Filmography
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Known For
It Happened One Night Ellie Andrews (1934) -
So Proudly We Hail! Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson (1943) -
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Nicole De Loiselle (1938) -
Known For
Since You Went Away Anne Hilton (1944) -
Actress
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Alice Grenville (1987) -
Parrish Ellen McLean (1961) -
Zane Grey Theater Beth Brayden (1957-1960) -
The Bells of St. Mary's Sister Benedict (1959) -
Suspicion (1958) -
Colgate Theatre Elizabeth Harper (1958) -
General Electric Theater Edith Miller (1958) -
Telephone Time Mary Roberts Rinehart (1957) -
Playhouse 90 Betsy Gregg (1957) -
Robert Montgomery Presents (1956) -
![Ford Star Jubilee]( "Ford Star Jubilee")
Ford Star Jubilee Ruth Condomine (1956) -
![Blithe Spirit]( "Blithe Spirit")
Blithe Spirit Ruth Condomine (1956) -
![Texas Lady]( "Texas Lady")
Texas Lady Prudence Webb (1955) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Sister Cecilia (1955) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Elizabeth Hopkins (1955) -
![The Best of Broadway]( "The Best of Broadway")
The Best of Broadway Actress (1954-1955) -
![Royal Affairs in Versailles]( "Royal Affairs in Versailles")
Royal Affairs in Versailles Madame de Montespan (1954) -
![Daughters of Destiny]( "Daughters of Destiny")
Daughters of Destiny Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth") (1954) -
![Outpost in Malaya]( "Outpost in Malaya")
Outpost in Malaya Liz Frazer (1952) -
![Let's Make It Legal]( "Let's Make It Legal")
Let's Make It Legal Miriam Halsworth (1951) -
![Thunder on the Hill]( "Thunder on the Hill")
Thunder on the Hill Sister Mary Bonaventure (1951) -
![The Secret Fury]( "The Secret Fury")
The Secret Fury Ellen Ewing (1950) -
![Three Came Home]( "Three Came Home")
Three Came Home Agnes Newton Keith (1950) -
![Bride for Sale]( "Bride for Sale")
Bride for Sale Nora Shelley (1949) -
![Family Honeymoon]( "Family Honeymoon")
Family Honeymoon Katie Armstrong Jordan (1948) -
![Sleep, My Love]( "Sleep, My Love")
Sleep, My Love Alison Courtland (1948) -
![The Egg and I]( "The Egg and I")
The Egg and I Betty (1947) -
![The Secret Heart]( "The Secret Heart")
The Secret Heart Lee Addams (1946) -
![Without Reservations]( "Without Reservations")
Without Reservations Kit Madden (1946) -
![Tomorrow Is Forever]( "Tomorrow Is Forever")
Tomorrow Is Forever Elizabeth Hamilton (1946) -
![Guest Wife]( "Guest Wife")
Guest Wife Mary Price (1945) -
![Practically Yours]( "Practically Yours")
Practically Yours Peggy Martin (1944) -
![Since You Went Away]( "Since You Went Away")
Since You Went Away Anne Hilton (1944) -
![So Proudly We Hail!]( "So Proudly We Hail!")
So Proudly We Hail! Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson (1943) -
![No Time for Love]( "No Time for Love")
No Time for Love Katherine Grant (1943) -
![The Palm Beach Story]( "The Palm Beach Story")
The Palm Beach Story Gerry Jeffers (1942) -
![Remember the Day]( "Remember the Day")
Remember the Day Nora Trinell (1941) -
![Skylark]( "Skylark")
Skylark Lydia Kenyon (1941) -
![Arise, My Love]( "Arise, My Love")
Arise, My Love Augusta Nash (1940) -
![Boom Town]( "Boom Town")
Boom Town Betsy Bartlett (1940) -
![Drums Along the Mohawk]( "Drums Along the Mohawk")
Drums Along the Mohawk Lana (Magdelana) (1939) -
![It's a Wonderful World]( "It's a Wonderful World")
It's a Wonderful World Edwina Corday (1939) -
![Midnight]( "Midnight")
Midnight Eve Peabody (1939) -
![Zaza]( "Zaza")
Zaza Zaza (1938) -
![Bluebeard's Eighth Wife]( "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife")
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Nicole De Loiselle (1938) -
![Tovarich]( "Tovarich")
Tovarich Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov (1937) -
![I Met Him in Paris]( "I Met Him in Paris")
I Met Him in Paris Kay Denham (1937) -
![Maid of Salem]( "Maid of Salem")
Maid of Salem Barbara Clarke (1937) -
![Under Two Flags]( "Under Two Flags")
Under Two Flags Cigarette (1936) -
![The Bride Comes Home]( "The Bride Comes Home")
The Bride Comes Home Jeannette Desmereau (1935) -
![She Married Her Boss]( "She Married Her Boss")
She Married Her Boss Julia Scott (1935) -
![Private Worlds]( "Private Worlds")
Private Worlds Dr. Jane Everest (1935) -
![The Gilded Lily]( "The Gilded Lily")
The Gilded Lily Marilyn David (1935) -
![Imitation of Life]( "Imitation of Life")
Imitation of Life Beatrice Pullman (1934) -
![Cleopatra]( "Cleopatra")
Cleopatra Cleopatra (1934) -
![It Happened One Night]( "It Happened One Night")
It Happened One Night Ellie Andrews (1934) -
![Four Frightened People]( "Four Frightened People")
Four Frightened People Judy Jones (1934) -
![Torch Singer]( "Torch Singer")
Torch Singer Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton (1933) -
![Three Cornered Moon]( "Three Cornered Moon")
Three Cornered Moon Elizabeth Rimplegar (1933) -
![I Cover the Waterfront]( "I Cover the Waterfront")
I Cover the Waterfront Julie Kirk (1933) -
![Tonight Is Ours]( "Tonight Is Ours")
Tonight Is Ours Princess Nadya (1933) -
![The Sign of the Cross]( "The Sign of the Cross")
The Sign of the Cross Empress Poppaea (1932) -
![The Phantom President]( "The Phantom President")
The Phantom President Felicia Hammond (1932) -
![Make Me a Star]( "Make Me a Star")
Make Me a Star Claudette Colbert (1932) -
![The Man from Yesterday]( "The Man from Yesterday")
The Man from Yesterday Sylvia Suffolk (1932) -
![The Misleading Lady]( "The Misleading Lady")
The Misleading Lady Helen Steele (1932) -
![The Wiser Sex]( "The Wiser Sex")
The Wiser Sex Margaret Hughes (1932) -
![His Woman]( "His Woman")
His Woman Sally Clark (1931) -
![Secrets of a Secretary]( "Secrets of a Secretary")
Secrets of a Secretary Helen Blake (1931) -
![The Smiling Lieutenant]( "The Smiling Lieutenant")
The Smiling Lieutenant Franzi (1931) -
![Honor Among Lovers]( "Honor Among Lovers")
Honor Among Lovers Julia Traynor (1931) -
![L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes]( "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes")
L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes Lucy Stavrin (1930) -
![La grande mare]( "La grande mare")
La grande mare Barbara Billings (1930) -
![Manslaughter]( "Manslaughter")
Manslaughter Lydia Thorne (1930) -
![The Big Pond]( "The Big Pond")
The Big Pond Barbara Billings (1930) -
![Young Man of Manhattan]( "Young Man of Manhattan")
Young Man of Manhattan Ann Vaughn (1930) -
![The Lady Lies]( "The Lady Lies")
The Lady Lies Joyce Roamer (1929) -
![The Hole in the Wall]( "The Hole in the Wall")
The Hole in the Wall Jean Oliver (1929) -
Actress
![For the Love of Mike]( "For the Love of Mike")
For the Love of Mike Mary (1927) -
Soundtrack
![Since You Went Away]( "Since You Went Away")
Since You Went Away (1944) -
![Arise, My Love]( "Arise, My Love")
Arise, My Love (1940) -
![Boom Town]( "Boom Town")
Boom Town (1940) -
![Tovarich]( "Tovarich")
Tovarich (1937) -
![Under Two Flags]( "Under Two Flags")
Under Two Flags (1936) -
![Torch Singer]( "Torch Singer")
Torch Singer (1933) -
Soundtrack
![The Smiling Lieutenant]( "The Smiling Lieutenant")
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) -
Archive footage
![Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies]( "Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies")
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Compression (2016)
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Back to the Present (2015)
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![Stars of the Silver Screen]( "Stars of the Silver Screen")
Stars of the Silver Screen (2015) -
![Discovering Film]( "Discovering Film")
Discovering Film (2015) -
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2015) -
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![Hitchcock]( "Hitchcock")
Hitchcock (2012) -
![American Horror Story]( "American Horror Story")
American Horror Story (2012) -
![Dai nostri inviati: La Rai e l'Istituto Luce raccontano la Mostra del cinema di Venezia 1932-1953]( "Dai nostri inviati: La Rai e l'Istituto Luce raccontano la Mostra del cinema di Venezia 1932-1953")
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Extraordinary Women (2011)
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The Many Faces of Cleopatra (2009)
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![Hollywood contra Franco]( "Hollywood contra Franco")
Hollywood contra Franco (2008) -
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![City Confidential]( "City Confidential")
City Confidential (2007) -
![Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon]( "Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon")
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![Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow]( "Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow")
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![The Naked Archaeologist]( "The Naked Archaeologist")
The Naked Archaeologist (2005-2006) -
![Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe]( "Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe")
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![Complicated Women]( "Complicated Women")
Complicated Women (2003) -
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
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![The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender]( "The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender")
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![The 69th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 69th Annual Academy Awards")
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50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
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![The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies]( "The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies")
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![100 Years at the Movies]( "100 Years at the Movies")
100 Years at the Movies (1994) -
![That's Entertainment! III]( "That's Entertainment! III")
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![America at the Movies]( "America at the Movies")
America at the Movies (1976) -
![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1972) -
![The Love Goddesses]( "The Love Goddesses")
The Love Goddesses (1965) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1964) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
![Hollywood: The Great Stars]( "Hollywood: The Great Stars")
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963) -
Frontier Justice (1959)
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Film Time (1955)
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![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1955) -
History Brought to Life (1950)
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![Hollywood: Style Center of the World]( "Hollywood: Style Center of the World")
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![Cavalcade of the Academy Awards]( "Cavalcade of the Academy Awards")
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![Land of Liberty]( "Land of Liberty")
Land of Liberty (1939) -
I'll Tell the World (1939)
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![The Fashion Side of Hollywood]( "The Fashion Side of Hollywood")
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
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Archive footage
![The House That Shadows Built]( "The House That Shadows Built")
The House That Shadows Built (1931) -
![Hollywood Remembers]( "Hollywood Remembers")
Hollywood Remembers (2000)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Since a slipped disc left her in traction in 1950 at her home, in Barbados. She swam twice daily in the ocean for 30 minutes.
Quotes
[on the "rug" scene in Cleopatra (1934)] It was quite difficult to be rolled into a rug and breathe and come out looking pleased with yourself. We only had to do that scene once.
Trademark
Apple-shaped face and big eyes
Nickname
Lily
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Emilie Claudette Chauchoin
Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
Died
(age 92)
Speightstown, Barbados
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