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Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress.Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. [1]
June Brewster (born Kathleen Anderson; [2] August 8, 1913 – November 2, 1995) was an American film actress of the 1930s. [3] When Brewster was young she took lessons in piano, violin, and voice from three cousins. [4] On Broadway, Brewster performed in the 1930 version of The Earl Carroll Vanities. [5]
Following the switch to talking movies c. 1926/1927, many classic films were remade in the 1930s (and later). These include Alice In Wonderland (1933), Cleopatra (1934), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). Monsters. Among the numerous remakes and new films were the 'monster movies', with a wide spectrum of
Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Bennett frequently played society women, focusing on melodramas in the early ...
Thelma Alice Todd [3] (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) [4] was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy." Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she is remembered for her comedic roles opposite ZaSu Pitts , and in films such as Marx Brothers ...
Nina Mae McKinney (June 12, 1912 – May 3, 1967) was an American actress who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after beginning her career on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Angela Paton, American actress (died 2016) Rod Taylor, Australian actor (died 2015) [12] January 12 – Edgar Landsbury, British-born Irish-American producer (died 2024) January 13 – Frances Sternhagen, American actress (died 2023) January 19 – Tippi Hedren, American actress [13] January 20 – Henry Woolf, British actor (died 2021)
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Meryl Streep Michelle Pfeiffer Jodie Foster Julia Roberts