Filmography
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Known For
Imitation of Life Jessie Pullman (1934) -
Born Reckless Sybil Roberts (1937) -
Harold Teen Lillian 'Lillums' Lovewell (1934) -
Known For
The Officer and the Lady Helen Regan (1941) -
Actress
Gallery of Horror Helen Spalding (1967) -
Branded Alice Whitcomb (1965) -
The Night Walker Hilda (1964) -
Strait-Jacket Emily Cutler (1964) -
77 Sunset Strip Renee Lamson (1961) -
Rebel Without a Cause Judy's Mother (1955) -
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Shower of Stars Alice (1954) -
That's My Boy Alice Jackson (1954) -
I'm the Law Cynthia Chase (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Polly Grover (1952) -
The Unexpected Diana (1952)
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![Racket Squad]( "Racket Squad")
Racket Squad (1951) -
Roots in the Soil (1949)
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![Sky Liner]( "Sky Liner")
Sky Liner Amy Winthrop (1949) -
![Devil's Cargo]( "Devil's Cargo")
Devil's Cargo Margo Delgado (1948) -
![Bush Pilot]( "Bush Pilot")
Bush Pilot Hilary Ward (1947) -
![Queen of Broadway]( "Queen of Broadway")
Queen of Broadway Sherry Baker (1942) -
![Rubber Racketeers]( "Rubber Racketeers")
Rubber Racketeers Nikki (1942) -
![The Officer and the Lady]( "The Officer and the Lady")
The Officer and the Lady Helen Regan (1941) -
![The Stork Pays Off]( "The Stork Pays Off")
The Stork Pays Off Irene Perry (1941) -
![Meet Boston Blackie]( "Meet Boston Blackie")
Meet Boston Blackie Cecelia Bradley (1941) -
![Girls Under 21]( "Girls Under 21")
Girls Under 21 Frances White Ryan (1940) -
![Babies for Sale]( "Babies for Sale")
Babies for Sale Ruth Williams (1940) -
![Men Without Souls]( "Men Without Souls")
Men Without Souls Suzan Leonard (1940) -
![Island of Doomed Men]( "Island of Doomed Men")
Island of Doomed Men Lorraine Danel (1940) -
![Convicted Woman]( "Convicted Woman")
Convicted Woman Betty Andrews (1940) -
![A Woman Is the Judge]( "A Woman Is the Judge")
A Woman Is the Judge Justine West (1939) -
![Konga, the Wild Stallion]( "Konga, the Wild Stallion")
Konga, the Wild Stallion Judith Hadley (1939) -
![Smuggled Cargo]( "Smuggled Cargo")
Smuggled Cargo Marian Franklin (1939) -
![Missing Daughters]( "Missing Daughters")
Missing Daughters Kay Roberts (1939) -
![Pirates of the Skies]( "Pirates of the Skies")
Pirates of the Skies Barbara Whitney (1939) -
Pride of the Navy Gloria Tyler (1939)
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![Storm Over Bengal]( "Storm Over Bengal")
Storm Over Bengal Joan Lattimore (1938) -
![Mr. Moto Takes a Chance]( "Mr. Moto Takes a Chance")
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Victoria Mason (1938) -
![Rascals]( "Rascals")
Rascals Margaret Adams (1938) -
![Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals]( "Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals")
Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals Honey (1937) -
![She Had to Eat]( "She Had to Eat")
She Had to Eat Ann Garrison (1937) -
![Born Reckless]( "Born Reckless")
Born Reckless Sybil Roberts (1937) -
![That I May Live]( "That I May Live")
That I May Live Irene Howard (1937) -
![Bosko's Easter Eggs]( "Bosko's Easter Eggs")
Bosko's Easter Eggs Honey (1937) -
![Woman-Wise]( "Woman-Wise")
Woman-Wise Alice Fuller (1937) -
![Circus Daze]( "Circus Daze")
Circus Daze Honey (1937) -
![Reunion]( "Reunion")
Reunion Mary MacKenzie (1936) -
![Poppy]( "Poppy")
Poppy Poppy (1936) -
![The Old House]( "The Old House")
The Old House Honey (1936) -
![The Country Beyond]( "The Country Beyond")
The Country Beyond Jean Alison (1936) -
![Everybody's Old Man]( "Everybody's Old Man")
Everybody's Old Man Cynthia Sampson (1936) -
![The Music Goes 'Round]( "The Music Goes 'Round")
The Music Goes 'Round Susanna Courtney (1936) -
![Show Them No Mercy!]( "Show Them No Mercy!")
Show Them No Mercy! Loretta Martin (1935) -
![Way Down East]( "Way Down East")
Way Down East Anna Moore (1935) -
![Curly Top]( "Curly Top")
Curly Top Mary Blair (1935) -
![Les Misérables]( "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables Cosette (1935) -
![Life Begins at 40]( "Life Begins at 40")
Life Begins at 40 Adele Anderson (1935) -
![I've Been Around]( "I've Been Around")
I've Been Around Drue Waring (1935) -
![Hey-Hey Fever]( "Hey-Hey Fever")
Hey-Hey Fever Honey (1935) -
![The Mighty Barnum]( "The Mighty Barnum")
The Mighty Barnum Ellen (1934) -
![Bosko's Parlor Pranks]( "Bosko's Parlor Pranks")
Bosko's Parlor Pranks Honey (1934) -
![Imitation of Life]( "Imitation of Life")
Imitation of Life Jessie Pullman (1934) -
![Judge Priest]( "Judge Priest")
Judge Priest Virginia Maydew (1934) -
![Bachelor Bait]( "Bachelor Bait")
Bachelor Bait Cynthia Douglas (1934) -
![How Do I Know It's Sunday]( "How Do I Know It's Sunday")
How Do I Know It's Sunday Various (1934) -
![Such Women Are Dangerous]( "Such Women Are Dangerous")
Such Women Are Dangerous Vernie Little (1934) -
![Harold Teen]( "Harold Teen")
Harold Teen Lillian 'Lillums' Lovewell (1934) -
![Mr. Skitch]( "Mr. Skitch")
Mr. Skitch Emily Skitch (1933) -
![Walls of Gold]( "Walls of Gold")
Walls of Gold Joan Street (1933) -
![Wild Boys of the Road]( "Wild Boys of the Road")
Wild Boys of the Road Grace (1933) -
![Bosko's Picture Show]( "Bosko's Picture Show")
Bosko's Picture Show Honey (1933) -
![Doctor Bull]( "Doctor Bull")
Doctor Bull Virginia (Muller) / Banning (1933) -
![Bosko the Musketeer]( "Bosko the Musketeer")
Bosko the Musketeer Honey (1933) -
![Notorious But Nice]( "Notorious But Nice")
Notorious But Nice Constance Martin (1933) -
![Bosko's Mechanical Man]( "Bosko's Mechanical Man")
Bosko's Mechanical Man Honey (1933) -
![Beau Bosko]( "Beau Bosko")
Beau Bosko Honey (1933) -
![Bosko the Sheep-Herder]( "Bosko the Sheep-Herder")
Bosko the Sheep-Herder Honey (1933) -
![Bosko's Knight-Mare]( "Bosko's Knight-Mare")
Bosko's Knight-Mare Honey (1933) -
![Bosko the Speed King]( "Bosko the Speed King")
Bosko the Speed King Honey (1933) -
![Love Is Dangerous]( "Love Is Dangerous")
Love Is Dangerous Gwendolyn (1933) -
![Scarlet River]( "Scarlet River")
Scarlet River Rochelle Hudson (1933) -
![Bosko in Person]( "Bosko in Person")
Bosko in Person Honey (1933) -
![Lucky Devils]( "Lucky Devils")
Lucky Devils Visitor (1933) -
![She Done Him Wrong]( "She Done Him Wrong")
She Done Him Wrong Sally (1933) -
![The Past of Mary Holmes]( "The Past of Mary Holmes")
The Past of Mary Holmes Betty (1933) -
![Bosko in Dutch]( "Bosko in Dutch")
Bosko in Dutch Honey (1933) -
![Penguin Pool Murder]( "Penguin Pool Murder")
Penguin Pool Murder Telephone Operator (1932) -
![The Savage Girl]( "The Savage Girl")
The Savage Girl The Girl (1932) -
![Secrets of the French Police]( "Secrets of the French Police")
Secrets of the French Police K-31 (1932) -
![Bosko's Dizzy Date]( "Bosko's Dizzy Date")
Bosko's Dizzy Date Honey (1932) -
![Bosko the Drawback]( "Bosko the Drawback")
Bosko the Drawback Honey (1932) -
![Hell's Highway]( "Hell's Highway")
Hell's Highway Mary Ellen (1932) -
![Ride Him, Bosko!]( "Ride Him, Bosko!")
Ride Him, Bosko! Honey (1932) -
![Bosko the Lumberjack]( "Bosko the Lumberjack")
Bosko the Lumberjack Honey (1932) -
![Bosko's Store]( "Bosko's Store")
Bosko's Store Honey (1932) -
![Bosko at the Beach]( "Bosko at the Beach")
Bosko at the Beach Honey (1932) -
![Beyond the Rockies]( "Beyond the Rockies")
Beyond the Rockies Betty Allen (1932) -
![Bosko's Dog Race]( "Bosko's Dog Race")
Bosko's Dog Race Honey (1932) -
![Is My Face Red?]( "Is My Face Red?")
Is My Face Red? Newlywed Bride on Leviathan (1932) -
![Bosko's Party]( "Bosko's Party")
Bosko's Party Honey (1932) -
![Girl Crazy]( "Girl Crazy")
Girl Crazy San Luz Señorita (1932) -
![Battling Bosko]( "Battling Bosko")
Battling Bosko Honey (1932) -
![Bosko at the Zoo]( "Bosko at the Zoo")
Bosko at the Zoo Honey (1932) -
![Bosko's Soda Fountain]( "Bosko's Soda Fountain")
Bosko's Soda Fountain Honey (1931) -
![Are These Our Children]( "Are These Our Children")
Are These Our Children Mary (1931) -
![Fanny Foley Herself]( "Fanny Foley Herself")
Fanny Foley Herself Carmen (1931) -
![The Public Defender]( "The Public Defender")
The Public Defender Telephone Operator (1931) -
![Bosko's Holiday]( "Bosko's Holiday")
Bosko's Holiday Honey (1931) -
![Yodeling Yokels]( "Yodeling Yokels")
Yodeling Yokels Honey (1931) -
![Everything's Rosie]( "Everything's Rosie")
Everything's Rosie Lowe Party Guest by Punch Bowl (1931) -
![The Dumb Patrol]( "The Dumb Patrol")
The Dumb Patrol Honey (1931) -
![Laugh and Get Rich]( "Laugh and Get Rich")
Laugh and Get Rich Miss Jones - at Dance (1931) -
![Big Man from the North]( "Big Man from the North")
Big Man from the North Honey (1931) -
![Hold Anything]( "Hold Anything")
Hold Anything Honey (1930) -
Actress
![Sinkin' in the Bathtub]( "Sinkin' in the Bathtub")
Sinkin' in the Bathtub Honey (1930) -
Soundtrack
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip (1961) -
![Poppy]( "Poppy")
Poppy (1936) -
![Curly Top]( "Curly Top")
Curly Top (1935) -
Soundtrack
![Harold Teen]( "Harold Teen")
Harold Teen (1934) -
Archive footage
![Broken Sabre]( "Broken Sabre")
Broken Sabre (1965)
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Abandoned Hollywood for a time after playing Natalie Wood's mother in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) to run a 10,000 acre ranch in Arizona. She later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and worked for a petroleum refinery. Missing California, she returned in ...
Nickname
Shelly
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died
(age 55)
Palm Desert, California, USA
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