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Known for:	Dark Shadows, Father's Little Dividend, Father of the Bride
Birth name:	Joan Geraldine Bennett
Birthday:	27 February 1910, Palisades, New Jersey, USA
Height:	5' 4" (1.63 m)

Pregnant with daughter Melinda Markey while filming Little Women. Daughter of actors Richard Bennett and Adrienne Morrison Sister of actresses Barbara Bennett and Constance Bennett. Filming on She Wanted a Millionaire was interrupted for 6 months when Joan broke her leg in a fall from a horse. Joan sang in films with her own voice; she was never dubbed. She was nearsighted and wore glasses when not on public view. Joan's hobbies: Interior decorating, gardening/horticulture, dog breeding, collecting miniature (model) horses. Daughters: Adrienne Ralston Fox (became Diana Markey) born 20 February 1928; Melinda Markey born 27 February 1934; Stephanie Wanger, born 26 June 1943; Shelley Wanger, born 4 July 1948. Her 78 feature-length films include three bit parts in silents and 6 TV-movies; she did NOT appear in some films with which she's sometimes credited, such as _Inn of the Damned (1974)_ . At the time of her death, Joan had 13 grandchildren. She was one of only three cast members who appeared on Dark Shadows from the beginning to the end. She appeared on the first episode, June 27, 1966, as well as its last, April 2, 1971. She made five films for German director Fritz Lang, more than any other American actor or actress who worked with him (many actors reportedly disliked working with Lang). Was offered the role of Beth McCarthy in Cocoon. Director Ron Howard wanted to reunite co-star Don Ameche with one of his former leading ladies and he thought of Joan. Unfortunately, she was in frail health at the time and turn down the role, a decision she later regretted when "Cocoon" became one of the biggest box office hits of 1985 and spawned a sequel. The part was played by Gwen Verdon. Her first grandchild, Amanda Anderson, was born in March, 1949 to daughter Diana. Played Amy March in Little Women with Katharine Hepburn. She played Elizabeth Taylor's mother in Father of the Bride. Taylor played Amy March in the 1949 remake of "Little Women". Appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show, although only in archive footage. The film that the characters in the movie go to see is Father of the Bride, and a clip is show featuring Joan.

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