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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.