![]() Sometime later, Joan sent Christina away to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, demanding stricter discipline than other students, with Christina allowed no contact with the outside world out of spite. Joan inappropriately tried to strangle Christina to death, but Carol Ann and Barbara pried her off Christina. Joan asked Christina to treat her like a stranger would treat her and Christina yelled that she was not one of her mother's fans. Christina questioned to Joan why she adopted her, as it was means for publicity. Years later, Joan first lied about Christina being expelled from school, and when Christina told the truth about her mother's lies, she got slapped twice by Joan. Chadwick to revoke Christina's privilege. Chadwick was going to revoke Christina's and Tony's privileges, Joan took Christina home with her, not allowing Mrs. Christina made love to Tony and had sex with her but was watched by Vera, and Joan was furious towards to Christina first, and then was furious towards Mrs. Chadwick, and befriended Tony and Vera.Ĭhristina found Joan drunk, but she and Carol Ann helped her to get in her bed. Soon after, Joan sent Christina to live at Chadwick School. Also, after believing that the perfectly clean floor was dirty, she yelled at her and sabotaged her and beat her up when there was a little spot in the bathroom, yelling at her to clean up this mess and wailed a tantrum. ![]() Rousing her daughter out of her bed, Joan berated the frightened Christina and even began to sabotage her and beat her with the offending hanger. "NO WIRE HANGERS!" she screamed with rage wwhile throwing out the clothes and wire hangers. The defining moment of their abusive relationship took place one late night when Joan entered Christina's bedroom, rummaged through her closet, and discovered one of her little dresses on a wire hanger. Joan was inappropriate to Christina by yelling at her to eat bloody steak. Also, one day later, Joan found out Christina tried to find a way to make people look at her and she looked around herself in the mirror, and Joan tried to pry the lotion off Christina's hair, but she inappropriately cut Christina's hair and gave Christina a bad haircut, causing both her daughter and herself to cry. She yelled her daughter into submission, ordering her to swim laps in the pool, but Christina lost again, and Joan won again, angering her by laughing at her, while Christina scolded her by not playing with her again, causing Joan to berate her and lock her in the pool room. Joan demanded perfection from her daughter, as well as to be addressed as "Mommie Dearest". She doted on Christina in front of the cameras, but once no one was looking, she showed her true colors as a cruel, spiteful narcissist with a vicious temper and a penchant for criticizing and putting the girl down at every opportunity. ![]() Perhaps to boost her press coverage a little bit, she adopted a little girl whom she named Christina and became a mother after a number of miscarriages. ![]() Crawford was nearing the end of her career, as the film roles were less frequent and her publicity was waning. This Oscar-winning actress was Hollywood royalty when she adopted a baby girl in 1939. She was portrayed by Faye Dunaway, who also portrayed Serena Waterford in The Handmaid's Tale, Selena in Supergirl, and Elena Dubrow in Dunston Checks In. This fictionalized version Joan Crawford occupies slot #41 in the AFI's Top 50 Villains list. Joan Crawford is the main antagonist of the film Mommie Dearest, a 1981 American biographical drama film about the legendary actress and her alleged abuse of her stepchildren. ~ Joan Crawford's most famous line in the film. ![]()
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