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'''Joanna Frank''' is an actress who starred in the [[Outer Limits]] episode "[[ZZZZZ]]" Season 1 Episode 18 which aired 27-Jan-1964, as "Regina" the Queen Bee entomology lab assistant pursuing the entomologist.
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|spouse = {{marriage|[[Alan Rachins]]|1978|2024|reason=died}}
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|relatives = [[Steven Bochco]] (brother)<br>[[Jesse Bochco]] (nephew)
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'''Joanna Frank''' is an American actress.
Born in 1941 in New York City, she first appeared in [[Elia Kazan]] 1963 film "[[America, America]]" as the character "Vartuhi".


==Career==
She is the sister of [[Steven Bochco]], producer of [[NYPD Blue]] and the wife of actor [[Alan Rachins]] of [[L.A. Law]]. On the show, she played his on screen wife.
Her first role was in [[Elia Kazan]]'s 1963 film ''[[America, America]]'' as the character "Vartuhi", and she also appeared in ''The Young Animals'' (1968) and the cult biker film ''[[The Savage Seven]]'' (1968). Her later film credits included roles in [[Henry Jaglom]]'s ''Always, But Not Forever'' (1985), and the romantic comedy ''[[Say Anything...]]'' (1989).


On television her first roles were as the malevolent "Regina" in ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' episode "[[ZZZZZ]]" (Season 1, Episode 18), which aired January 27, 1964.{{Citation needed |date=January 2021}} The following day, January 28, 1964, the episode "Where the Action Is" in ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' in which she appeared as "Chris Polichek", aired (Season 1, Episode 18). Years later, she appeared on ''[[L.A. Law]]'', which was co-created by her brother, television director and producer [[Steven Bochco]] and starring her husband, Alan Rachins.{{Citation needed |date=January 2021}}
Information source: Internet Movie Database article on Joanna Frank at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290986/

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== Personal life ==
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She is the elder sister of [[Steven Bochco]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Zehme|first1=Bill|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vg1D6XtYE6EC&q=%22Joanna+Frank%22+actress&pg=PT235|title=Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman|date=4 November 2009|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-307-42846-2|language=en|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref> the producer of ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]''. Her husband was actor [[Alan Rachins]] of ''[[Dharma and Greg]]'' and ''[[L. A. Law]]''. The couple had one child.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Young|first1=Jacob|last2=Alexander|first2=Michael|date=November 28, 1988|title=Alan Rachins and Joanna Frank Fight Like Tigers on L.A. Law, but Their Real Marriage Feels Purrfect|url=http://people.com/archive/alan-rachins-and-joanna-frank-fight-like-tigers-on-l-a-law-but-their-real-marriage-feels-purrfect-vol-30-no-22/|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|issn=0093-7673}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1963
|''[[America America]]''
|Vartuhi
|
|-
|1968
|''[[The Savage Seven]]''
|Marcia
|
|-
|1968
|''[[The Young Animals]]''
|Raquel
|
|-
|1982
|[[Double Exposure (1982 film)|''Double Exposure'']]
|Bartender's Ex-Wife
|
|-
|1985
|''Always''
|Lucy
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Say Anything...]]''
|Mrs. Kerwin
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1963
|[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|''Breaking Point'']]
|Alice Meade
|Episode: "Whatsoever Things I Hear"
|-
|1964
|[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]
|Regina
|Episode: "ZZZZZ"
|-
|1964
|[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|''The Fugitive'']]
|Chris Polichek
|Episode: "Where the Action Is"
|-
|1965
|''[[Ben Casey]]''
|Carla Lanz
|Episode: "A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well"
|-
|1972
|[[Probe (film)|''Probe'']]
|Stewardess
|Television film
|-
|1973
|[[Griff (TV series)|''Griff'']]
|Rebecca Wilde
|Episode: "The Last Ballad"
|-
|1978
|[[Police Woman (TV series)|''Police Woman'']]
|Vivian
|Episode: "Sunset"
|-
|1978
|''[[Richie Brockelman, Private Eye]]''
|Mrs. Logan
|Episode: "Escape from Caine Abel"
|-
|1986–1994
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
| rowspan="2" |Sheila Brackman
|19 episodes
|-
|1991
|''L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration''
|Television film
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0290986}}
*{{Tcmdb name|65206}}
*{{iobdb name|29117}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actors Studio alumni]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]


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Latest revision as of 12:11, 7 November 2024

Joanna Frank
Frank in 1988
OccupationActress
Years active1963–1994
Spouse
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(m. 1978; died 2024)​
Children1
RelativesSteven Bochco (brother)
Jesse Bochco (nephew)

Joanna Frank is an American actress.

Career

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Her first role was in Elia Kazan's 1963 film America, America as the character "Vartuhi", and she also appeared in The Young Animals (1968) and the cult biker film The Savage Seven (1968). Her later film credits included roles in Henry Jaglom's Always, But Not Forever (1985), and the romantic comedy Say Anything... (1989).

On television her first roles were as the malevolent "Regina" in The Outer Limits episode "ZZZZZ" (Season 1, Episode 18), which aired January 27, 1964.[citation needed] The following day, January 28, 1964, the episode "Where the Action Is" in The Fugitive in which she appeared as "Chris Polichek", aired (Season 1, Episode 18). Years later, she appeared on L.A. Law, which was co-created by her brother, television director and producer Steven Bochco and starring her husband, Alan Rachins.[citation needed]

Personal life

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She is the elder sister of Steven Bochco,[1] the producer of Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. Her husband was actor Alan Rachins of Dharma and Greg and L. A. Law. The couple had one child.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 America America Vartuhi
1968 The Savage Seven Marcia
1968 The Young Animals Raquel
1982 Double Exposure Bartender's Ex-Wife
1985 Always Lucy
1989 Say Anything... Mrs. Kerwin

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 Breaking Point Alice Meade Episode: "Whatsoever Things I Hear"
1964 The Outer Limits Regina Episode: "ZZZZZ"
1964 The Fugitive Chris Polichek Episode: "Where the Action Is"
1965 Ben Casey Carla Lanz Episode: "A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well"
1972 Probe Stewardess Television film
1973 Griff Rebecca Wilde Episode: "The Last Ballad"
1978 Police Woman Vivian Episode: "Sunset"
1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye Mrs. Logan Episode: "Escape from Caine Abel"
1986–1994 L.A. Law Sheila Brackman 19 episodes
1991 L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration Television film

References

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  1. ^ Zehme, Bill (4 November 2009). Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42846-2. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Young, Jacob; Alexander, Michael (November 28, 1988). "Alan Rachins and Joanna Frank Fight Like Tigers on L.A. Law, but Their Real Marriage Feels Purrfect". People. ISSN 0093-7673.
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