Gloria Grahame
Birthday: 1923-11-28 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USAGloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953),The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards. She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980, Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play. Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City, where she died in 1981. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gloria Grahame, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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as Clara
as Katherine
as Carolyn Porter
as Mama Love
as Annabelle
as Bethia
as Evelyn Harrison
as Mrs. Deere
as Mrs. Roy
as Bonnie Shelley
as Helen
as Amy Porter
as Lucy Sherwood
as Ado Annie Carnes
as Denise Blaine
as Harriet Lang
as Karen McIver
as Marianna
as Vicki Buckley
as Debby Marsh
as Princess Nadja
as Zama Cernik
as Angel
as Irene Neves
as Margie
as Rosemary Bartlow
as Laurel Gray
as Mary Wells
as Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
