Joan Caulfield
Birth Name: Beatrice Joan Caulfield
Height: 164 cm
Movie and Broadway actress and former fashion model, Joan Caulfield was discovered by Broadway producers, which helped her successful career on stage. This then led to movies at Paramont Pictures.One ...Show More
I didn't go Hollywood on the outside with flashy cars, upstairs maids and mink covered bathroom fixt Show more
I didn't go Hollywood on the outside with flashy cars, upstairs maids and mink covered bathroom fixtures. I went Hollywood on the inside and that's worst of all. I tried to avoid being natural. I lowered my voice. I copied the mannerisms of other stars. I struck poses. I received bad advice - from dramatic coaches, from agents, and from studio executives. I stopped being a human being. I blame myself and I blame Hollywood's star system Hide
I believe I'm geared to television. It moves fast, and that's what I like. There is no bickering and Show more
I believe I'm geared to television. It moves fast, and that's what I like. There is no bickering and fighting and, most of all, no temperament. There just isn't time to put up with temperamental people in television. So it is pleasant work, although often pretty hectic. Hide
Few people realize what a handicap it is to be what people call a beautiful woman. I'm glad of cours Show more
Few people realize what a handicap it is to be what people call a beautiful woman. I'm glad of course that I don't look like an unmade bed, but too often I'm just taken at face value. And there aren't many men who believe a beautiful woman can have any brains. Hide
[on her wholesome image] I've had that label for years and I'm thoroughly sick of it. I'm not wholes Show more
[on her wholesome image] I've had that label for years and I'm thoroughly sick of it. I'm not wholesome at all. I detest homey things like cooking and bedmaking and Peter Pan collars. I like to wear slacks and play golf. Hide
I guess I'm just not the film femme fatale type. I giggle too much. I have freckles and a turned-up Show more
I guess I'm just not the film femme fatale type. I giggle too much. I have freckles and a turned-up nose and I walk like an athlete. As George Abbott once said, I look better on a tennis court than in a bedroom. Of course, I can raise a shoulder and wet my lower lip, but when I do I look like I'm imitating someone. Hide
Joan Caulfield's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (45)
