Actress Joan Benedict Steiger

Film, stage and TV actress Joan Benedict Steiger reminisces about her late husband, acclaimed actor Rod Steiger, and discusses her own extensive acting experience. Noted film critics James Colt Harrison and Diana Saenger also plan to drop by for a report on Robert Osborne’s 2010 Classic Film Festival. Joan Benedict Steiger has appeared in such movies as "A Month of Sundays," "The Flying Dutchman," "The Prize Fighter," and "The Theory of Everything." Her TV credits include such diverse shows as "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital," "The Steve Allen Show," "Candid Camera" and "Dollhouse." Joan is also passionate about the stage and has starred in off-Broadway plays and regional theatre. She played “Queen of Mean” Leona Helmsley in a one-woman show that received rave reviews. Among her other stage credits are "Collected Stories," "Richard III," "Dr. Faustus" and "Promises, Promises."