October 8, 1983, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse
Richard Mulligan
Fact
Was a successful teenage model.
Joan Hackett (1934-1983) was an American actress. She was born in New York City on March 1, 1934, the daughter of Ann (née Korman) and Lester Hackett, who were both Jewish immigrants from Poland. She had a brother, Jerry. Hackett’s parents divorced when she was a child, and she was raised by her mother. She attended the High School of Performing Arts and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Hackett began her acting career on stage, appearing in several Off-Broadway productions. She made her Broadway debut in 1955 in The Diary of Anne Frank. Her film debut came in 1961 with The Group. Hackett went on to appear in such films as The Love Bug (1968), The April Fools (1969), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and support Shirley MacLaine in The Turning Point (1977).
Hackett was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fox (1967). She also received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in The Group (1966) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Hackett was married to actor William Daniels from 1963 until her death in 1983. The couple had two children: actor-director Michael Daniels and screenwriter-producer Joel Daniels.
Hackett died of cancer on October 8, 1983, at the age of 49.
General Info
Full Name
Joan Hackett
Died
October 8, 1983, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Model
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Richard Mulligan
Siblings
Theresa Hackett, John Hackett
Accomplishments
Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress
Movies
Support Your Local Sheriff!, Will Penny, The Last of Sheila, Only When I Laugh, The Group, The Terminal Man, How Awful About Allan, One-Trick Pony, Assignment to Kill, Treasure of Matecumbe, The Escape Artist, The Long Days of Summer, Rivals, The Long Summer of George Adams, Dead of Night, Mr. Mike'...
Daughter of Irish and Italian immigrant parents, and educated at Catholic schools in NYC.
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Filmed in 1980-1981, Harnessing the Sun (1980) was her last picture, although some films shot earlier (i.e., Only When I Laugh (1981)) were released after the former.
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A firm believer in the paranormal, while on location in Texas filming Harnessing the Sun (1980), she persuaded the film's director, Dirk Wayne Summers, to fly in a clairvoyant-aura reader. She arranged for the entire crew to receive extrasensory readings. The clairvoyant spent a week with the film's cast and crew. When Summers was asked by a reporter from a Dallas newspaper why he approved such unusual arrangements - and did CBS know - Summers answered that "Joan Hackett is so great to work with and so perfect in her role that I would have flown in Uri Geller if Joan had wanted him.".
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Ravaged by cancer, a few weeks prior to her death, she checked herself out of the hospital to host a wedding party at her Beverly Hills home for Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon. Just a few days later, her condition rapidly deteriorated. She then spent her last few weeks at Encino Hospital under aggressive treatment. She lost her battle on October 8th 1983 (Sat) at 9:15 pm.
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Interred at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery (now called Hollywood Forever), Hollywood, California, USA, in the Abbey of the Psalms, Sanctuary of Faith, 2nd from bottom, near the end of the hall. She always loved sleeping, and her mausoleum marker carries an admonition not to wake her while she's getting her beauty sleep - "Go Away - I'm Asleep".
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She won an Obie award in 1961 for Call Me By My Rightful Name.
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flicks
1987
Capt. Grace (segment 'New Adventures of the Great Galaxy')
Tales of the Unexpected
1985
TV Series
Brenda
The Escape Artist
1982
Aunt Sibyl
Paper Dolls
1982
TV Movie
Julia Blake
The Long Summer of George Adams
1982
TV Movie
Norma
A Girl's Life
1981
TV Movie
Evelyn
Only When I Laugh
1981
Toby Landau
One-Trick Pony
1980
Lonnie Fox
The Long Days of Summer
1980
TV Movie
Millie Cooper
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
TV Series
Wilma
The Love Boat
1979
TV Series
Tina Phillips
Taxi
1979
TV Series
Charlotte Reiger
$weepstake$
1979
TV Series
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
uncredited
Pleasure Cove
1979
TV Movie
Martha Harrison
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978
TV Mini-Series
Christine Mannon
Another Day
1978
TV Series
Ginny / Ginny Gardner
The Possessed
1977
TV Movie
Louise Gelson
Dead of Night
1977
TV Movie
Mother (segment "Bobby")
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
1977
TV Movie
Jessica Hilliard
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
Lauriette Paxton
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976
TV Movie
Belva Lockwood
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
Maggie Jenkins
Reflections of Murder
1974
TV Movie
Claire Elliott
The Terminal Man
1974
Dr. Janet Ross
The Last of Sheila
1973
Lee
Class of '63
1973
TV Movie
Louise Swerner
Rivals
1972
Christine
Lights Out
1972
TV Movie
Bonanza
1965-1972
TV Series
Judith Corman / Margarita Miguel
Five Desperate Women
1971
TV Movie
Dorian
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
TV Series
Alice Banion
Dan August
1971
TV Series
Nancy Williams
Love, American Style
1970-1971
TV Series segment "Love and the Jury" / Linda segment "Love and the Proposal"
- Love and the Boss/Love and the Jury/Love and the Logical Explanation/Love and the Pregnancy 1971 ... segment "Love and the Jury"
The Other Man
1970
TV Movie
Kathy Maitland
How Awful About Allan
1970
TV Movie
Olive
The Young Country
1970
TV Movie
Clementine Hale
Daniel Boone
1969
TV Series
Theodora
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
Prudy Perkins
The Name of the Game
1968
TV Series
Jean Thorndyke
Assignment to Kill
1968
Dominique Laurant
Judd for the Defense
1967
TV Series
Ruth Massey
Will Penny
1967
Catherine Allen
Run for Your Life
1966
TV Series
Diana Murrow
Court Martial
1966
TV Series
Lt. Christie Foster
The Group
1966
Dottie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1964-1965
TV Series
Lili Strode / Florence
Ben Casey
1961-1964
TV Series
Molly Hill / Ellen Parker
The Wednesday Play
1964
TV Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1964
TV Series
Helen Clarvoe
Channing
1964
TV Series
Djuna Phrayne
The Great Adventure
1963
TV Series
Sister Blandina
Empire
1963
TV Series
Dolores Lanza
The Doctors and the Nurses
1963
TV Series
Margaret Hunter
Combat!
1963
TV Series
Gabrielle de Gontran
The Defenders
1961-1963
TV Series
Joan Miller
Alcoa Premiere
1962
TV Series
Edith Fletcher / Sue Wilson
Theatre '62
1962
TV Series
The Second Mrs. de Winter
Gunsmoke
1962
TV Series
Mady Arthur
Dr. Kildare
1962
TV Series
Karen Welby
Twilight Zone
1962
TV Series
Esther Fortune
The New Breed
1962
TV Series
Angie
Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage
1961
TV Movie
Sister Agnes
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1961
TV Series
Sylvia Colton
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1960
TV Series
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1959
TV Series
Young Dr. Malone
1958
TV Series
Gail Prentiss (1959-1960)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1983
TV Special
Herself
Great Performances
1982
TV Series
Herself
The 54th Annual Academy Awards
1982
TV Special documentary
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Harnessing the Sun
1980
Herself
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
Herself (voice)
Dinah!
1976
TV Series
Herself
The Merv Griffin Show
1974
TV Series
Herself
Allen Ludden's Gallery
1969
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1977
TV Series
Lauriette Paxton
Awards
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1982
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
Only When I Laugh (1981)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1982
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Only When I Laugh (1981)
1967
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Foreign Actress
The Group (1966)
1966
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
New Faces, Female
9th place.
1962
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress