Vera Steadman (1900 - 1966)

Actress, Comedienne. She is probably best remembered for her association with film director Mack Sennett, having been one of his famous bathing beauties. Her film career spanned from 1915 until 1941, and during this time she appeared in almost 120 silent and sound films and shorts, of which her roles went mostly uncredited after 1933. […]

Sally Starr (1923 - 2013)

Television Hostess, Singer, Actress. Her career started at the young age of 12, when she and her sister Mildred debuted on the CBS radio program “Blush Creek Follies,” as the “Little Missouri Maids.” Later, she donned a flashy red cowgirl outfit decorated with fringes and shiny silver stars, a cowgirl hat, boots, guns with holsters […]

Muriel Starr (1888 - 1950)

Actress. She appeared in the film “Within The Law” (1916), in the role of ‘Mary Turner.’ (bio by: K)

Pauline Starke (1901 - 1977)

Motion picture actress. By her 12th birthday, she had made her screen debut with a bit part in “The Claws of Green,” and over the next few years she became well-known for her memorable roles in films such as “The Arizona Express,” “The Little Girl Next Door,” and “A Royal Romance.” (bio by: MC)

Marjorie Stapp (1921 - 2014)

Actress. A pretty blonde, she is remembered for her numerous film and television appearances over a career of more than 40 years. An Arkansas native, she held a variety of jobs after moving to Southern California including a gig as receptionist for alleged mobster Bugsy Siegel and studied briefly at the University of Chicago; signed […]

Joan Alexander Stanton (1915 - 2009)

Actress. Primarily a radio performer, she is remembered for portraying reporter Lois Lane in over 1,600 episodes of “Superman” during the 1940s. Born Louise Abras, she was raised in Brooklyn after her father’s early death and took the “Joan” half of her professional name to honor Joan Crawford, though the origin of “Alexander” is unclear. […]

Gail Stanton (1954 - 1996)

Actress, Model. Born Brenda Stone in Memphis, Tennessee, she was Playboy Magazine’s Playmate of the Month for June 1978. The daughter of a Southern Baptist church deacon, she changed her name to Gail Stanton so that she would not embarrass her father. A former high school cheerleader and homecoming queen, Stanton began her modeling career […]

Florence Stanley (1924 - 2003)

Actress. She started on Broadway in such stage productions as “Fiddler on The Roof” and “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” before heading to Hollywood. She was a regular cast member on television’s “Barney Miller” where she played Bernice Fish. In addition to numerous guest roles on other shows, she also had a role in the […]

Rosemarie Bowe Stack (1932 - 1970)

Actress. Stack has appeared in many films including, “Big Trouble” (1986), “My Kingdom For..” (1985), “Making Of A Male Model” (1983), “Murder On Flight 502” (1975), “All In A Night’s Work” (1961), “The Peacemaker” (1956), “The View From Pompey’s Head” (1955), “The Big Bluff” (1955), “The Adventures Of Hajii Baba” (1955), “The Golden Mistress” (1952), […]

Lili St Cyr (1918 - 1999)

Burlesque Dancer.  Born Marie Van Schaack, she took ballet lessons, and soon began dancing as a chorus line girl in Hollywood.  Lili begged her manager to allow her to do a solo act.  This led to a better job at a club called “The Music Box.”  Her stripping debut there was in an Ivan Fehnova […]

Elizabeth Spriggs (1929 - 2008)

Actress. A prolific performer of mainly British stage, films and television, she received a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1974 Broadway production “London Assurance”. Born in Derbyshire, England, she attended the Royal School of Music and later became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. After appearing in the productions “The Cherry […]

Steffie Spira Spira-Ruschin (1908 - 1995)

German-Austrian actress, singer and comedienne. Spira performed on stage, and in films and television, starting in late 1920s until the 1990s. She also worked in East Germany. She was the daughter of famous Austrian actor Fritz Spira, and the sister of actress Camilla Spira. (bio by: Rudi Polt)

Shirley Lee Sperl (1924 - 1986)

Actress. She was a 1950s contract actress with RKO Pictures.  She also appeared with her husband Actor and Los Angeles County Marshal Timothy Farrell (Timothy Sperl) in the Ed Wood Cult Film “Glen or Glenda”. She was an ardent Animal Rescuer and champion of Spaying and Neuter Dogs and Cats in Los Angeles.  She was […]

Wendie Jo Sperber (1958 - 2005)

Actress. A native of Hollywood, California, she is best remembered for her roles as ‘Amy Cassidy’ in “Bosom Buddies” from 1980 to 1982 (with Tom Hanks), ‘Pvt. Stacy Kouchalakas’ in “Private Benjamin” from 1982 to 1983, ‘Charlene Gilbert’ on “Babes” from 1991 to 1992, ‘Mavis Davis’ on “Hearts Afire” from 1992 to 1993, and ‘Linda […]

Marian Spelman (1921 - 2007)

Television actress and singer, she was an icon in her local city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she worked mostly on television station WLWT.   A regular on the “Fifty-Fifty Club” show and other live shows from 1952 to 1975, she was also known for her work with the Cincinnati Playhouse, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and […]

Victoria Spark (1950 - 2006)

Actress. A native of Augusta, Georgia, she is probably best known for her portrayal of United Airlines Flight 93 Flight Attendant Lorraine Bay in the 2005 television film, “The Flight That Fought Back.” The film told the story of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the heroes of United Airlines Flight 93, which later […]

Fay Spain (1932 - 1983)

Actress. Usually playing B-movies bad girl, she appeared in such films as “Al Capone” with Rod Steiger, “Dragstrip Girl” with John Ashley, and “Teenage Doll.” (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  R C Spain (1906 – 1965)  Arminta Frances Cochran Grant (1910 – 2003)  Siblings:  Virginia Spain Petersen (1927 – 1997)*  Fay Spain (1932 – […]

Jeri Southern (1926 - 1991)

Popular singer and actress in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. (bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Pneumonia

Eve Southern (1900 - 1972)

Actress. Star of late era silents and early talkies. In 1916, while living in Fort Worth, she was discovered by director D. W. Griffith. She moved to Hollywood and bounced around from studio to studio for several years, making films for Triangle, Fox, Paramount, Universal and Goldwyn, among others. Her break came when director Edwin […]

Luchy Soto (1919 - 1970)

Actress. She was born and died in Madrid. She was daughter of actress Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro and actor Manuel Soto, and she was married with actor Luis Peña. On Stage she triumphed in “Cuando Tú me Necesitas” (1961) “Las Mujeres Sabias” (1967) and “El Sí de las Niñas” (1969). On screen, she worked in “Morena […]

Ann Sothern (1909 - 2001)

Actress. Born in Valley City, North Dakota, as Harriet Lake, her career spanned six decades and included 64 movies and 175 TV episodes. In the 1950’s she was in the television series “Private Secretary” and later “The Ann Sothern Show.” She received an Oscar nomination in 1988 for best supporting actress in the movie “The […]

Lita Soriano (1970 - 2004)

Television Actress. Well known in Latin America for her supporting roles in soap operas. (bio by: 380W)

Jeanne Sorel (1913 - 2003)

Actress. Born in Egypt, she appeared in motion pictures and on television. She appeared in the films, “B.S. I Love You” (1971), “Prehistoric Women” (1950), “Only Yesterday” (1933), and “American Madness” (1932). She also appeared in such television shows as “Logan’s Run” (1977), “Medical Center” (1969 to 1976), “Bewitched” (1964 to 1972), and “The Monkees” […]

Cecile Sorel (1873 - 1966)

Actress. She is remembered as a star of the French Belle Epoque. Born Emile Cecile Seurre, she took to the stage early and in 1903 gained a place at the Comedie-Francais where she had a strong following and was particularly noted as the lead of Moliere’s “Celimene”. Cecile was known for over-playing her lines, a […]

Edith Holm “Gale” Sondergaard (1899 - 1985)

Actress. Began her acting career on stage, and made her film debut in “Anthony Adverse” at the age of 36. In the early 1950s she saw her career ruined by anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era. She and her husband, writer Herbert Biberman was blacklisted. She did not return to the movies until 1969 in […]

Brett Somers (1924 - 2007)

Actress. Born Audrey Johnson, she is best known as a panelist on the 1970s CBS television show “Match Game”. She began her career on Broadway, appearing in “Seven Year Itch” and “The Country Girl” with co-star Jack Klugman,  who she married in 1953. In the 1950s she made her initial television appearances in theatrical programs […]

Laly Soldevila (1933 - 1979)

Actress. A native of Barcelona, Catalunya, she began her career on stage in the 1950s. In 1957, she moved to Madrid, where played in “La Celestina” directed for the stage for Luis Escobar. Also, she triumphed as comic vedette in the musical revue “Te Espero en el Eslava.” On stage, she is remembered on “El […]

Lyubov Sokolova (1921 - 2001)

Actress. She was nicknamed “Mama Sokolova” for her kindly maternal roles in Russian and international films. Sokolova’s output was so prodigious—an estimated 370 screen appearances—that she was listed in the Guiness Book of Records as “The World’s Most Prolific Actress”. Among her films are “And Quiet Flows the Don” (1957), “Resurrection” (1960), “Vaska’s Mother” (1960), […]

Machiko Soga (1938 - 2006)

Actress. Best known for her role as the villainess ‘Rita Repulsa’ on the “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers,” and Queen Hedrian in the “Solar Task Force.” She also appeared on the “Electronic Task Force” TV series. Her career began in the 1960s with an appearance in “Samaritan Zatoichi.” She was also a prolific voice actress and […]

Kristina Soderbaum (1912 - 2001)

Actress. Called the “Drowned Girl of the Reich” for her numerous onscreen suicides by drowning, she is remembered as a longtime star of the German cinema and as the blonde Aryian ideal of several of Dr. Joseph Goebbels’ propoganda films from the Nazi era. The child of a distinguished academic, she was raised in Stockholm […]