Joanna Jane Pettet
Actress (film, television, and stage)
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- November 16, 1942 – July 7, 2026Nov 16, 1942 – Jul 7, 2026
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Key moments and achievements from Joanna Pettet's life.
Joanna was born
Broadway debut
At 19, Pettet made her Broadway debut in the Hal Prince production Take Her, She's Mine, directed by George Abbott and starring Art Carney and Elizabeth Ashley.
Broadway debut
At 19, Pettet made her Broadway debut in the Hal Prince production Take Her, She's Mine, directed by George Abbott and starring Art Carney and Elizabeth Ashley.
Award
She won a Theatre World Award for Poor Richard after joining the Broadway production as a late replacement for Shirley Knight, opposite Alan Bates and Gene Hackman.
Award
She won a Theatre World Award for Poor Richard after joining the Broadway production as a late replacement for Shirley Knight, opposite Alan Bates and Gene Hackman.
Film role
Sidney Lumet cast her as Kay Strong in The Group, adapted from Mary McCarthy's novel, alongside Candice Bergen and Joan Hackett.
Film role
Sidney Lumet cast her as Kay Strong in The Group, adapted from Mary McCarthy's novel, alongside Candice Bergen and Joan Hackett.
Film role
She played Mata Bond, daughter of David Niven's James Bond, in the spy spoof Casino Royale.
Film role
She played Mata Bond, daughter of David Niven's James Bond, in the spy spoof Casino Royale.
TV role
Pettet joined Knots Landing for its fourth and fifth seasons as LAPD homicide detective Janet Baines, investigating the murder of singer Ciji Dunne.
TV role
Pettet joined Knots Landing for its fourth and fifth seasons as LAPD homicide detective Janet Baines, investigating the murder of singer Ciji Dunne.
Film role
Her final film role came in Roger Corman's Terror in Paradise, after which she retired from acting.
Film role
Her final film role came in Roger Corman's Terror in Paradise, after which she retired from acting.
Joanna Pettet passed away