Joan Hotchkis (born September , ) is an American stage, screen and
television actress, writer and performance artist. A lifetime member
of the Actors Studio and the Dramatists Guild, Hotchkis is best known
for playing Dr. Nancy Cunningham for several seasons on "The Odd
Couple," for co-writing with Eric Morris the seminal acting manual "No
Acting Please" (), which is still used in colleges and
conservatories., and for her groundbreaking performance art works in
the s.From the s through the s, Hotchkis played many roles in
television, film and theater (summer stock and Broadway). She was
featured in Broadway productions of "It's a Bird It's a Plane It's
Superman" (Philadelphia previews), "Advise and Consent," and "Write Me
A Murder" before playing Myra on soap opera "The Secret Storm" for
several years in the early s. In , she moved back to Los Angeles and
worked steadily in television through the s. Most notably, Hotchkis
played Dr. Nancy Cunningham, sometime girlfriend of Oscar Madison on
the television version of The Odd Couple; Ellen in the Emmy-winning
series My World and Welcome to It; and co-starred on "L.A.T.E.R."
().Hotchkis also made many guest appearances on TV shows such as
Bewitched, St. Elsewhere, Lou Grant, Charlie's Angels, Mannix, Marcus
Welby, Barnaby Jones and more. On the big screen, she co-starred as
Mama Hartley in the feature film "Ode to Billy Joe" ().
television actress, writer and performance artist. A lifetime member
of the Actors Studio and the Dramatists Guild, Hotchkis is best known
for playing Dr. Nancy Cunningham for several seasons on "The Odd
Couple," for co-writing with Eric Morris the seminal acting manual "No
Acting Please" (), which is still used in colleges and
conservatories., and for her groundbreaking performance art works in
the s.From the s through the s, Hotchkis played many roles in
television, film and theater (summer stock and Broadway). She was
featured in Broadway productions of "It's a Bird It's a Plane It's
Superman" (Philadelphia previews), "Advise and Consent," and "Write Me
A Murder" before playing Myra on soap opera "The Secret Storm" for
several years in the early s. In , she moved back to Los Angeles and
worked steadily in television through the s. Most notably, Hotchkis
played Dr. Nancy Cunningham, sometime girlfriend of Oscar Madison on
the television version of The Odd Couple; Ellen in the Emmy-winning
series My World and Welcome to It; and co-starred on "L.A.T.E.R."
().Hotchkis also made many guest appearances on TV shows such as
Bewitched, St. Elsewhere, Lou Grant, Charlie's Angels, Mannix, Marcus
Welby, Barnaby Jones and more. On the big screen, she co-starred as
Mama Hartley in the feature film "Ode to Billy Joe" ().
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