- Joan Lorring
Joan Lorring (born Mary Madeline Ellis on
April 17 ,1926 ) is an Oscar-nominatedHong Kong -born American actress.Early life
Lorring fled with her mother in 1939 following the Japanese invasion [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521156/bio] . The two of them settled in San Francisco,
California in theUnited States , where young Mary began working inradio . [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/43159/Joan-Lorring]Career
Her first film role (by which time the studio had changed her name to "Joan Lorring") was in "Song of Russia" in 1944. She made "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" in the same year, and, in 1945, appeared opposite
Bette Davis in "The Corn Is Green" as Bessie Watty. She was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role.In 1950, Lorring appeared on Broadway in "Come Back, Little Sheba". She began performing on
television , acting in starring roles in thesoap opera "Valiant Lady" and the sitcom "Norby". She also had a small role in the 1970s soap opera "Ryan's Hope " before retiring.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521156 Joan Lorring at Internet Movie Database]
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