Joan Copeland

Joan Copeland

Born: June 1, 1922
Died: January 4, 2022
in New York City, New York, USA
Joan Copeland (born Joan Maxine Miller; June 1, 1922 – January 4, 2022) was an American actress.

Movies for Joan Copeland...

Arthur Miller: Writer
Title: Arthur Miller: Writer
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 8, 2017
Type: Movie
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.
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Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Title: Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Character: Self - Miller's Sister
Released: October 17, 2015
Type: Movie
An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected with the great themes that marked the 20th century. Glamour, fame, social criticism and Marilyn Monroe.
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Love is Like Life But Longer
Title: Love is Like Life But Longer
Character: Older Nun
Released: March 17, 2011
Type: Movie
A young nun meets a blind writer in a posh hotel elevator.
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Title: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Character: Piano Player
Released: July 7, 2009
Type: Movie
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
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The Last Request
Title: The Last Request
Character: Alice Rudolf
Released: May 16, 2006
Type: Movie
Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and odd ball characters.
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Brother Bear
Title: Brother Bear
Character: Tanana (voice)
Released: October 23, 2003
Type: Movie
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.
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The Audrey Hepburn Story
Title: The Audrey Hepburn Story
Character: Cathleen Nesbitt
Released: March 27, 2000
Type: Movie
The film spans from Hepburn's early childhood to the 1950s which details her life as a Dutch ballerina, coming to grips with her parents' divorce, and enduring life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. She then settles in the U.S. where she succeeds in making it big as a movie actress, in such movies as Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Title: The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Character: Grandmother Cole
Released: September 11, 1998
Type: Movie
Hank marries the divorced Joan, who's the mother of teens Sebastian and Jessica. After living with his new family for years, Hank announces that he's getting a sex change operation. The family deserts Hank, with Jessica going her own way and Sebastian staying with his mom. But Joan becomes an alcoholic, so Sebastian moves back in with Hank — now Henrietta — who turns out to be far more supportive than anyone else.
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The Object of My Affection
Title: The Object of My Affection
Character: Madame Reynolds
Released: April 17, 1998
Type: Movie
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
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The Peacemaker
Title: The Peacemaker
Character: Senator Helen Bevens
Released: September 26, 1997
Type: Movie
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.
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Jungle 2 Jungle
Title: Jungle 2 Jungle
Character: Mrs. Prelot
Released: March 4, 1997
Type: Movie
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—a boy raised in a tribal village in Brazil. Armed with only his blowgun, the 13-year-old Mimi-Siku discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange place.
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Title: ER
Character: Hanna Steiner
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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Title: Chicago Hope
Released: September 18, 1994
Type: TV
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.
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Title: NYPD Blue
Character: Ramona Dwartz
Released: September 21, 1993
Type: TV
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Rebecca Stein
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Murder in Black and White
Title: Murder in Black and White
Character: Mrs. Finkelstein
Released: January 7, 1990
Type: Movie
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
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Her Alibi
Title: Her Alibi
Character: Audrey
Released: February 3, 1989
Type: Movie
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.
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The Laser Man
Title: The Laser Man
Character: Ruth Weiss
Released: September 25, 1988
Type: Movie
A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.
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Happy New Year
Title: Happy New Year
Character: Sunny Felix
Released: August 7, 1987
Type: Movie
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, but then Nick falls for the owner of a neighboring antique store and things get a little complicated.
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A Little Sex
Title: A Little Sex
Character: Mrs. Harrison (Kate's Mother)
Released: April 2, 1982
Type: Movie
Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But Michael does not hide the fact he's a womanizer and sex addict, cheating on Katherine during their pre-married relationship. Because Katherine is genuinely in love with him, she is willing to overlook this and believes that perhaps marriage will change things.
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Title: Nurse
Character: Beverly Thompson
Released: April 2, 1981
Type: TV
Nurse is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from April 2, 1981 to May 1982. Series star Michael Learned won an Emmy in 1982 for her role on the show.
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It's My Turn
Title: It's My Turn
Character: Rita
Released: October 24, 1980
Type: Movie
A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend, between Chicago and New York, and between research and administration.
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Roseland
Title: Roseland
Character: Pauline
Released: October 2, 1977
Type: Movie
"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the right dance partner.
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Title: How to Survive a Marriage
Character: Monica Courtland
Released: January 7, 1974
Type: TV
How to Survive a Marriage is an American soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 17, 1975. The serial was created by Anne Howard Bailey, with much input from then-NBC Vice President Lin Bolen. The show's working title was From This Moment and was an in-house NBC production.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Title: All in the Family
Character: Elizabeth Tannen
Released: January 12, 1971
Type: TV
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
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The Reason Why
Title: The Reason Why
Character: Charles's Wife (voice) (uncredited)
Released: January 2, 1970
Type: Movie
A meditation on My Lai.
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Title: The Patty Duke Show
Released: September 18, 1963
Type: TV
The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke. A total of 104 episodes were produced, most written by Sidney Sheldon.
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Title: The Defenders
Character: Phyllis Maxwell
Released: September 16, 1961
Type: TV
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
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The Iceman Cometh
Title: The Iceman Cometh
Character: Cora
Released: November 14, 1960
Type: Movie
Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront bar for his periodical drinking binges. But on this visit he has decided to try to save the bar's patrons from their "lying pipe dreams."
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Middle of the Night
Title: Middle of the Night
Character: Lillian
Released: May 20, 1959
Type: Movie
Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 60s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.
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Title: Naked City
Character: Beverly Lewine
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: TV
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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The Goddess
Title: The Goddess
Character: Alice Marie
Released: June 24, 1958
Type: Movie
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Nina
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: Love of Life
Released: September 24, 1951
Type: TV
Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years later.
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Title: Suspense
Character: Louisa Hackett
Released: January 6, 1949
Type: TV
Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962. Like many early television programs, the show was broadcast live from New York City. It was sponsored by the Auto-Lite corporation, and each episode was introduced by host Rex Marshall, who promoted Auto-Lite spark plugs, car batteries, headlights, and other car parts. Some of the early scripts were adapted from Suspense radio scripts, while others were original for television. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed. Many notable actors appeared on the program, including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Franchot Tone, Robert Emhardt, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, and many more. The program was a live television series, but most episodes were recorded on kinescope. However, only about 90 of the 260 episodes survive today.