Joanne Dru

Personal Info

Birthday

January 31, 1922

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

Four Star Playhouse

Climax!

Studio One

Burke's Law

Lux Video Theatre

The Green Hornet

Guestward, Ho!

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Filmography

2015
3-D Rarities
as (archive footage)
1989
John Wayne Standing Tall
as Self
1980
Super Fuzz
as Rosy Labouche
1965
Sylvia
as Jane (Bronson) Phillips
1960
September Storm
as Anne Traymore
1959
The Wild and the Innocent
as Marcy
1958
The Light in the Forest
as Milly Elder
1957
Drango
as Kate Calder
1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Marcia Rollins
Sincerely Yours
as Marion Moore
The Dark Avenger
as Lady Joan Holland
1954
Day of Triumph
as Mary Magdalene
3 Ring Circus
as Jill Brent
The Siege at Red River
as Nora Curtis
Southwest Passage
as Lilly
Duffy of San Quentin
as Anne Halsey
1953
Forbidden
as Christine Lawrence Manard
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
as Hannah Lee
Thunder Bay
as Stella Rigaud
1952
My Pal Gus
as Lydia Marble
The Pride of St. Louis
as Patricia Dean
Return of the Texan
as Ann Marshall
1951
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Miss Tripp
Vengeance Valley
as Jen Strobie
1950
711 Ocean Drive
as Gail Mason
Wagon Master
as Denver
1949
All the King's Men
as Anne Stanton
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Olivia Dandridge
1948
Red River
as Tess Millay
1946
Abie's Irish Rose
as Rosemary Murphy Levy