Deceased

How Did Joan Crawford Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asLucille Fay LeSueur, Lucille Le Sueur, Billie Cassin, Lucille Fay Le SueurGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/03/1906Born inSan Antonio, Texas, USADied10/05/1977 (aged 71)Died inNew York CityCausepancreatic cancer, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ40475 ↗Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#31550 ↗

Joan Crawford was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion-picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her roles, Crawford launched a publicity campaign and built an image as a nationally known flapper by the end of the 1920s. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo.

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Filmography142 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	119
2016	Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'Movie	Self (archive footage)	110
2012	Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeMovie	Self (archive footage)	106
2009	1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearMovie	Self (archive footage)	103
2009	Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of FranceMovie	—	103
2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMovie	Various Roles (archive footage)	102
2007	Tim Conway: Timeless ComedyMovie	Self (archive footage)	101
2007	Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryMovie	Self (archive)	101
2006	Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryMovie	Self (archive footage) (voice)	100
2006	42nd Street: From Book to Screen to StageMovie	Self (archive footage)	100
2004	Checking Out: Grand HotelMovie	Self / Flaemmchen (archive footage)	98
2003	Complicated WomenMovie	Self (archive footage)	97
2002	Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarMovie	Self (archive footage)	96
2002	Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Movie	Self (archive footage)	96
2000	Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesMovie	Self (archive footage / uncredited)	94
1996	Joan Crawford: Always the StarMovie	Self (archive footage)	90
1995	The Casting CouchMovie	—	89
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie	Self (archive footage)	89
1995	Legends in Light: The Photography of George HurrellMovie	Self (archive footage)	89
1994	That's Entertainment! IIIMovie	(archive footage)	88
1989	Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovie	Self	83
1984	Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie	(archive footage)	78
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	77
1982	Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidMovie	(in "Humoresque") (archive footage)	76
1982	Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Movie	Self (archive footage)	76
1976	That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie	(archive footage)	70
1976	Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie	Self (archive footage)	70
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie	Self (archive footage)	69
1974	That's Entertainment!Movie	(archive footage)	68
1972	The Sixth SenseSeries	Joan Fairchild	66
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	66
1972	Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to DeathMovie	Joan Fairchild	66
1971	Journey to MurderMovie	Host	65
1970	TrogMovie	Dr. Brockton	64
1969	Night GalleryMovie	Miss Menlo	63
1969	Journey to the UnknownMovie	Self - Host	63
1969	Garbo, by Joan CrawfordMovie	Self - Host / Narrator (voice)	63
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Committee Member (uncredited)	62
1968	This was the MARYMovie	Self/Narrator	62
1967	Berserk!Movie	Monica Rivers	61
1966	The OscarMovie	Joan Crawford	60
1965	I Saw What You DidMovie	Amy Nelson	59
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Amanda True	58
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Bobby (archive footage)	58
1964	DellaMovie	Della Chappell	58
1964	Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteMovie	Miriam Deering in Car (uncredited)	58
1964	Strait-JacketMovie	Lucy Harbin	58
1964	How to Plan a Movie MurderMovie	Self	58
1963	The CaretakersMovie	Lucretia Terry	57
1962	The VirginianSeries	Stephanie White	56
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	56
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Joan Crawford	56
1962	Lykke og kroneMovie	—	56
1962	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie	Blanche Hudson	56
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	56
1961	Hollywood: The Selznick YearsMovie	Self - Janie Barlow (archive footage) (uncredited)	55
1960	Route 66Series	Morgan Harper	54
1959	StartimeSeries	Self	53
1959	Zwischen Glück und KroneMovie	—	53
1959	The Best of EverythingMovie	Amanda Farrow	53
1957	The Story of Esther CostelloMovie	Margaret Landi	51
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Stella Faring	50
1956	Autumn LeavesMovie	Millicent Wetherby	50
1955	Queen BeeMovie	Eva Phillips	49
1955	Female on the BeachMovie	Lynn Markham	49
1954	Johnny GuitarMovie	Vienna	48
1954	The Secret StormSeries	Joan Borman Kane	48
1954	A Star Is Born World PremiereMovie	Self	48
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Ann Howard	47
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	47
1953	At Home with Joan CrawfordMovie	Self	47
1953	Torch SongMovie	Jenny Stewart	47
1952	Sudden FearMovie	Myra Hudson Blaine	46
1952	This Woman Is DangerousMovie	Elizabeth Austin	46
1951	Goodbye, My FancyMovie	Agatha Reed	45
1950	The Damned Don't CryMovie	Ethel Whitehead	44
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	44
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	44
1950	Harriet CraigMovie	Harriet Craig	44
1949	It's a Great FeelingMovie	Joan Crawford (uncredited)	43
1949	Flamingo RoadMovie	Lane Bellamy	43
1947	Daisy KenyonMovie	Daisy Kenyon	41
1947	HumoresqueMovie	Helen Wright	41
1945	Mildred PierceMovie	Mildred Pierce	39
1944	Hollywood CanteenMovie	Self	38
1943	Above SuspicionMovie	Frances Myles	37
1942	Reunion in FranceMovie	Michele de la Becque	36
1942	They All Kissed the BrideMovie	Margaret Johanna 'M.J.' Drew	36
1942	Joan Crawford's Home MoviesMovie	Self	36
1940	Strange CargoMovie	Julie	34
1940	Susan and GodMovie	Susan Trexel	34
1940	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundMovie	Self	34
1940	Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMovie	Self	34
1939	The WomenMovie	Crystal Allen	33
1939	From the Ends of the EarthMovie	Self	33
1939	Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8Movie	Joan Crawford	33
1939	The Ice Follies of 1939Movie	Mary McKay	33
1938	MannequinMovie	Jessie Cassidy	32
1938	The Shining HourMovie	Olivia Riley Linden	32
1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6Movie	Self	32
1937	The Last of Mrs. CheyneyMovie	Mrs. Fay Cheyney	31
1937	The Romance of CelluloidMovie	Self (archive footage)	31
1937	The Bride Wore RedMovie	Anni Pavlovitch	31
1937	Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12Movie	Self (uncredited)	31
1936	The Gorgeous HussyMovie	Margaret "Peggy" O'Neal	30
1934	Sadie McKeeMovie	Sadie	28
1934	ChainedMovie	Diane Lovering	28
1934	Forsaking All OthersMovie	Mary Clay	28
1933	Dancing LadyMovie	Janie Barlow	27
1933	Fast WorkersMovie	Ivy Stevens (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)	27
1933	Today We LiveMovie	Diana 'Ann' Boyce-Smith	27
1932	Letty LyntonMovie	Letty Lynton	26
1932	Grand HotelMovie	Flämmchen	26
1932	RainMovie	Sadie Thompson	26
1931	PossessedMovie	Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland'	25
1931	We’re Switching to HollywoodMovie	Self	25
1931	Laughing SinnersMovie	Ivy 'Bunny' Stevens	25
1930	PaidMovie	Mary Turner	24
1930	Montana MoonMovie	Joan	24
1930	Our Blushing BridesMovie	Geraldine 'Gerry' March	24
1930	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1Movie	Self	24
1929	The Hollywood Revue of 1929Movie	Self	23
1929	The Duke Steps OutMovie	Susie	23
1928	Our Dancing DaughtersMovie	Diana 'Di' Medford	22
1928	Across to SingaporeMovie	Priscilla Crowninshield	22
1928	The Law of the RangeMovie	Betty Dallas	22
1928	Four WallsMovie	Frieda	22
1928	Rose-MarieMovie	Rose-Marie	22
1928	Dream of LoveMovie	Adrienne Lecouvreur	22
1927	The Taxi DancerMovie	Joselyn Poe	21
1927	Winners of the WildernessMovie	René Contrecoeur	21
1927	The Understanding HeartMovie	Monica Dale	21
1926	The Merry WidowMovie	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)	20
1926	The BoobMovie	Jane	20
1926	Tramp, Tramp, TrampMovie	Betty Burton	20
1926	ParisMovie	The Girl	20
1925	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristMovie	Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)	19
1925	The MidshipmanMovie	Extra - Driver of Police Car (uncredited)	19
1925	1925 Studio TourMovie	Self	19
1925	Lady of the NightMovie	Body Double for Norma Shearer	19
1925	Time, the ComedianMovie	Art Student (as Lucille LeSueur)	19
1925	Sally, Irene and MaryMovie	Irene O'Dare	19