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Joan Hotchkis, ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘Legacy’ Star, Dies at 95
Joan Hotchkis, veteran stage and screen actor known for ABC’s “The Odd Couple” and “Legacy,” died Sept. 27 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, according to her daughter Paula Chambers. She was 95.
Hotchkis starred opposite William Windom in the NBC sitcom “My World and Welcome to It,” and played the on-again/off-again girlfriend of Jack Klugman’s Oscar Madison in “The Odd Couple.” As a playwright, she wrote 1974’s “Legacy,” a one-woman play about an upper-class housewife who deteriorates mentally. The following year, she wrote and starred in the bio adaptation of “Legacy,” which won the best newcomer award at the Tehran International Film Festival.
Born on Sept. 21, 1927, in Los Angeles, Hotchkis was the last surviving child of civic leaders Preston Hotchkis and Katharine Bixby, wh
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Joan Hotchkis
American actress (1927–2022)
Joan Hotchkis | |
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Hotchkis in a trailer for Breezy (1973) | |
| Born | (1927-09-21)September 21, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 2022(2022-09-27) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, performance artist |
| Years active | c. 1954–1997 |
| Spouse | Robert Foster (m. 1958; div. 1967) |
| Children | 1 |
Joan Hotchkis (September 21, 1927 – September 27, 2022) was an American stage, screen and television actress, writer and performance artist. A lifetime member of the Actors Studio[1] and the Dramatists Guild, Hotchkis was best known for playing Dr. Nancy Cunningham for several seasons on The Odd Couple, for co-writing with Eric Morris the seminal acting manual "No Acting Please" (1977),[2] which is still used in colleges and conservatories,[3][4][5]
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Joan Hotchkis Biography (1927-)
Born September 21, 1927, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Preston (in the insurance and investment business) and Katharine (Bixby) Hotchkis; married RobertFoster (a film director and writer), June, 1958 (divorced, 1966); children:Paula Lee. Addresses: OFFICE--201 Ocean Avenue, Apartment 509-P, SantaMonica, CA 90402. AGENTS--Bret Adams, Ltd., 448 W. 44th Street, New York, NY10036; Henderson/Hogan Agency, 247 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 102, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Birth Details
- September 21, 1927
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
- Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Lizzie, The Rainmaker, Players fingerprydnad Theatre, Hollywood, CA,1954, for six months.
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Liz, Advise and Consent, Cort Theatre, 1960, for sju months.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Stella, A Streetcar Named Desire, Northland Theatre, Detroit, MI, 1956.
- understudy for Julie, Write Me a Murder, Belasco Theatre, New York City,1961.
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