Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Joan Wheeler(1913-2001)

  • Actress
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Joan Wheeler
Joan Wheeler was born on 8 January 1913 in Palo Alto, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934), Smarty (1934) and The Merry Frinks (1934). She was married to William Challee and Morris Ankrum. She died on 20 December 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 8, 1913
DiedDecember 20, 2001(88)
BornJanuary 8, 1913
DiedDecember 20, 2001(88)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank

Photos1

View Poster

Known for

Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
6.3
  • Marge
  • 1934
Joan Blondell in Smarty (1934)
Smarty
5.9
  • Mrs. Bonnie Durham
  • 1934
Hugh Herbert, Frankie Darro, Allen Jenkins, Guy Kibbee, Helen Lowell, Aline MacMahon, and Joan Wheeler in The Merry Frinks (1934)
The Merry Frinks
5.8
  • Lucille Frink
  • 1934
George Brent and Jean Muir in Desirable (1934)
Desirable
6.4
  • Babs
  • 1934

Credits

IMDbPro

Actress

  • George Brent and Jean Muir in Desirable (1934)
    Desirable
    6.4
    • Babs
    • 1934
  • Radio Scout (1934)
    Radio Scout
    Short
    • Linda (Lindy) Tolliver
    • 1934
  • Dolores Del Río and Jesse Scott in Madame Du Barry (1934)
    Madame Du Barry
    6.2
    • Florette, Young Girl at Dear Park
    • 1934
  • Hugh Herbert, Frankie Darro, Allen Jenkins, Guy Kibbee, Helen Lowell, Aline MacMahon, and Joan Wheeler in The Merry Frinks (1934)
    The Merry Frinks
    5.8
    • Lucille Frink
    • 1934
  • Joan Blondell in Smarty (1934)
    Smarty
    5.9
    • Mrs. Bonnie Durham
    • 1934
  • Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
    Twenty Million Sweethearts
    6.3
    • Marge
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Joan Wheeler Ankrum
  • Born
    • January 8, 1913
    • Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 20, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      William Challee1986 - March 11, 1989 (his death)
  • Children
    • David Ankrum
  • Other works
    Founded the Ankrum Gallery to showcase the art of her deaf nephew, Morris Broderson. Ankrum first met Broderson when he was 14 and had been working in art for seven years. She steered him into classes at the Pasadena Art Museum, organized his first show, and in 1960 opened her gallery, where his figurative paintings and still lifes were displayed and sold.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of actor David Ankrum.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.