Benedict appeared in a number of movies, including “The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington,” “A Month of Sundays” and “The Theory of Everything.”
She was a big theater star, as well. She was in the plays “Promises, Promises,” “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” “Leona,” and her one-woman autobiographical show “The Loves of My Life.”
Joan Benedict with her second husband, Rod Steiger, in 2000. Getty Images Joan Benedict with Jeremy Slate and Ryan O’Neal. WireImage
According to Deadline, Benedict once said in an interview, “The theater for me is like being in church. When you feel the audience and feel that communication with other souls, it’s like music. As a performer, I’m always pursuing that wonderful experience where you are completely alert and clear, and yet transported through your imagination.”
Benedict’s final acting role was in the 2017 movie “Opus of an Angel.”
Joan Benedict in front of late husband Rod Steiger’s Oscar for “In the Heat of the Night.” Getty Images
Benedict was also in a relationship with actor Jeremy Slate from 2002 until his death in 2006.
Rod Steiger and Joan Benedict in 1999 Getty Images Joan Benedict and Jeremy Slate at the launch party for Blue Magazine. Corbis via Getty Images
She reportedly said in a 2016 interview, “Strangely, I met all three of these men when I was in New York, just beginning my career while I was still a teenager.”
“Both of my husbands, and my lifetime partner Jeremy, were wonderful men who respected me as an actress,” Benedict added. “They all died from different forms of cancer, so my memories are sometimes bittersweet, but with no regrets.”
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