- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJoan Maxine Miller
- Joan Copeland, the sister of famed playwright Arthur Miller, is a renowned actress in her own right. She made her name on Broadway, debuting there in 1945 to begin a career that lasted more than 60 years. She also had a long career on television, where she appeared in a number of that medium's most popular soap operas. She played scheming villain Andrea Whiting in Search for Tomorrow (1951), and also appeared in Love of Life (1951) and The Edge of Night (1956), among others. She occasionally worked in films, but made fewer than 20 of them in her career, preferring the stage and television, where she made her debut in 1950.- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseGeorge Joseph Kupchik(September 1, 1943 - July 26, 1989) (his death, 1 child)
- Parents
- RelativesKermit Miller(Sibling)Arthur Miller(Sibling)Rebecca Miller(Niece or Nephew)
- She and her former sister-in-law Marilyn Monroe were both born on June 1: in 1922 and 1926 respectively.
- Daughter of Augusta Miller and Isidore Miller. Younger sister of Kermit Miller and Arthur Miller. Sister-in-law of Inge Morath. Aunt of Jane Miller, Rebecca Miller, and Robert A. Miller. Former sister-in-law of Mary Slattery and Marilyn Monroe.
- The recipient of numerous stage awards in her later career, she won the Drama Desk Award for her stage work in "The American Clock" (1980) (which was written by her brother); the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (1983), and the Obie Award for "The American Plan" (1990).
- Graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York.
- Served as Katharine Hepburn's standby as Coco Chanel in the musical Coco, which ran for more than 320 performances from 1969-70.
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