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Joan Tolentino(1934-2019)

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In 1985, Joan Tolentino appeared the mother of the lead character in "The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski" (written by Jean Shepherd, best-known as the author and narrator of Christmas Story (1983)). "The Star-Crossed Romance ..." was an episode of PBS's American Playhouse.

In I Married a Vampire (1987), she appeared as Doris, mother of the lead character Viola, along with her husband, David Dunton, who played Viola's father, Morris. (The Duntons' daughter, Katie, appeared as an extra.)

In 1982, Joan Dunton appeared in uncredited roles in two big-name films: Le verdict (1982) (starring Paul Newman) and in La Folie aux trousses (1982) (starring Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner).
BornNovember 14, 1934
DiedJanuary 4, 2019(84)
BornNovember 14, 1934
DiedJanuary 4, 2019(84)
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Known for

Stockard Channing in Just Friends (1979)
Stockard Channing in Just Friends
7.3
TV Series
  • Mrs. Fischer
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Mrs. Cosnowksi
See How She Runs (1978)
See How She Runs
7.2
TV Movie
  • Woman with Ice
  • 1978

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Actress



  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Cosnowksi
    • 1985
  • James Mason, Paul Newman, and Charlotte Rampling in Le verdict (1982)
    Le verdict
    7.7
    • Nurse entering courthouse (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Stockard Channing in Just Friends (1979)
    Stockard Channing in Just Friends
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Fischer
    • 1979
  • See How She Runs (1978)
    See How She Runs
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Woman with Ice
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 14, 1934
  • Died
    • January 4, 2019
    • Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • David Dunton1954 - January 4, 2019 (her death, 1 child)

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