Filmography
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Known For
Kings Row Randy Monaghan (1942) -
They Drive by Night Cassie Hartley (1940) -
Shine on Harvest Moon Nora Bayes (1944) -
Known For
Nora Prentiss Nora Prentiss (1947) -
Actress
Pistols 'n' Petticoats Henrietta Hanks (1966-1967) -
Another World Katherine Corning (1965-1966) -
Wagon Train Mavis Grant (1962) -
The United States Steel Hour Alida Volterra (1956-1960) -
Pursuit Sunny (1958) -
Armchair Theatre Mary L. (1958) -
Woman and the Hunter Laura Dodds (1957) -
The Ford Television Theatre Mary Bartley (1953-1957) -
Playhouse 90 Kathy (1957) -
Lux Video Theatre Helen (1953-1957) -
![The Opposite Sex]( "The Opposite Sex")
The Opposite Sex Amanda Penrose (1956) -
Calling Terry Conway Terry Conway (1956)
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Sneak Preview (1956)
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![Celebrity Playhouse]( "Celebrity Playhouse")
Celebrity Playhouse (1956) -
![Come Next Spring]( "Come Next Spring")
Come Next Spring Bess Ballot (1956) -
![Appointment in Honduras]( "Appointment in Honduras")
Appointment in Honduras Sylvia Sheppard (1953) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Ranch Owner (1953) -
![Take Me to Town]( "Take Me to Town")
Take Me to Town Vermilion O'Toole aka Mae Madison (1953) -
![Just Across the Street]( "Just Across the Street")
Just Across the Street Henrietta Smith (1952) -
![Steel Town]( "Steel Town")
Steel Town 'Red' McNamara (1952) -
![Woman on the Run]( "Woman on the Run")
Woman on the Run Eleanor Johnson (1950) -
![Stella]( "Stella")
Stella Stella Bevans (1950) -
![I Was a Male War Bride]( "I Was a Male War Bride")
I Was a Male War Bride 1st Lt. Catherine Gates (1949) -
![Good Sam]( "Good Sam")
Good Sam Lu Clayton (1948) -
![Silver River]( "Silver River")
Silver River Georgia Moore (1948) -
![Nora Prentiss]( "Nora Prentiss")
Nora Prentiss Nora Prentiss (1947) -
![The Unfaithful]( "The Unfaithful")
The Unfaithful Chris Hunter (1947) -
![One More Tomorrow]( "One More Tomorrow")
One More Tomorrow Christie Sage (1946) -
![Cinderella Jones]( "Cinderella Jones")
Cinderella Jones Red Cross Nurse (1946) -
![The Doughgirls]( "The Doughgirls")
The Doughgirls Edna Stokes Cadman (1944) -
![Shine on Harvest Moon]( "Shine on Harvest Moon")
Shine on Harvest Moon Nora Bayes (1944) -
![Thank Your Lucky Stars]( "Thank Your Lucky Stars")
Thank Your Lucky Stars Ann Sheridan (1943) -
![Edge of Darkness]( "Edge of Darkness")
Edge of Darkness Karen Stensgard (1943) -
![George Washington Slept Here]( "George Washington Slept Here")
George Washington Slept Here Connie Fuller (1942) -
![Wings for the Eagle]( "Wings for the Eagle")
Wings for the Eagle Roma Maple (1942) -
![Juke Girl]( "Juke Girl")
Juke Girl Lola Mears (1942) -
![Kings Row]( "Kings Row")
Kings Row Randy Monaghan (1942) -
![The Man Who Came to Dinner]( "The Man Who Came to Dinner")
The Man Who Came to Dinner Lorraine Sheldon (1942) -
![Navy Blues]( "Navy Blues")
Navy Blues Marge Jordan (1941) -
![Honeymoon for Three]( "Honeymoon for Three")
Honeymoon for Three Anne Rogers (1941) -
![City for Conquest]( "City for Conquest")
City for Conquest Peggy Nash (1940) -
![They Drive by Night]( "They Drive by Night")
They Drive by Night Cassie Hartley (1940) -
![Torrid Zone]( "Torrid Zone")
Torrid Zone Lee Donley (1940) -
![It All Came True]( "It All Came True")
It All Came True Sarah Jane Ryan (1940) -
![Castle on the Hudson]( "Castle on the Hudson")
Castle on the Hudson Kay Manners (1940) -
![Angels Wash Their Faces]( "Angels Wash Their Faces")
Angels Wash Their Faces Joy Ryan (1939) -
![Winter Carnival]( "Winter Carnival")
Winter Carnival Jill Baxter (1939) -
![Indianapolis Speedway]( "Indianapolis Speedway")
Indianapolis Speedway 'Frankie' Merrick (1939) -
![Naughty But Nice]( "Naughty But Nice")
Naughty But Nice Zelda Manion (1939) -
![Dodge City]( "Dodge City")
Dodge City Ruby Gilman (1939) -
![They Made Me a Criminal]( "They Made Me a Criminal")
They Made Me a Criminal Goldie West (1939) -
![Angels with Dirty Faces]( "Angels with Dirty Faces")
Angels with Dirty Faces Laury Ferguson (1938) -
![Broadway Musketeers]( "Broadway Musketeers")
Broadway Musketeers Fay Reynolds Dowling (1938) -
![Letter of Introduction]( "Letter of Introduction")
Letter of Introduction Lydia Hoyt (1938) -
![Cowboy from Brooklyn]( "Cowboy from Brooklyn")
Cowboy from Brooklyn Maxine Chadwick (1938) -
![Little Miss Thoroughbred]( "Little Miss Thoroughbred")
Little Miss Thoroughbred Madge Perry Morgan (1938) -
![Mystery House]( "Mystery House")
Mystery House Sarah Keate (1938) -
![Out Where the Stars Begin]( "Out Where the Stars Begin")
Out Where the Stars Begin Ann Sheridan (1938) -
![The Patient in Room 18]( "The Patient in Room 18")
The Patient in Room 18 Sara Keate (1938) -
![She Loved a Fireman]( "She Loved a Fireman")
She Loved a Fireman Marjorie 'Margie' Shannon (1937) -
![Alcatraz Island]( "Alcatraz Island")
Alcatraz Island Flo Allen (1937) -
![Wine, Women and Horses]( "Wine, Women and Horses")
Wine, Women and Horses Valerie (1937) -
![The Footloose Heiress]( "The Footloose Heiress")
The Footloose Heiress Kay Allyn (1937) -
![San Quentin]( "San Quentin")
San Quentin May Kennedy aka May De Villiers (1937) -
![The Great O'Malley]( "The Great O'Malley")
The Great O'Malley Judy Nolan (1937) -
![Black Legion]( "Black Legion")
Black Legion Betty Grogan (1937) -
![Sing Me a Love Song]( "Sing Me a Love Song")
Sing Me a Love Song Girlfriend (1936) -
![Fighting Youth]( "Fighting Youth")
Fighting Youth Carol Arlington (1935) -
![Hollywood Extra Girl]( "Hollywood Extra Girl")
Hollywood Extra Girl Genevieve (1935) -
![The Crusades]( "The Crusades")
The Crusades Christian Slave Girl (1935) -
![The Glass Key]( "The Glass Key")
The Glass Key Nurse (1935) -
![The Red Blood of Courage]( "The Red Blood of Courage")
The Red Blood of Courage Elizabeth Henry (1935) -
![Mississippi]( "Mississippi")
Mississippi Schoolgirl (1935) -
![Rocky Mountain Mystery]( "Rocky Mountain Mystery")
Rocky Mountain Mystery Rita Ballard (1935) -
![Car 99]( "Car 99")
Car 99 Mary Adams (1935) -
![Rumba]( "Rumba")
Rumba Chorus Girl (1935) -
![Home on the Range]( "Home on the Range")
Home on the Range Singer (1935) -
![Enter Madame!]( "Enter Madame!")
Enter Madame! Flora's Shipboard Friend (1935) -
![One Hour Late]( "One Hour Late")
One Hour Late Girl (1934) -
![Limehouse Blues]( "Limehouse Blues")
Limehouse Blues Minor Role (1934) -
![Behold My Wife!]( "Behold My Wife!")
Behold My Wife! Mary White (1934) -
![Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove]( "Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove")
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Sands of the Desert Model (1934) -
![College Rhythm]( "College Rhythm")
College Rhythm Chorine / Gloves Salesgirl (1934) -
![Ready for Love]( "Ready for Love")
Ready for Love Priscilla at Basket Social (1934) -
![Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch]( "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch")
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Town Girl (1934) -
![The Lemon Drop Kid]( "The Lemon Drop Kid")
The Lemon Drop Kid Minor Role (1934) -
![Wagon Wheels]( "Wagon Wheels")
Wagon Wheels Young Lady (1934) -
![You Belong to Me]( "You Belong to Me")
You Belong to Me Wedding Party Guest (1934) -
![Ladies Should Listen]( "Ladies Should Listen")
Ladies Should Listen Adele (1934) -
![The Notorious Sophie Lang]( "The Notorious Sophie Lang")
The Notorious Sophie Lang Mannequin (1934) -
![Kiss and Make-Up]( "Kiss and Make-Up")
Kiss and Make-Up Beautician (1934) -
![Shoot the Works]( "Shoot the Works")
Shoot the Works Hanratty's Secretary (1934) -
![Many Happy Returns]( "Many Happy Returns")
Many Happy Returns Chorine (1934) -
![Murder at the Vanities]( "Murder at the Vanities")
Murder at the Vanities Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (1934) -
![Come On, Marines!]( "Come On, Marines!")
Come On, Marines! Loretta (1934) -
![Bolero]( "Bolero")
Bolero Chez Raoul Patron (1934) -
Actress
![Search for Beauty]( "Search for Beauty")
Search for Beauty Dallas Beauty Winner (1934) -
Soundtrack
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 (1957) -
![Take Me to Town]( "Take Me to Town")
Take Me to Town (1953) -
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![Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight]( "Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight")
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![Nora Prentiss]( "Nora Prentiss")
Nora Prentiss (1947) -
![The Doughgirls]( "The Doughgirls")
The Doughgirls (1944) -
![Shine on Harvest Moon]( "Shine on Harvest Moon")
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) -
![Thank Your Lucky Stars]( "Thank Your Lucky Stars")
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) -
![Juke Girl]( "Juke Girl")
Juke Girl (1942) -
![Navy Blues]( "Navy Blues")
Navy Blues (1941) -
![City for Conquest]( "City for Conquest")
City for Conquest (1940) -
![Torrid Zone]( "Torrid Zone")
Torrid Zone (1940) -
![It All Came True]( "It All Came True")
It All Came True (1940) -
![Naughty But Nice]( "Naughty But Nice")
Naughty But Nice (1939) -
![Dodge City]( "Dodge City")
Dodge City (1939) -
![Broadway Musketeers]( "Broadway Musketeers")
Broadway Musketeers (1938) -
![The Footloose Heiress]( "The Footloose Heiress")
The Footloose Heiress (1937) -
Soundtrack
![San Quentin]( "San Quentin")
San Quentin (1937) -
Producer
![Woman on the Run]( "Woman on the Run")
Woman on the Run (1950) -
Archive footage
![Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood]( "Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2008) -
![Crawford at Warners]( "Crawford at Warners")
Crawford at Warners (2008) -
![Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn]( "Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn")
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![Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn]( "Dodge City: Go West, Errol Flynn")
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![Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night']( "Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'")
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![Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years]( "Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years")
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![Central Casting]( "Central Casting")
Central Casting (2000) -
![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![Legends of the West]( "Legends of the West")
Legends of the West (1992) -
![Blushing Bloopers]( "Blushing Bloopers")
Blushing Bloopers (1990) -
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![Showbiz Goes to War]( "Showbiz Goes to War")
Showbiz Goes to War (1982) -
Presidential Blooper Reel (1981)
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![James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy]( "James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy")
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![The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks]( "The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks")
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![The Extraordinary Seaman]( "The Extraordinary Seaman")
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) -
![The Far Out West]( "The Far Out West")
The Far Out West (1967) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
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![Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight]( "Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight")
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Blow-Ups of 1946 (1947)
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![Okay for Sound]( "Okay for Sound")
Okay for Sound (1946) -
Archive footageBreakdowns of 1941 (1941)
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![Breakdowns of 1940]( "Breakdowns of 1940")
Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
4 wins.Did You Know
Trivia
She and co-star Zachary Scott in The Unfaithful (1947) were both born in Texas and died two years apart at the age of 51 (of cancer and a brain tumor, respectively).
Quotes
[on Errol Flynn] He was one of the wild characters of the world, but he had a strange, quiet side. He camouflaged himself completely. In all the years I knew him, I never really knew what lay underneath and I doubt if many people did.
Nickname
The "Oomph" Girl
Personal Details
Born
Clara Lou Sheridan
Denton, Texas, USA
Died
(age 51)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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