Joan Copeland has died at 99 … Broadway star was sister of playwright Arthur Miller
- Copeland died at her home in NYC on Tuesday
- She spent decades performing on Broadway and in films and on TV
- Among her most famed performances include the 1976 Pal Joey revival, as well as The America Clock in 1981
- Copeland appeared on TV shows such as The Patty Duke Show, All in The Family, ER, NYPD Blue and Chicago Hope
- She played the role of Judge Rebecca Stein on Law & Order from 1991 thru 2001
- Copeland was also an initial member of the Actors Studio
Broadway star and actress Joan Copeland died at the age of 99 on Tuesday at her home in New York City.
The death of Copeland, who was the sister of playwright Arthur Miller, was initially reported by the site Broadway World.
Copeland spent decades performing on Broadway and in films, with some of her most notable outings being the 1976 Pal Joey revival, as well as The America Clock in 1980.
The latest: Broadway star and actress Joan Copeland died at the age of 99 on Tuesday at her home in New York City. She was snapped in NYC in November of 2011
In addition to her efforts on the stage and in film, she was also an initial member of the Actors Studio, and also had regular roles on shows including Search for Tomorrow and One Life to Live, according to Deadline.
Among her appearances on Broadway included 1948’s Sundown Beach, which marked her first outing; as well as 1949’s Detective Story, 1951’s Not For Children, 1951’s Not For Children, 1958’s Handful of Fire, 1963’s Tovarich, 1964’s Something More!, 1968’s The Price, 1969’s Coco, 1970’s Two By Two, 1976’s Checking Out and 2001’s 45 Seconds From Broadway.
She garnered a Drama Desk Award for her performance in 1981’s The American Clock, and was nominated for her outing in 1976’s Pal Joey.
Copeland in 1991 also picked up an Obie Award for her work in The American Plan at the Manhattan Theatre Club Off Broadway.
Copeland, snapped in London in 2009, amassed a long list of credits in multiple platforms such as the stage, TV and film
Copeland was seen at Razzle Dazzle: The Battle For Broadway, a 2016 event in NYC
Her television credits in the 1950s included roles on Suspense, Love of Life, Campbell Summer Soundstage, The Edge of Night.
She had regular roles on shows such as Search for Tomorrow, How to Survive a Marriage, One Life To Live, As the World Turns and Law & Order. She played the role of Judge Rebecca Stein on the Dick Wolf series from 1991 thru 2001.
Copeland had also made appearances on programs such as The Patty Duke Show, All in The Family, ER, NYPD Blue and Chicago Hope.
On the silver screen, Copeland’s work spanned five decades, as she had roles in 1958’s The Goddess, 1977’s Roseland, 1987’s Happy New Year, 1989’s Her Alibi, 1998’s The Object of My Affection, 2003’s Brother Bear and 2009’s The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, among others.
