Joan Hotchkis Parents: Meet Katharine Hotchkis And Preston Hotchkis

Joan Hotchkis was a veteran American stage, screen and television actress, writer and performance artist. She was born on September 21, 1927 and breathed her last on September 27, 2022, six days after celebrating her 95th birthday.

Joan was born in Los Angeles to parents Katharine Hotchkis (born Katharine Bixby) and Preston Hotchkis.

She was the last surviving child of her parents.

Her parents were civic leaders in Los Angeles with statewide and national influence throughout the last century, who led everything from the Metropolitan Water District to the California Historical Society.

Joan starred as the female lead opposite William Windom on My World and Welcome To It (1969-70), and played Dr. Nancy Cunningham, the sometime-girlfriend of Jack Klugman’s Oscar Madison, on The Odd Couple (1971).

Throughout the 1970s, Hotchkis guest starred on many shows including;

• Lou Grant,
• Charlie’s Angels,
• Mannix,
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show,
• St. Elsewhere,
• Marcus Welby,
• Barnaby Jones and
• The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts in 1980.

On the big screen, she had roles in The Late Liz, and Old Boyfriends, and she co-starred opposite William Holden in the film Breezy (1973), directed by Clint Eastwood.

She also co-starred with Robby Benson and Glynnis O’Connor as Anna “Mama” Hartley in the cult classic, Ode to Billie Joe (1976).

In her final credited role, Hotchkis appeared as Madeleine in the 1993 TV movie “The Disappearance Of Christina.”