Trivia of Joanne Woodward

Trivia of Joanne Woodward

*When she was 9 years old, Joanne traveled with her mother to Atlanta for the premiere of Gone with the Wind (1939). During the parade, she leapt into a limousine carrying Laurence Olivier and sat in his lap as she had a crush on him after seeing Wuthering Heights (1939). Years later when the two were working on Come Back, Little Sheba (1977), Olivier claimed to remember the incident vividly.

*Her favorite movies are Gone with the Wind (1939), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940) and Jezebel (1938).Her all-time favorite actress is Bette Davis and her all-time favorite actor is Laurence Olivier. Other major favorites of hers include John Garfield, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn and Clark Gable.

*Joanne Woodward’s career began with an appearance on the TV series ‘Robert Montgomery Presents’ for an episode titled ‘Penny’ in 1952. Before this, she had been mostly playing mentally disturbed women in several stage plays. Her first film appearance was in ‘Count Three And Pray’ in 1955.

*Woodward wore a green dress she had sewn herself for just $100 to the 1958 Oscars.Not everyone in Hollywood was pleased by her frugal choice.

*In 1960 she was the first actress to appear at the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

*Made 16 movies with her husband Paul Newman. Co-starred in The Long, Hot Summer (1958), Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), From the Terrace (1960), Paris Blues (1961), A New Kind of Love (1963), Winning (1969), WUSA (1970), The Drowning Pool (1975), Harry & Son (1984), and Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990). Newman directed or produced the following movies with Woodward starring: Empire Falls (2005), Rachel, Rachel (1968), They Might Be Giants (1971), The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), The Shadow Box (1980), and The Glass Menagerie (1987).

*Joanne Woodward has retreated from public life since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2007.