Joan Freeman

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Actress

Birth Date: January 8, 1942

Age: 82 years old

Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Spouses: Bruce Kessler

Joan Freeman launched her acting career at the tender age of 14. Freeman's career began by acting in comedies like the Ginger Rogers film "Teenage Rebel" (1956), "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker" (1959) and "Come September" (1961) starring Rock Hudson. She worked in television in her early acting career as well, including parts on "Bachelor Father" (CBS, 1957-1962) and "Bus Stop" (ABC, 1961-62). She continued to work steadily in film throughout the sixties, appearing in "Tower of London" (1962), "The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze" (1963) and "Roustabout" (1964).

She also appeared in the comedy "The Reluctant Astronaut" (1967) with Don Knotts and the Roy Orbison comedic drama "The Fastest Guitar Alive" (1968). She also worked in television around this time, including a part on "The Outer Limits" (ABC, 1963-65). Freeman had a number of different projects under her belt in the seventies through the eighties, including "Code R" (CBS, 1976-77), "Deathmoon" (CBS, 1977-78) and "Walter Cronkite's Universe" (CBS, 1979-1982). Her credits also expanded to "Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter" (1984), "Streetwalkin'" (1985) and "Satisfaction" (1988). Freeman more recently acted on "The Commish" (1991-95).

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