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Joan Hotchkis
American actress (1927–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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] and for her groundbreaking performance art works in the 1990s.
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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 |
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