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 Ring Theatre, Hollywood, CA,1954, for six months.
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Liz, Advise and Consent, Cort Theatre, 1960, for seven 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.
  • Lois Lane, Superman, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1962.
  • Jackie, O Boy, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1964.
  • Fluffy Mother, Cowboy Jack Street, Taper Too Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1976.
  • Amanda Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, Callboard Theatre, Los Angeles, 1981, then James Polk Theatre, Nashville, TN, 1982.
  • Madame Irma, The Balcony, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Santa Monica, CA, 1983.
  • Paulina, The Winter's Tale, Judith Bliss, Hay Fever, and Lady Gay Spanker, London Assurance, all Oregon Shakespearean Festival, Ashland, OR, 1984.
  • Isabella, Louise, and Mrs. Kidd, Top Girls, and Mrs. Sutphen, A Woman without Means, both Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1985.
  • Amanda Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati,OH, 1985.
  • Amanda Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, and Lydia Ptitsyna, Sarcophagus, both Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1987.
  • Mrs. Temptwell, The Grace of Mary Traverse, Los Angeles Theatre Works, Los Angeles, 1988.
  • Also appeared in O Lady Lady, Goodspeed Opera House, 1963; and in more than twenty summer theatre productions.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Sally Pearson, The Late Liz, Gateway, 1971.
  • Paula Harmon, Breezy, Universal, 1973.
  • Bissie Hapgood, Legacy, Kino, 1976.
  • Mama Hartley, Ode to Billy Joe, Warner Brothers, 1976.
  • Pamela Shaw, Old Boyfriends, AVCO-Embassy, 1979.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Ellen Monroe, My World and Welcome to It, NBC, 1969-70.
  • Dr. Nancy Cunningham, The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-72.
  • Lydia Knitzer, The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts, syndicated, 1980.
  • Also L.A.T.E.R.
  • Credits; PILOTS
  • Iris Michaels, The 416th, CBS, 1979.
  • Cissie Vanderplas, "Meet the Munceys," Disney Sunday Movie, NBC, 1988.
  • Credits; EPISODIC
  • St. Elsewhere, NBC.
  • Lou Grant, CBS.
  • Charlie's Angels, ABC.
  • General Hospital, ABC.
  • The F.B.I., ABC.
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS.
  • Bewitched, ABC.
  • Mannix, CBS.
  • Medical Center, CBS.
  • Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC.
  • Barnaby Jones, CBS.
  • Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC.
  • Also appeared in Once a Daughter.
  • Writings;STAGE
  • Legacy, Actors Studio West, Los Angeles, CA, 1974.
  • Writings;FILM
  • Legacy, Kino, 1976.
  • Writings;OTHER
  • (With Eric Morris) No Acting Please (acting manual), 1979.