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Known for:	Touch of Evil, Countdown, Follow That Dream
Birth name:	Dorothy Cook
Birthday:	10 November 1934, Americus, Georgia, USA

Mother of Tatum O'Neal and Griffin O'Neal. Her career began after being spotted at a cocktail party by a Universal producer. Orphaned as a chld, she was the elder of two daughters. Her mother and baby sister were killed in a one-car accident. Joanna was the only member of the family not in the car. Her father, who was the driver, died of complications from his injuries (ruptured spleen) a year later. She came to Hollywood after she won a beauty contest in her home state of Georgia. She was a fabulous cook. She lost 3 fingers on her left hand from a car accident, and she later wrote a short story about a woman interacting with a grandchild who kept staring at "Nana's little hand." Her family, consisting of mostly actors, referred to her as the best actor in the family. Former mother-in-law of tennis champ John McEnroe

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