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Joan Copeland

Joan Copeland

Actor · Died January 4, 2022, aged 99 · New York City, New York, USA

Joan Copeland (born Joan Maxine Miller; June 1, 1922 – January 4, 2022) was an American actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1922
Died
January 4, 2022 (aged 99)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Joan Copeland's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
26%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Warm
6
Bittersweet
5
Tense
3
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joan Copeland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joan Copeland's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Love is Like Life But Longer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Older Nun

  • The Private Lives of Pippa Lee(2009)

    as Piano Player

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Last Request (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Alice Rudolf

  • Jonny Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ms. Monroe

  • Brother Bear(2003)

    as Tanana (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Audrey Hepburn Story(2000)

    as Cathleen Nesbitt

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sebastian Cole(1998)

    as Grandmother Cole

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Object of My Affection(1998)

    as Madame Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Peacemaker(1997)

    as Senator Helen Bevens

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jungle 2 Jungle(1997)

    as Mrs. Prelot

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Hanna Steiner

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Thurmond

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramona Dwartz

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rebecca Stein

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Women and Wallace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Grandmother

  • Murder in Black and White(1990)

    as Mrs. Finkelstein

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Her Alibi(1989)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Laser Man(1988)

    as Ruth Weiss

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Happy New Year(1987)

    as Sunny Felix

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Little Sex(1982)

    as Mrs. Harrison (Kate's Mother)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandmother

  • Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Miss Friedlander

  • Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Beverly Thompson

  • It's My Turn(1980)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Roseland(1977)

    as Pauline

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How to Survive a Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 172 episodes · as Monica Courtland

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Tannen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Reason Why (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Charles's Wife (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Patty Duke Show(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Phyllis Maxwell

  • The Iceman Cometh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cora

  • Middle of the Night(1959)

    as Lillian Englander

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Beverly Lewine

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Goddess(1958)

    as Alice Marie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Nina

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Louisa Hackett

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1949 to 2011; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Brother Bear (2003)

$250M worldwide

Highest rated

Middle of the Night (1959)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Brother Bear (2003)

Film career

19492011

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1959Screen debut· Middle of the Night
  • 2003Career best· Brother Bear

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s4 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Joan Copeland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)

69th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Middle of the Night (1959)

Midcredits 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Joan Copeland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joan Copeland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paddy Chayefsky shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors