Joan Hackett: Joan Hackett. Actress: The Last of Sheila. Joan Hackett was never one of your conventional leading ladies. Directors sometimes found her difficult to work with. Yet this strong-minded perfectionist had an unquenchable individuality that came through in her performances, and she never hesitated to appear unglamorous whenever the role demanded. Born of an Italian mother and an Irish-American father in East Harlem on March 1, 1934, teenage Joan left school...
Known For: The Last of Sheila (Lee), Only When I Laugh (Toby), Support Your Local Sheriff! (Prudy), Will Penny (Catherine Allen)