Joan Hotchkis

Joan Hotchkis
Hotchkis in a trailer for Breezy (1973)
Born(1927-09-21)September 21, 1927
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 2022(2022-09-27) (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, performance artist
Years activec.1954–1997
Spouse
Robert Foster
(m. 1958; div. 1967)
Children1

Joan Hotchkis (September 21, 1927 – September 27, 2022) was an American stage, screen and television actress, writer and performance artist. A lifetime member of the Actors Studio and the Dramatists Guild, Hotchkis was best known for playing Dr. Nancy Cunningham for several seasons on The Odd Couple, for co-writing with Eric Morris the seminal acting manual "No Acting Please" (1977), which is still used in colleges and conservatories, and for her groundbreaking performance art works in the 1990s.