Acting

Joanna Roos

Born January 11, 1901

Died May 13, 1989 · aged 88

No biography available.

Known For

Splendor in the GrassSplendor in the Grass · 1961
Splendor in the Grass
★ 7.51961
MovieDramaRomance
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
PatternsPatterns · 1956
Patterns
★ 7.21956
MovieDrama
To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.
Two Weeks in Another TownTwo Weeks in Another Town · 1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
★ 5.91962
MovieDrama
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
PatternsPatterns · 1955
Patterns
★ 7.01955
MovieDramaTV Movie
"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.
The Rimers of EldritchThe Rimers of Eldritch · 1972
The Rimers of Eldritch
1972
MovieDramaTV Movie
Lanford Wilson's prize-winning drama about life in a played-out coal town in the Midwest. Against the background of a murder trial, the people recall their lives.
The Two Worlds of Charlie GordonThe Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon · 1961
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
1961
MovieDrama
Teleplay adaptation of Daniel Keyes' noted short story “Flowers for Algernon,” about a gentle, disabled young man who undergoes a highly experimental treatment to increase his mental capacity.
The Skull Murder MysteryThe Skull Murder Mystery · 1932
The Skull Murder Mystery
★ 5.81932
MovieCrimeMystery
When a skeleton is dug up in an alley, a mysterious Chinese merchant and his eccentric upstairs tenants come under suspicion. The team of Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree study the skull of the victim to solve the murder.
The Master BuilderThe Master Builder · 1960
The Master Builder
★ 10.01960
MovieDrama
Famed playwright Henrik Ibsen tells the tale of a master builder in the twilight of his career who reaches for love in response to his work's demise.

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