Madeleine Carroll
Born February 26, 1906 (Age: 120)
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West Bromwich, England, UK
Biography
Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.
Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.
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Filmography
My Favorite Blonde
1942
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as Karen Bentley
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Age: 36
Bahama Passage
1941
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as Carol Delbridge
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Age: 35
One Night In Lisbon
1941
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as Leonora Pettycoate
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Age: 35
Virginia
1941
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as Charlotte Dunterry
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Age: 34
The Written Law
1931
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as Lady Margaret Rochester
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Age: 25
Fascination
1931
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as Gwenda Farrell
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Age: 25
Madame Guillotine
1931
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as Lucille de Choisigne
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Age: 24
The Crooked Billet
1930
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as Joan Easton
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Age: 24