Olive Thomas Pickford (1894 - 1920)

Actress. Born Olivia Duffy in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 1898. Began posing for famous artists such as Harrison Fisher and Howard Chandler Christy. She was then introduced to Florenz Ziegfield which led to wide acclaim on Broadway, where she then changed her name to Olive Thomas, Thomas being the last name of the man […]

Michelle Thomas (1968 - 1998)

Larri Thomas (1932 - 2013)

American Actress and Dancer. Born Lida Thomas, she began her career by appearing in a string of television commercials before appearing in such films as ‘Road to Bali’ (1952), ‘House of Wax’ (1953), ‘Artists and Models’ (1955) and ‘Guys and Dolls’ (1955) for which she became one of the six ‘Goldwyn Girls’, hand-picked by Sam […]

Edna Thomas (1885 - 1974)

Actress. On Broadway, she appeared in the original productions of “Lulu Belle” (1926), “Porgy” (1929), “Run, Little Chillun” (1933), and “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1947-film also, 1957). (bio by: Ginny M)

Ann Thomas (1914 - 1989)

Actress. She appeared on stage, in radio, on television and in film. She began acting at 4 years old in a Metropolitan Opera production of “The Merchant of Venice”. She was known for her gravelly voice and Brooklyn accent. On Broadway, some of her appearances were in the original productions of “Charm” (1929), “Lost Boy” […]

Ursula Thiess (1924 - 2010)

Ursula Thiess Actress, Model. After gainiing a measure of success in her native land, she had a brief American film career in the 1950s. Raised in Hamburg, she married producer George Thiess in 1942, and had two children. Remaining in her home during WWII, she was forced to flee both the Allied bombing and the […]

Lorna Thayer (1919 - 2005)

American Character Actress. Thayer, the daughter of silent screen actress Louise Gibney, will best be remembered for her iconic restaurant scene opposite Jack Nicholson in 1970’s ‘Five Easy Pieces’, which has come to be known as the “chicken salad scene”. She made her film debut in 1952’s ‘Texas City’ and over the next five decades, […]

Phyllis Thaxter (1919 - 2012)

Actress. Born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter, her father served as a justice of the Maine Supreme Court, her mother was a Shakespearean actress, she chose to pursue a career in show business and first gained experience in summer stock productions, followed by further preparation at the Montreal Repertory Theatre. This led to her Broadway association, […]

Leora Thatcher (1894 - 1984)

Actress. Daughter of prominent Salt Lake Theater Company owner Moses Thatcher, Jr, Leora appeared on stage, radio and television. She also appeared in 3,180 performances of “Tobacco Road” in the role of Ada Lester. In 1912, her Grandfather’s opera house in Logan, Utah, was gutted by a devastating fire and in 1921, she rebuilt the […]

Carol Tevis (1907 - 1965)

Actress. She appeared in the films, “Three Loves Has Nancy” (1938), “Behind The Mike” (1937), “The Big Squirt” (1937), “She Asked For It” (1937), “Love Is News” (1937), “Free Rent” (1936), “Come Closer, Folks” (1936), “Sing, Baby, Sing” (1936), “Hungry Pains” (1935), “Pickled Peppers” (1935), “Wig-Wag” (1935), “Hitch Hike Lady” (1935), “Grand Exit” (1935), “The […]

Ruth Terry (1920 - 2016)

Actress. Born Ruth Mae McMahon, her mother sang to her as a child which led to her interest in music. During her youth, she won a singing contest with a Chicago radio station, which resulted in her being signed by the Paul Ash Chicago Theatre Orchestra. She marked her film debut at the age of […]

Hazel Neilson Terry (1923 - 1974)

British Film Actress. She was the daughter of actress, Mary Glynne, and actor Dennis Neilson-Terry. She was married to British actor, Geoffrey Keen. Her film and television credits include “The Servant,” “Kill or Cure,” “The Shoemaker’s Last,” “The Fletcher Case,” “Sweet Devil,” “Missing, Believed Married,” “Our Fighting Navy,” and “The Marriage of Corbal.” (bio by: […]

Ethel Grey Terry (1882 - 1931)

Actress. A twenty-year veteran of the stage, starting in 1919 under the director of Belasco and the Shuberts, Ethel was the daughter of actress Lillian Lawrence and wife of actor Carl Gerard. She began her career on the stage at two years of age, later being educated at Notre Dame Academy in Boston, then going […]

Dame Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928)

English actress of the stage.  She was best known for her roles in the plays of William Shakespeare, appearing in a number of his plays including the Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice. Her greatest success came in 1882, appearing as Beatrice in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. She also appeared in […]

Norma Terris (1904 - 1989)

Stage and Screen Actress. She was the original ‘Magnolia’ in the Broadway production of “Showboat.” (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Parents:  Myrtle Bliss Cook (1879 – 1967)

Gladys Tennyson (1894 - 1983)

Actress. Wife of actor Earle Foxe, she was ‘Estelle Payne’ in “Bread” (1918) and ‘Betty Lawton’ in “A Private Scandal.” (1921) (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  John William Borum (1860 – 1923)  Spouses:  Chester. M. Bennett (1892 – 1943)*  Earle Foxe (1891 – 1973)*  Sibling:  Willie Mae Borum Cavaness (1890 – 1972)*  Gladys Tennyson […]

Fay Templeton (1865 - 1939)

Actress. Born in Little Rock Arkansas to actors John Templeton and Alice Vane who were principals in the touring John Templeton Opera Company. She was carried on stage as an infant and won her first speaking role at five. By the age of twenty, she was touring with her own light opera company. She made […]

Christopher “Chris” Templeton (1952 - 2011)

Actress. She is best known for her role of Carol Robbins Evans in the daytime TV serial “The Young and the Restless” (1983 to 1993). Raised in the Chicago-area, she had a career as a child model in spite of her infliction with polio at the age of six months. After working at several occupations […]

Alma Tell (1898 - 1937)

Actress. Appeared in motion pictures during the silent era (1910s and 1920s). Married to actor Stanley Blystone. Sister of actress Olive Tell. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Stanley Blystone (1894 – 1956)

Irene Tedrow (1907 - 1995)

American motion picture and television actress of the 1940s through the 1980s. Appeared in many classic TV series such as “The Twilight Zone,” “Leave It to Beaver,” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” among many others. (bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Stroke

Verree Teasdale (1904 - 1987)

Actress. Apearred in motion pictures from the 1920s to the 1940s. Married to actor Adolphe Menjou. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Adolphe Menjou (1890 – 1963)* *Calculated relationship

Laurette Taylor (1884 - 1946)

Actress. Born Helen Laurette Magdalene Cooney in New York, she began her theatrical career as a child in vaudeville, where she was billed as “La Belle Laurette”. She was one of the brightest stars on Broadway and played in various stock companies as well as touring in plays produced by her first husband, Charles A. […]

Jackie Lynn Taylor (1925 - 2014)

Actress, Television Host. Taylor will best be remembered for appearing in several ‘Our Gang’ short subjects from 1934 to 1935, often portraying the sister or girlfriend of one of the boys. Like all the cast, she was replaced (by Darla Hood) as she grew too “old” to be a Little Rascal, but spent 15 more […]

Estelle Taylor (1899 - 1958)

Actress. Appearred in motion pictures from the 1910s to the 1940s. Married for a time to heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Bertha Boylan (1874 – 1965)  Spouse:  Jack Dempsey (1895 – 1983)

Alma Taylor (1895 - 1974)

Actress. A silent film star, she gained her greatest popularity playing one of the two sprightly “Tilly girls” in a series of comedies in 1910 to 1911. The other Tilly girl was Chrissie White. Taylor appeared on over 90 movies, she usually played the heroine suffering nobly and at great length after losing her man […]

Sharon Marie Tate (1943 - 1969)

Actress, Manson Victim. Sharon Tate was the daughter of Army intelligence officer Paul and housewife Doris Willett. At the age of 6 months, she won the Miss Tiny Tot of Dallas beauty contest. She would go on to win the title of Miss Autorama, in Richland, Washington, appeared atop a missile for a cover of […]

Alla Tarasova (1898 - 1973)

Actress. A preeminent Russian stage star of the Soviet era, famed for her six-decade association with the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT).  Alla Konstantinova Tarasova was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She was attracted to the theatre from childhood and caught the performing bug after seeing the MAT on tour in Kiev. In 1914 she moved to […]

Tania (1970 - 1999)

Singer and Actress. She was born in Toledo, Spain, the exact date of birth is unknown. Her original name was Ana Luciana Divis and she arrived to Argentina in the 1920s, where she had a long a successful career. She was also the wife and muse of the famed tango composer Enrique Santos Discépolo. (bio […]

Eva Tanguay (1879 - 1947)

Actress, Singer. Born in in Quebec, Canada, she was a singer and entertainer who billed herself as “the girl who made vaudeville famous”. She made her vaudeville debut in New York City in 1904 and went on to have a long-lasting vaudeville career which commanded one of the highest salaries of any performer of the […]

Jessica Alice Tandy (1909 - 1994)

Actress. She is best remembered for receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “Driving Miss Daisy’ (1989), for which she also won a Golden Globe and British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. She was born in Hackney, London, England, the youngest of three children, where her father was a […]