Joan Banks (October 30, 1918 â€" January 18, 1998) was an American
film, television, stage, and radio actress (described as "a soapbox
queen"), who often appeared in dramas with her husband, Frank
Lovejoy.Born in Petersburg, West Virginia to Nelson E. Banks and Edith
C. Cahill, Banks attended a school of Russian ballet as a little girl
and excelled as a swimmer during high school. Her talent earned her a
scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Art, and she attended
Hunter College.Banks first appeared on radio with Walter O'Keefe in
1936, when she was 18. Her roles on radio programs include:Banks began
her Hollywood career with small roles in such films as Cry Danger
(1951) and Washington Story (1952). She became better known in the
1950s and early 1960s for her many appearances as a supporting actress
in films such as My Pal Gus. Joan Banks Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter