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Hace 1 día · Joan Benedict, ‘Candid Camera’ Actress and Widow of Rod Steiger, Dies at 96. She also worked with Steve Allen and Elizabeth Taylor and played a jailed Leona Helmsley in a one-woman stage show.
Hace 13 horas · Joan also featured in Candid Camera, the original Steve Allen Show, and a theatre production where she portrayed Leona Helmsley. In the show Leona, Joan performed solo within a jail cell.
Hace 13 horas · Alongside her TV and film roles, Benedict was known for stage acting. She played hotel magnate Leona Helmsley in the play Leona and her solo autobiographical show The Loves of My Life. “The theatre for me is like being in church. When you feel the audience and feel that communication with other souls, it’s like music,” she told Deadline.
Hace 13 horas · Benedict, que nació en Brooklyn el 21 de julio de 1927, trabajó con Steve Allen y Elizabeth Taylor e interpretó a Leona Helmsley en un espectáculo unipersonal.
Hace 13 horas · Benedict's talent extended to her solo shows, "Leona," based on the infamous Leona Helmsley. The show "The Loves of My Life," is also a reflection on her own remarkable journey. Her role in the 2011 feature "Dead Border" further cemented her legacy as a versatile and enduring actress.
Hace 8 horas · She notably portrayed the late hotelier Leona Helmsley in the stage play 'Leona,' performing solo within a jail cell. Another notable one-woman show she performed was 'The Loves of My Life,' which drew from her own autobiography. In her personal life, Benedict was married to actor John Myhers from 1962 until he died in 1992.
Hace 1 día · “Only the little people pay taxes,” the hotelier Leona Helmsley once said. In Test cricket, England seem to say that only the little people bother with acquiring Test Championship points.
