Joan Weldon
Birth Name: Joan Louise Welton
A blue-eyed, chestnut-haired beauty, Joan Weldon trained to be a singer, and made her professional debut as a member of the San Francisco Opera Company. While appearing with the Los Angeles Civic Ligh ...Show More
I was a singer, that was my first love.
I was a singer, that was my first love.
I didn't think much of [the movie] Des monstres attaquent la ville (1954) when I read the script. I Show more
I didn't think much of [the movie] Des monstres attaquent la ville (1954) when I read the script. I just knew that [my character] was a scientist, and I was hoping that somewhere along the line there would be some romance or love interest. But [director] Gordon Douglas didn't want to refer to any kind of romance whatsoever. It was totally devoid of any interplay with anybody. The ants were supposed to be the star. Hide
[on Edmund Gwenn, with whom she worked on Des monstres attaquent la ville (1954)] . . . he was in gr Show more
[on Edmund Gwenn, with whom she worked on Des monstres attaquent la ville (1954)] . . . he was in great pain. He was crippled with arthritis. But when they said, "Camera! Action!", you'd never know that there was a thing wrong with him. He was just right there, and he'd move, and the moment they said "Cut!", he'd just crumble. Hide
Joan Weldon's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (31)
