Joanna Frank
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Joanna Frank is an American actress who starred in The Outer Limits
episode "ZZZZZ" (Season 1, Episode 18), which aired January 27, 1964, as "Regina", the entomology lab assistant.
, producer of NYPD Blue
and the wife of actor Alan Rachins
of Dharma and Greg and L. A. Law.
Her first role was in Elia Kazan
's 1963 film America, America
as the character "Vartuhi". She appeared in The Fugitive
as "Chris Polichek" in the episode "Where the Action Is" which first aired January 28, 1964.
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)
The Outer Limits is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1965. The series is similar in style to the earlier The Twilight Zone, but with a greater emphasis on science fiction, rather than fantasy stories...
episode "ZZZZZ" (Season 1, Episode 18), which aired January 27, 1964, as "Regina", the entomology lab assistant.
Career
Frank was born Joanna Bochco in New York City, New York. She is the sister of Steven BochcoSteven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco is a US television producer and writer. He has developed a number of popular television hits including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, as well as some notable flops such as Cop Rock....
, producer of NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
and the wife of actor Alan Rachins
Alan Rachins
Alan Rachins is an American television actor, best known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Law, which earned him both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as well as for his portrayal of Dharma's hippie father, Larry, on the hit television series, Dharma & Greg...
of Dharma and Greg and L. A. Law.
Her first role was in Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was an American director and actor, described by the New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Born in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, to Greek parents originally from Kayseri in Anatolia, the family emigrated...
's 1963 film America, America
America, America
America, America is a 1963 American dramatic film directed, produced and written by Elia Kazan, from his own book.-Plot:...
as the character "Vartuhi". She appeared in The Fugitive
The Fugitive (TV series)
The Fugitive is an American drama series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death...
as "Chris Polichek" in the episode "Where the Action Is" which first aired January 28, 1964.