JOANNE WOODWARD'S DAUGHTERS REMEMBER She Was OUR ROCK
Closer US|June 12, 2023
THE ACTRESS ALWAYS STAYED STRONG FOR HER FAMILY, NO MATTER WHAT
Lisa Chambers
JOANNE WOODWARD'S DAUGHTERS REMEMBER She Was OUR ROCK

Even with Oscar-winning success and a famed marriage to Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward faced the same struggle as all working mothers: balancing home life and career. But at 35, Joanne made a decision. As she later recalled, after having her third daughter, Clea, “I realized that moment was more important. That’s when I really stopped acting. I thought this is my last child, and everything was so special that I didn’t want to miss any of it. I wish I’d been sensible enough to recognize that about each of them.”

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