien, Lori Williams, Chris Noel
Roles Marge Endicott
Rating49% 2.4631452.4631452.4631452.4631452.463145
Terry Taylor (Mary Ann Mobley) is a senior at conservative Wyndham College for Women (fictitious) and, under an assumed name, a successful pop songwriter. After her publisher Gary Underwood (Chad Everett) unknowingly exposes her career, Wyndham's board of trustees—including the college founder's grandson, California State Senator Hubert Morrison (Willard Waterman)—condemns Terry for indecent behavior.
It Happened at the World's Fair, 1h45
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Yvonne Craig, H.M. Wynant, Kam Tong
Roles Diane Warren
Rating59% 2.998472.998472.998472.998472.99847
Pilot Mike Edwards finds himself in a dilemma, his partner and friend Danny, gambles away the money Mike had set aside to pay their debts. Since they lost their money and a $1,200 debt, the local sheriff takes possession of their plane, Bessie, a cropduster. If they cannot come up with the money in twelve days, Bessie will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
It's Only Money, 1h20
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Jerry Lewis, Zachary Scott, Joan O'Brien, Mae Questel, Jesse White, Jack Weston
Roles Wanda Paxton
Rating62% 3.146773.146773.146773.146773.14677
Lester March (Jerry Lewis) is a 25-year-old orphan who is an electronics repairman. However, his real passion is detective novels, and he dreams of someday becoming a detective himself. His best friend, Pete Flint (Jesse White), is a detective, and they see a television program about a wealthy, single woman, Cecilia Albright (Mae Questel) who is looking for her long-lost nephew. The mention of a $100,000 reward gets their attention.
Six Black Horses, 1h20
Directed by Harry Keller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Joan O'Brien, Roy Barcroft, Bob Steele, Phil Chambers
Roles Kelly
Rating63% 3.1924453.1924453.1924453.1924453.192445
Ben Lane (Audie Murphy) is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be stray. He is caught by some farmers who believe he is a horse thief when he is saved by Frank Jesse (Dan Duryea). Lane and Jesse are hired by Kelly (Joan O'Brien) who pays them to take her to a town to be with her husband. In reality, Kelly is setting up Jesse because he killed her husband in a shootout.
The Comancheros, 1h47
Directed by John Wayne, Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, Bruce Cabot
Roles Melinda Marshall
Rating67% 3.3985953.3985953.3985953.3985953.398595
In 1843 roguish gambler Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) escapes a death penalty after killing in a duel Emil Bouvier (Gregg Palmer), the son of a Louisiana judge. Regret claimed that he would have only wounded Bouvier if he hadn't sidestepped. He is captured by Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (John Wayne) after a tryst with a mysterious lady, Pilar Graile (Ina Balin). Regret manages to escape, but is subsequently recaptured after a chance encounter with Cutter in a saloon.
The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
, 2h47
Directed by John Wayne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal
Roles Mrs. Sue Dickinson
Rating68% 3.402913.402913.402913.402913.40291
The film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger and also better armed and trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high.
Operation Petticoat, 2h4
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill, Joan O'Brien, Gene Evans, Gavin MacLeod
Roles 2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall
Rating71% 3.598963.598963.598963.598963.59896
In 1959, United States Navy Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant), ComSubPac, boards the obsolete submarine USS Sea Tiger prior to her departure for the scrapyard. The first commanding officer of the Sea Tiger, Sherman begins reading his wartime personal logbook and recalling earlier events
Handle with Care
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dean Jones, Royal Dano, Joan O'Brien, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Abel, John Smith
Roles Mary Judson
Rating65% 3.2771153.2771153.2771153.2771153.277115
Law school professor Roger Bowdin prepares his seniors for their yearly "mock trial," but star student Zachary Davis persists in wanting something more than the usual fake case. He gets the professor to agree to have the aspiring lawyers investigate the town itself, then put it on trial for anything they happen to find.

Scriptwriter

The Day the Clown Cried
Directed by Jerry Lewis, Jean-Jacques Beineix
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Jerry Lewis, Harriet Andersson, Anton Diffring, Jonas Bergström, Ulf Palme, Pierre Étaix

Lewis plays a washed-up German circus clown named Helmut Doork during the beginning of World War II and the Holocaust. Although he was once a famous performer who toured America and Europe with the Ringling Brothers, Doork is now past his prime and receives little respect. After Doork causes an accident during a show, the head clown convinces the circus owner to demote Doork. Upon returning home, Doork confides his problems in his wife Ada, and she encourages him to stand up for himself. Helmut overhears the circus owner agreeing to fire him after the head clown issues an ultimatum. Helmut is distraught. He is arrested later by the Gestapo for ranting about Germany and drunkenly mocking Adolf Hitler in a bar. Following an interrogation at the Gestapo headquarters, he is imprisoned in a Nazi camp for political prisoners. For the next three to four years, he remains there while hoping for a trial and a chance to plead his case.
It Happened at the World's Fair, 1h45
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Yvonne Craig, H.M. Wynant, Kam Tong
Rating59% 2.998472.998472.998472.998472.99847
Pilot Mike Edwards finds himself in a dilemma, his partner and friend Danny, gambles away the money Mike had set aside to pay their debts. Since they lost their money and a $1,200 debt, the local sheriff takes possession of their plane, Bessie, a cropduster. If they cannot come up with the money in twelve days, Bessie will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.