Miss Teacake Magee Joanne Baron A vocal member of the church choir and an upstanding Baptist, Miss Teacake is Grandpa and Edna Earle's choice for Uncle Daniel's bride. Joanne Baron has starred in countless feature films and produced several as well. Her film acting credits include Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (also directed by Martha Coolidge), The Secret Life of Girls, Someone to Watch Over Me, and Real Genius. She acted as producer for Perfume, Brooklyn Babylon, and Allie & Me. Recently, she appeared in Hard Luck and The Myersons. In Welty's words: ... Miss Teacake Magee, lived here all her life. She sings in the choir of the Baptist Church every blessed Sunday: couldn't get her out. And sings louder than all the rest put together, so loud it would make you lose your place ... Miss Teacake Magee is of course a Sistrunk (the Sistrunks are all Baptists -- big Baptists) and Professor Magee's widow. He wasn't a professor of anything, just real smart -- smarter than the Sistrunks anyway. He'd never worked either -- he was like Uncle Daniel in that respect. With Miss Teacake, everything dates from, "Since I lost Professor Magee." That shows you how long ago his time was. The Ponder Heart, chapter 1