Jo Van Fleet

Acting · Born 1915-12-29 · Oakland, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.

Known for

• Seize the Day (1986)
• The Tenant (1976)
• Satan's School for Girls (1973)
• The Family Rico (1972)
• The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
• Paradise Lost (1971)
• 80 Steps to Jonah (1969)
• I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
• Cool Hand Luke (1967)
• Cinderella (1965)
• Wild River (1960)
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
• This Angry Age (1957)
• The King and Four Queens (1956)
• East of Eden (1955)
• I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
• The Rose Tattoo (1955)
• Heidi (1955)
• The Trip to Bountiful (1953)
• Concerning a Woman of Sin (1949)
• Power (1980)
• Police Woman (1974)
• Medical Center (1969)
• The Mod Squad (1968)