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Joan Leslie

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Actress

The Resume

    (January 26, 1925-October 12, 2015)
    Born in Detroit, Michigan
    Birth name was Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel
    Appeared in the films 'High Sierra' (1941), 'The Wagons Roll at Night' (1941), 'Sgt. York' (1941), 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (1942), 'The Male Animal' (1942), 'This Is The Army' (1943), 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' (1943), 'Where Do We Go From Here?' (1945), 'Rhapsody in Blue' (1945), 'Born To Be Bad' (1950) and 'The Revolt of Mamie Stover' (1956)

Why she might be annoying:

    She began acting in vaudeville at age three.
    The studio changed her last name to avoid confusion with Joan Blondell.
    She got typecast in 'girl next door' roles at Warner Brothers.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She gave her breakthrough performance, as the embittered cripple Velma in 'High Sierra,' when she was only 16.
    She was married to Dr. William Caldwell for 50 years until his death.
    During World War II, she was a regular entertainer at the Hollywood Canteen.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 75 Votes: 37.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 259 Votes: 46.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 97 Votes: 56.70% Annoying