Actor
Joanne Dru
Born January 31, 1922 in Logan, West Virginia, USADied September 10, 199629 films
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.
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First watchRed River19487.3as Tess MillayFollowing the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri.View filmEssential films
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29 films as actor- 1980Super FuzzRosy Labouche
- 1965SylviaJane (Bronson) Phillips
- 1960September StormAnne Traymore
- 1959The Wild and the InnocentMarcy
- 1958The Light in the ForestMilly Elder
- 1957The Blackwell StoryElizabeth Blackwell
- 1957DrangoKate Calder
- 1955Hell on Frisco BayMarcia Rollins
- 1955Sincerely YoursMarion Moore
- 1955The Dark AvengerLady Joan Holland
- 1954Day of TriumphMary Magdalene
- 19543 Ring CircusJill Brent
- 1954The Siege at Red RiverNora Curtis
- 1954Southwest PassageLilly
- 1954Duffy of San QuentinAnne Halsey
- 1953ForbiddenChristine Lawrence Manard
- 1953Hannah Lee: An American PrimitiveHannah Lee
- 1953Thunder BayStella Rigaud
- 1952My Pal GusLydia Marble
- 1952The Pride of St. LouisPatricia Dean
- 1952Return of the TexanAnn Marshall
- 1951Mr. Belvedere Rings the BellMiss Tripp
- 1951Vengeance ValleyJen Strobie
- 1950711 Ocean DriveGail Mason
- 1950Wagon MasterDenver
- 1949All the King's MenAnne Stanton
- 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonOlivia Dandridge
- 1948Red RiverTess Millay
- 1946Abie's Irish RoseRosemary Murphy Levy