Joanne Pankow

Joanne Pankow

Born: July 8, 1937
Died: November 10, 2009
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Joanne Pankow (nee Field) was an American actress, born July 8 (professionally going by 1937 birth year). She was a nearly lifelong resident of North Carolina, living most of her years, and passing away, in Asheville.

Movies for Joanne Pankow...

Forty Shades of Blue
Title: Forty Shades of Blue
Character: Aunt Betty
Released: December 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
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Loggerheads
Title: Loggerheads
Character: Phyllis
Released: October 14, 2005
Type: Movie
A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.
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Junebug
Title: Junebug
Character: Sissy, David Wark's sister
Released: August 3, 2005
Type: Movie
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
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Southern Belles
Title: Southern Belles
Character: Lipstick Woman
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Bell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler.
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Big Fish
Title: Big Fish
Character: Heavy Set Nurse
Released: December 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
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Two Soldiers
Title: Two Soldiers
Character: Mrs. Habersham
Released: July 30, 2003
Type: Movie
Set during WWII, a young boy wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour".
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Love Liza
Title: Love Liza
Character: Grandma Clerk
Released: December 30, 2002
Type: Movie
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
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The Angel Doll
Title: The Angel Doll
Character: Nurse
Released: September 14, 2002
Type: Movie
The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.
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The In Crowd
Title: The In Crowd
Character: Milena
Released: July 19, 2000
Type: Movie
A mentally disturbed young woman takes a job at a posh country club and falls in with a clique of wealthy college kids where she's taken under the wing of the clique's twisted leader, who harbors some dark secrets too terrifying to tell.
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Bruno
Title: Bruno
Character: Sister Consolata
Released: April 16, 2000
Type: Movie
The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
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28 Days
Title: 28 Days
Character: Saleslady / Night Tech
Released: April 6, 2000
Type: Movie
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
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Forces of Nature
Title: Forces of Nature
Character: Sunseeker
Released: March 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive but eccentric woman named Sara.
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Title: Dawson's Creek
Character: Diner Waitress - The Wench
Released: January 20, 1998
Type: TV
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
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Best Friends for Life
Title: Best Friends for Life
Character: Will's Nurse
Released: January 18, 1998
Type: Movie
Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves facing uncertain futures after the sudden deaths of their husbands. Though they have much in common, Sarah is a relaxed nature lover, while Harriet is intense and set in her ways. Sarah has been able to move on with her life with the help of her mother, her maid Katie and Will, the new man in her life. Harriet is unable to cope with her loss and her relationship with her daughter Pammy is strained. When Harriet is diagnosed with a serious illness, she and Sarah learn a lesson about love and friendship.
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Digging to China
Title: Digging to China
Character: Nurse
Released: July 7, 1997
Type: Movie
Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
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The Member of the Wedding
Title: The Member of the Wedding
Character: Mrs. Wray
Released: January 29, 1997
Type: Movie
In the last days leading up to her older brother's marriage, a young girl is forced to face realities and grow up quickly. A tender adaptation of Carson McCullers' classic novel, which has seen previous adaptations for both stage and screen.
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To Love, Honor and Deceive
Title: To Love, Honor and Deceive
Character: Town Hall Clerk
Released: December 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Sydney Carpenter is a devoted mother to her young son, and is now accustomed to the puzzling existence of her mysterious, non-communicative husband, Matthew. When her husband and son are suddenly lost at sea after a boating accident, Sydney's comfortable existence is shattered. Although overwhelmed by her grief, Sydney cannot ignore the strange pieces from her husband's past that continue to make their way into the present.
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The Lottery
Title: The Lottery
Character: Hester Shaver
Released: September 29, 1996
Type: Movie
Returning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, clandestine ritual that led to his mother's early death and his father's insanity.
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Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Title: Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Character: Waitress
Released: March 18, 1995
Type: Movie
A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.
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Tad
Title: Tad
Character: Nurse
Released: February 12, 1995
Type: Movie
The story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency told from the perspective of his son, Tad.
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Getting In
Title: Getting In
Character: Nurse
Released: December 7, 1994
Type: Movie
Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahead of him to drop out. Gabriel has a family tradition to live up to. Things don't go to plan.
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The Road to Wellville
Title: The Road to Wellville
Character: Laughing Lady
Released: October 28, 1994
Type: Movie
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
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Title: ER
Character: Mrs. Ebee
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Title: Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Character: Ticket Lady (uncredited)
Released: May 19, 1994
Type: Movie
James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theater," a young woman attends a movie theater only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.
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A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Title: A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
Character: Mrs. Pinchot
Released: March 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmother's stories of the Civil War and the burning of their city by the Yankees. Young Peggy, as she likes to be called, goes to Smith College in Massachusetts and hates it. Back in Atlanta, her mildly scandalous reputation is made more so by her first marriage, to Red Upshaw, a bootlegging rake. Later, her second husband encourages her to expand her writing talents beyond feature articles for The Atlanta Journal. Her first and only novel becomes one of the best-selling books of all time.
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The Hudsucker Proxy
Title: The Hudsucker Proxy
Character: Newsreel Secretary
Released: March 11, 1994
Type: Movie
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.