Reiko Sato (1931 - 1981)

Actress. Born in Los Angeles, California, she is best known for the role of seamstress ‘Helen Chao’ in the movie “Flower Drum Song” (1961). She made her film debut in “Mother Didn’t Tell You” (1950), followed by “Woman On The Run” (1950). Among her credits are “House of Bamboo” (1955), “Kismet” (1955), “Invaders from the […]

Catya Sassoon (1968 - 2002)

Actress and model. Catya was the daughter of Vidal Sassoon. She began her career in 1982 as model with the Prestige Agency in Beverly Hills, California. She later appeared in films including “Tuff Turf” (1985), “Modern Girls” (1986), “Inside Out” (1986), “Dance With Death” (1991), “Secret Games” (1992), “Inside Out IV” (1992), “Bloodfist IV: Die […]

Lucy Saroyan (1946 - 2003)

Actress, and daughter of Pulitzer Prize winning author, William Saroyan. Saroyan appeared in films including, “Hopscotch” (1980), “Blue Collar” (1978), “Greased Lightning” (1976), “Columbo: Old Fashioned Murder” (1976), “The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three” (1974), “Kotch” (1971), “Maidstone” (1969), “Some Kind Of Nut” (1969), and “Isadora” (1968). She also appeared in the television shows, […]

Mary Santpere (1913 - 1992)

Actress. Tall and with a special comic timing and a strong catalan accent, she began her career on stage during Spanish Civil War with his father. She also appeared in the circus as a clown. She is best remembered for her films: “Miss Cuplé” (1959), “Detective con faldas” (1961), “La mini-tía” (1967), “Bruja, más que […]

Penny Santon (1916 - 1999)

Stage and Sscreen Actress. Often seen portraying “Italian mama” roles. She played Madam Lucia, proprietor of the bridal shop, in the film version of the musical “West Side Story” (1961). (bio by: Theologianthespian)

Elena Sangro (1896 - 1969)

Actress. Born Maria Antonietta Bartoli Avveduti. A star from the gold age of Italian silent cinema, best known as Elena Sangro, pseudonym given to her by Gabriele D’Annunzio with whom she had an intense relationship. After her debut as actress in 1917 with “Fabiola” by Enrico Guazzoni, the following year she appeared as Erminia in […]

Esther Sandoval (1928 - 2006)

Actress. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She worked on stage, screen, radio and television. On films, she appeared among others in “Creature from the Haunted Sea” (1961), “Thunder Island” (1973), “Los Traidores de San Ángel” (1967), “Las Pasiones Infernales” (1969) and “Dios los Cría” (1979). In television, she is fondly remembered in “La […]

Olga San Juan (1927 - 2009)

Actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career in radio at an early age. During the 1940s, she appeared in several motion pictures, most notably musicals often as a dancer and singer. Among her film credits are “Rainbow Island” (1944), “Duffy’s Tavern” (1945), “Blue Skies” (1946), “Variety Girl” (1947), “Are You with It?” […]

Teddy Sampson (1898 - 1970)

American motion picture actress of the silent era (1910s-1920s). Appeared with legendary comic Stan Laurel in the 1918 comedy “Hickory Hiram.” Married to famed comic actor Ford Sterling. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Ford Sterling (1882 – 1939)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Cancer

Tatiana Samoilova (1934 - 2014)

Actress. A dark-haired beauty, she is remembered as the star of a Soviet cinematic classic. The child of an actor, she was raised in Moscow from an young age, took to show business early, and studied music and ballet at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich Music Theatre. Offered a chance to join the Bolshoi, she chose […]

Jeanne Samary (1857 - 1890)

Actress, Artist’s Model. A noted performer of her time, today she is known for Pierre Auguste Renoir’s images of her. Born Leontine Pauline Samary to a theatrical family, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris at 14, a first-prize there leading to her professional debut at the Comedie-Francais as Dorine in Moliere’s “Tartuffe” on August 24, […]

Dr Delia Salvi (1927 - 2015)

Actress. A prolific artist with numerous stage and screen credits, she shall probably be remembered for her distinguished career as an acting teacher. Raised in Manhattan within the theatrical milieu, she broke show business at around six as part of the Children’s Opera Group. In the early 1940s, Delia followed her mother’s film career to […]

Thelma Salter (1908 - 1953)

American movie actress of the silent era. Interred along with her husband, writer-producer Edward Kaufman.

Luisa Sala (1923 - 1986)

Actress. She was a distinguished actress of stage, film and television from the 1950s until her death. She was the New York Times’ “Critic’s Pick” in 1965 for her performance in the film Aquella jóven de blanco, also known in Spain as El Milagro de Lourdes, for her performance in the role of the mother […]

Renée Saint-Cyr (1904 - 2004)

Awarded French Actress. She began her career in the thirties. Among other films, she appeared in “Deux Orphelines” (1933), “Le Dernier Millardaire” (1934), “Les Perles de la Couronne” (1937), “La Symphonie Fantastique” (1942), “Étrange Destin” (1946), “Fusillé à l’Aube” (1950), “Si Paris Nous Était Conté” (1955), “Le Monocle Rit Jaune” (1964), “O.K. Patron” (1974), “Room […]

Laura Sadler (1980 - 2003)

Actress. Born in Ascot, Berkshire, England. She was identified as a future talent at early age by Dustin Hoffman, who had seen her in a play. Sadler is best remembered fo her roles on such British television series’ as, ‘Judi Jeffreys’ on “Grange Hill” from 1997 to 1999, ‘Skirty Marm’ in “Belfry Witches” in 1999, […]

Taruni Sachdev (1998 - 2012)

Actress. A well-liked Indian child performer, she shall be remembered as “the RaSna girl” for her television commercials publicizing a popular soft drink of that name. The child of well-off parents she lived in Bombay and made her silver screen debut in the 2003 “Koi Mil Gaya”. Taruni appeared in the Malayalam language features “Vellinakshatram” […]

Achala Sachdev (1920 - 2012)

Actress. A respected Bollywood star, she shall be remembered for a career of nearly 65 years that saw her appear in roughly 140 mostly Hindi language films. Born in what was then British India she made her silver screen debut in the 1938 “Fashionable Wife” the worked for All India Radio, initially in Lahore then […]

Jana Rybarova (1936 - 1957)

Czech Actress. She appeared in the films “Legend o’ Lasce” (1957), “Labakan” (1956), and “Stribrny Vitr” (1954). (bio by: K)

Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892 - 1972)

Renowned British actress, most famous for her performances as ‘Miss Marple.’ Other memorable performances include ‘Madame Arcati’ in “Blythe Spirit” (1945). A poster of Dame Margaret was a popular mural on the walls of college dorm rooms in the late sixties. She also hosted a provocative documentary, “The Stately Ghosts of England,” about this time. […]

Rosalind Russell (1907 - 1976)

Actress. Born One of seven childen to Clara and James Edward Russell in Waterbury, Connecticut. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her Broadway debut in 1930 in “Garrick Gaieties” which ran for about two weeks in October 1930.Within four years she was under contract to MGM and made her film debut […]

Lillian Russell (1860 - 1922)

American singer and actress in light comedies who represented the feminine ideal of her generation. She was as famous for her flamboyant lifestyle as she was for her beauty and voice. (bio by:  EJD) Cause of death: Complications from a fall aboard a ship

Evangeline Russell (1902 - 1966)

American actress of the silent era. Daughter of actor John Russell and screenwriter Lillian Case Russell. Married to director J. Stuart Blackton and later to director William P.S. Earle. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouses:  Ray H Claymore (1898 – 1966)*  Carey Harrison Rippeteau (1889 – 1957)*  J. Stuart Blackton (1875 – 1941)*  Roy […]

Lady Pauline Laetitia Tennant Rumbold (1927 - 2008)

Actress, Poet, Socialite. A noted beauty and performer in her youth, she was later a respected author. Born to wealth and privilege, she was raised initially on a Wiltshire estate though her aristocratic father David Tennant allowed the too-attractive-for-her-own-good Pauline to rub elbows with many noted personalities of the day at his Soho nightspot, The […]

Chela Ruiz (1921 - 1999)

Actress. She acted in stage, cinema and television for more than 50 years. Best known for her role in the movie “La Historia Oficial,” which was awarded with the Oscar. (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Heart attack

Zhang Ruifang (1918 - 2012)

Award Winning Actress. A longtime star of the Chinese screen, she was recognized as one of her country’s four ‘Dan Actresses’. Born at Baodung, little is recorded of her early years save that in 1940 she made her silver screen debut in “Fire Baptism”. Zhang was to continue performing and in 1962 was to have […]

Barbara Rudnik (1958 - 2009)

German actress. Made herself a name internationally with one of her first films, “Kopfschuss” which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Thanks to her good knowledge of both English and French, she was booked for foreign productions, amongst them “Douce France”. She starred in films such as “Zwei Wochen für uns”, “Sehnsucht nach Liebe”, […]

Alma Rubens (1897 - 1931)

Actress. She is remembered for a prolific albeit drug shortened career in silent features. Born Alma Rueben, not Genevieve Driscoll as stated by some sources, to a mixed Irish-German family, she hooked-up with a local theatrical troupe while still a young girl and made her initial stage appearance when the group needed a fill-in for […]

Adele Rowland (1883 - 1971)

Silent Film Actress. Adele Rowland was born on July 10, 1883 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress known for She’s Everywhere, The Blonde from Singapore and For the Love of Mary. She was married to Conway Tearle and Charles Ruggles. She died on August 8, 1971 in Los Angeles, California. (bio […]

Homa Rousta (1946 - 2015)

Iranian Actress. Rousta was a very prominent Iranian actress who appeared in both film and stage productions. She graduated from the School of Dramatic Arts in Bucharest, Romania with a degree in theatre and then started her career in acting in 1971.  Rousta appeared in such films as “Az Karkheh ta Rhein” (1993), “All the […]