Crawford, Joan Syllabification: (Craw·ford, Joan)Pronunciation: /ˈkrôfərd/Definition of Crawford, Joan (circa 1904–77), US actress; born Lucille Le Sueur. Notable movies: The Women (1939), Mildred Pierce (1945), Johnny Guitar (1954), and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Crawford, Joan in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Crawford, Joan in the British & World English dictionary