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Pamela Jayne Soles (née Hardon; born July 17, 1950) [1] is a retired [citation needed] American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979).
Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (5 October 1923 – 4 January 2024) was a British actress. [4] In a career spanning eight decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays . She received various accolades throughout her career, including a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award , as well as nominations for an Academy Award ...
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell [1] was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. [3] [4] She had four brothers: Thomas, Kenneth, Jamie, and Wallace.[5]Her father had been a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and her mother an actress with a road troupe; [6] her mother was also the subject of a portrait by Mary Bradish Titcomb, Portrait of Geraldine J., which received public attention ...
Barbara Ann Murray (27 September 1929 – 20 May 2014) was an English actress. [1]Murray was most active in the 1940s and 1950s as a fresh-faced leading lady in many British films such as Passport to Pimlico (1949) and Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953). [2]
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model and singer.. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand, although all were ...
Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. [1] She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930.. She portrayed a pickpocket in Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise, a bar singer Ivy in Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the titular character in the controversial drama The Story of Temple Drake.
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
Janelle Johnson (December 2, 1923 – December 2, 1995 [citation needed]) was an American film actress of the 1940s.She married actor George Dolenz and was the mother of Micky Dolenz of the 1960s pop-rock band the Monkees.