... event would not have been as traumatic for Joan as the film claims. Joan is resilient to her dumping and after being forced to take a screen test she is dressed very elegantly listening to the Academy Awards with he family and Carol Ann. The film is correct in that Joan didn't attend the ... stock productions, several films, and a soap opera. When Christina is hospitalized for an ovarian cyst, it is Joan, who is 58, who replaces her 20 yr old character. Joan contacted Gloria Monty, director and offered to step in for her. Gloria accepted, delighting Fred Silverman, chief of daytime progr...

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• Grade Level: High School