Bess Flowers
Born November 23, 1898 (Age: 127)
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Sherman, Texas, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career. Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers's film debut came in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances are uncredited, as she generally played non-speaking roles. By the 1930s, Flowers was in constant demand. Her appearances ranged from Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford thrillers to comedic roles alongside of Charley Chase, the Three Stooges, Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Laurel and Hardy. She appeared in the following five films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night, You Can't Take it with You, All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. In each of these movies, Flowers was uncredited. Including these five movies, she had appeared in twenty-three Best Picture nominees in total, making her the record holder for most appearances in films nominated for the award. Her last movie was Good Neighbor Sam in 1964. Flowers's acting career was not confined to feature films. She was also seen in many episodic American TV series, such as I Love Lucy, notably in episodes, "Lucy Is Enceinte" (1952), "Ethel's Birthday" (1955), and "Lucy's Night in Town" (1957), where she is usually seen as a theatre patron. Outside her acting career, in 1945, Bess Flowers helped to found the Screen Extras Guild (active: 1946-1992, then merged with SAG), where she served as one of its first vice-presidents and recording secretaries.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career.
Born in Sherman, Texas, Flowers's film debut came in 1923, when she appeared in Hollywood. She made three films that year, and then began working extensively. Many of her appearances are uncredited, as she generally played non-speaking roles.
By the 1930s, Flowers was in constant demand. Her appearances ranged from Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford thrillers to comedic roles alongside of Charley Chase, the Three Stooges, Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Laurel and Hardy.
She appeared in the following five films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night, You Can't Take it with You, All About Eve, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. In each of these movies, Flowers was uncredited. Including these five movies, she had appeared in twenty-three Best Picture nominees in total, making her the record holder for most appearances in films nominated for the award. Her last movie was Good Neighbor Sam in 1964.
Flowers's acting career was not confined to feature films. She was also seen in many episodic American TV series, such as I Love Lucy, notably in episodes, "Lucy Is Enceinte" (1952), "Ethel's Birthday" (1955), and "Lucy's Night in Town" (1957), where she is usually seen as a theatre patron.
Outside her acting career, in 1945, Bess Flowers helped to found the Screen Extras Guild (active: 1946-1992, then merged with SAG), where she served as one of its first vice-presidents and recording secretaries.
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Filmography
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
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as Mrs. Burke (uncredited)
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Age: 65
The Carpetbaggers
1964
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as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 65
Move Over, Darling
1963
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as Seymour's Wife (uncredited)
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Age: 65
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
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as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
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as Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Twist Around The Clock
1961
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as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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as Pedestrian Entering Club (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
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as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Babes in Toyland
1961
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as Villager (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Blue Hawaii
1961
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as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 62
The Honeymoon Machine
1961
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as Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Teenage Millionaire
1961
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as Aunt Theodora's Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Return to Peyton Place
1961
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as Woman at Town Meeting (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Parrish
1961
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 62
All in a Night's Work
1961
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as Customer (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Go Naked in the World
1961
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as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 62
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
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as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Where the Boys Are
1960
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as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
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as Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Beloved Infidel
1959
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as Woman at Screening (uncredited)
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Age: 60
It Started with a Kiss
1959
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 60
A Private's Affair
1959
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as Surgeon General's Wife
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Age: 60
North by Northwest
1959
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as Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Juke Box Rhythm
1959
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as Patron at Crystal Palace Restaurant
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Age: 60
Blue Denim
1959
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as Chaperon at Dance (uncredited)
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Age: 60
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Imitation of Life
1959
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as Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Houseboat
1958
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as Wedding Guest
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Age: 59
The Fly
1958
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as Audience Member (uncredited)
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Age: 59
Vertigo
1958
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as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)
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Age: 59
The Opposite Sex
1956
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as Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Giant
1956
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as Guest at Jeff Rink's Banquet
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Age: 57
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
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as Extra (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Written on the Wind
1956
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as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 57
No Image
The Bitter Waters
1956
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as Roulette Player
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Age: 57
Guys and Dolls
1955
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as Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
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Age: 57
The View from Pompey's Head
1955
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as Miss Mabry
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Age: 56
To Catch a Thief
1955
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as Masquerade Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 56
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1955
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as Party Guest
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Age: 56
Three for the Show
1955
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as Theatre patron in loge
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Age: 56
White Christmas
1954
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as Club Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 55
A Star Is Born
1954
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as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Rear Window
1954
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as Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The Caine Mutiny
1954
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as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Dial M for Murder
1954
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as Woman Exiting Ship (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The French Line
1954
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as Farellie saleslady (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The Robe
1953
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as Spectator at Caligula's court (uncredited)
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Age: 54
The Band Wagon
1953
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as Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
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as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 54
All About Eve
1950
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as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Mildred Pierce
1945
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as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Conflict
1945
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as Guest at Rainbow Lodge (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Pittsburgh
1942
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as Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
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as Bridge Player (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Silver Queen
1942
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as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
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as Mrs. Larkin (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
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as Mrs. Jeepers (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Thunder Birds
1942
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as Nurse
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Age: 43
Now, Voyager
1942
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as Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
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as Diner
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Age: 43
The Major and the Minor
1942
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as Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Glass Key
1942
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as Henrys' Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
A Yank at Eton
1942
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Palm Beach Story
1942
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as Gerry's Maid of Honor/Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Big Street
1942
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as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Magnificent Dope
1942
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as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
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as Luncheon Attendee
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Age: 43
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
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as Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Lady in a Jam
1942
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as Nurse (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Private Buckaroo
1942
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as Nightclub Patron
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Age: 43
Meet the Stewarts
1942
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as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 43
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
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as Patron at Pegasus Club (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
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as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 43
My Gal Sal
1942
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as Lady Dancing at Party
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Age: 43
Ship Ahoy
1942
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as Nightclub Patron
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Age: 43
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
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as Party Guest
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Age: 43
No Image
Frisco Lil
1942
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as
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Age: 43
The Male Animal
1942
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as Football Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 43
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
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as Bidder at Art Auction (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Blondie Goes to College
1942
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as Dance Spectator
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Age: 43
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
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as Ship Passenger
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Age: 43
Pacific Blackout
1941
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as Cascade Club Dancer
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Age: 43
Hellzapoppin'
1941
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as Audience Extra (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Remember the Day
1941
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as Lady in Political Entourage
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Age: 43
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
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as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
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Age: 43
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
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as Lady Handel's party guest (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Three Girls About Town
1941
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as Mortician's Wife
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Age: 42
Married Bachelor
1941
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as Sales Clerk at Lacey's Dept. Store (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Honky Tonk
1941
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as Governor's Wife (uncredited)
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Age: 42
It Started with Eve
1941
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as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Lady Be Good
1941
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as Banquet Guest at Max's Table (uncredited)
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Age: 42
An Ache in Every Stake
1941
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as Mrs. Lawrence (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
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as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Blondie in Society
1941
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as Dog Collar Saleslady (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
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as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 42
For Beauty's Sake
1941
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as Beauty Shop Customer (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Blood and Sand
1941
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as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Sunny
1941
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as Mrs. W. Wakefield
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Age: 42
Adventure in Washington
1941
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as Mrs. Arno, party guest
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Age: 42
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941
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as Nurse (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
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as Palm Beach Casino Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Penny Serenade
1941
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as Mother (uncredited)
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Age: 42
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
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as Woman in Ladies' Room (uncredited)
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Age: 42
That Night in Rio
1941
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as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
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Age: 42
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
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as Saleslady (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Meet John Doe
1941
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as Mattie (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Murder Among Friends
1941
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as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
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as Well-Wisher at Ship's Departure (uncredited)
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Age: 42
The Lady Eve
1941
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Road Show
1941
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as Member of Carnival Audience (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Golden Hoofs
1941
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as Box Social Guest
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Age: 42
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
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as Department Store Extra (uncredited)
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Age: 42
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
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as Miss Flowers - Bates' Secretary (uncredited)
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Age: 34
You Said a Mouthful
1932
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as Race Fan on Boat (uncredited)
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Age: 34
If I Had a Million
1932
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as China Store Customer (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
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as Priam's Secretary (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Blonde Venus
1932
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 33
New Morals for Old
1932
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Attorney for the Defense
1932
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as Telephone Operator
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Age: 33
Man Wanted
1932
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as Fred's Party Guest
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Age: 33
Grand Hotel
1932
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as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Shopworn
1932
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as Banquet Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 33
One Hour with You
1932
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Big Timer
1932
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as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Expert
1932
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as Member of Women's Auxilary Committee
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Age: 33
Sin's Pay Day
1932
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as Jane Webb
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Age: 33
Possessed
1931
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Son of the Gods
1930
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as Casino Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 31