Joan Lorring (born Madeline Ellis; April , â€" May , ) was an
American actress and singer known for her work in film and theatre.
For her role as Bessy Watty in The Corn Is Green (), Lorring was
nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lorring
also originated the role of Marie Buckholder in Come Back, Little
Sheba on Broadway in , for which she won a Donaldson Award (an early
version of the Tony Award).Lorring was born in Hong Kong, the daughter
of Anya Ellis (â€"), a Jewish immigrant. They fled Hong Kong in
following the Japanese invasion in at the start of World War II,
traveling by boat to Honolulu, and then landing in San Francisco. Soon
after, they moved to Los Angeles and Madeleine (known by her nickname
"Dellie") began working as a child actress in radio and film â€" she
was credited as "Dellie Ellis" when she played the title role in the
radio program A Date With Judy (). She eventually adopted Joan Lorring
as her stage name.She was married to cancer researcher and Professor
of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry at Cornell Medical School,
and Chief of Endocrinology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Martin Sonenberg (â€"). The couple had two daughters, Santha and
Andrea.Lorring began her career as a child actress on the radio. Her
performances include Alma Horrell in the Suspense episode "The Great
Horrell", aired on August , , and "The Farmer Takes a Wife".
American actress and singer known for her work in film and theatre.
For her role as Bessy Watty in The Corn Is Green (), Lorring was
nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lorring
also originated the role of Marie Buckholder in Come Back, Little
Sheba on Broadway in , for which she won a Donaldson Award (an early
version of the Tony Award).Lorring was born in Hong Kong, the daughter
of Anya Ellis (â€"), a Jewish immigrant. They fled Hong Kong in
following the Japanese invasion in at the start of World War II,
traveling by boat to Honolulu, and then landing in San Francisco. Soon
after, they moved to Los Angeles and Madeleine (known by her nickname
"Dellie") began working as a child actress in radio and film â€" she
was credited as "Dellie Ellis" when she played the title role in the
radio program A Date With Judy (). She eventually adopted Joan Lorring
as her stage name.She was married to cancer researcher and Professor
of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry at Cornell Medical School,
and Chief of Endocrinology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Martin Sonenberg (â€"). The couple had two daughters, Santha and
Andrea.Lorring began her career as a child actress on the radio. Her
performances include Alma Horrell in the Suspense episode "The Great
Horrell", aired on August , , and "The Farmer Takes a Wife".
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