Born Joan Summerfield in London, June 29th 1921. She was a dancer from the age of 11 and then later for a time was a chorus girl at the Windmill Theatre in London. Her first real break (there were bit parts before this) came in "It's That Man Again" (1942). She went on to be a familiar face in many major movies during the 1940's and 50's, generally cast as spiteful hussies or femmes fetales. More to come...

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