Olga Nani (1976 - 2013)

Actress. She participated in several television series such as “Casi Angeles”, “Historias de sexo de gente común”, “Mil millones”, “Enamorarte” and “Resistiré” among others. She also worked as a screenwriter and producer of videos and short films, as well as a professor at the National College of Arts (IUNA). She died waiting  a donor for […]

Yuki Nambá (1923 - 2006)

Actress.  Real name Lidia Rosa Tempone. A native of Tres Arroyos, Argentina, she was one of her country’s top movie stars of the 1940s and 1950s. Her films include “Peluquería de Señoras” (1941), “La Piel de Zapa” (1943), “El Último Pallador” (1950), “Sucedió en Buenos Aires” (1954), “Mercado de Abasto” (1955) and “La Morocha” (1955). […]

Renate Müller (1906 - 1937)

Actress. She performed on screen at the beginning of the 1930s. She made her stage debut in 1925 at the Harzer Bergtheater in the play “Sommernachtstraum.” In cinema, she debuted in Reinhold Schünzel’s “Peter, der Matrose” (1929). Schünzel directed eigth of her movies. She is best remembered for films such as “Liebling der Götter” (1930), […]

Carmel Myers (1899 - 1980)

Actress.  One of the silent screen’s most bewitching vamps.  She was born in San Francisco,  the daughter of an Australian rabbi who later served as a technical advisor on D.W. Griffith’s epic “Intolerance” (1916).  Myers made her acting debut as a slave girl in that film and stayed on at Triangle Pictures as a Griffith […]

Roseanne Murray (1920 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty redhead, she is remembered for her film and radio performances from the 1940s. Raised in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York, she appeared in local theatrical productions from an early age, graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1938, and in 1940 relocated to Southern California to pursue her show business […]

Kathleen Murray (1928 - 1969)

Actress. She was a New York city actress who had the leading role in the daily television drama “Kitty Foyle.” She appeared in more than 200 other television shows using her maiden name as her stage name. Also a theater performer, she sang and acted in the title role of the off-broadway production of “Leave […]

Barbara Murray (1929 - 2014)

Actress. A versatile performer, she is remembered for her long career on the British stage and screen. The child of a theatrical family, she was raised within the show business milieu, started dancing in her parents’ act around age six, and during World War II was hidden in Wales. After the War, she worked with […]

Mary Murphy (1931 - 2011)

Actress. Raised in Cleveland and later Los Angeles by her widowed mother, she attended University High School and caught the attention of a Hollywood talent which led to her being put under contract by Paramount Pictures. A string of several uncredited roles in the pictures “The Lemon Drop Kid” (1951), “My Favorite Spy” (1951) and […]

Anne Ward Murphy (1970 - 2003)

Actress. Born in Long Island, New York, she received a master’s degree in speech and education from Adelphi University, and later became a professor at Suffolk Community College, all while acting at the same time. She appeared in several stage plays including, “Snow White” “A Funny Thing Happened” “Can’t Take It With You” “A Chorus […]

Alma Muriel (1951 - 2014)

Actress. A typecast villainess of the Mexican big and small screens, she shall be remembered for her award-winning roles on multiple television soaps. Raised in her country’s capital, she had early show business ambitions, made her 1969 silver screen bow in “Lio de faldas”, and that same year was seen in the television series “Rosario”. […]

Lili Murati (1912 - 2003)

Actress. She was born in Szeged, Hungary. She began her career on stage in the 1920s, but soon she moved to the cinema, where debuted in 1935 with the film “A Csùnya Làny.” In her country, also she worked in “120-as Tempó” (1937), “Végre!” (1941), “Házasság” (1942) and “Kesó” (1943), among others. In 1948, she […]

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (1899 - 1969)

Actress. Member of a long family of stage and screen actors. She was born and died in Madrid (Spain). She developed her career on Stage and Screen. On stage, she appeared in “La Novia de Reverte (1933), “Casi un Cuento de Hadas” (1953) or “El Patio” (1953). In 1918, she married to actor Rafael Bardem […]

Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro (1895 - 1975)

Actress. She was born and died in Madrid (Spain). She was sister of actresses Matilde and Mercedes Muñoz Sampedro and the pianist Natividad. She began her career on stage in plays such as “Bendita Seas” (1926), “Madre, el Drama Padre” (1941), “Soledad y la Difunta” (1962) or “La Vidente” (1965), with stock companys of Lola […]

Ann Mui (1959 - 2000)

Chinese Actress. Mui appeared in the films, “Trouble Couple” (1987), “Jackie Chan’s Police Story” (1988), “The Iceman Cometh” (1989), “Burning Ambition” (1989), “Stage Door Johnny” (1990), “Chicken A La Queen” (1990), “Touch And Go” (1991), and her last film, “Farewell My Dearest” (1995). She was the sister of actress Anita Mui. Mui died on April […]

Sandra Mozarovsky (1958 - 1977)

Actress. Born in Tánger, Morocco of a Russian father and Spanish mother,  she began her career as child in the film “El Otro Árbol de Guernica” (1969).  She appeared in “Sensualidad” (1975), “La Noche de las Gaviotas” (1975), “Beatriz” (1976), “Hasta que el Matrimonio nos Separe” (1977) and “El Hombre de los Hongos” (1980), her […]

Stella Moya (1916 - 2003)

Actress. Moya appeared in the films, “Underneath The Arches” as ‘Anna’ in 1937, “East Meets West” as ‘Tuleeka’ in 1936, “The Scarab Murder Case” as ‘Meryt Amen’ in 1936, and “Stormy Weather” as ‘Moya’ in 1936.  Family links:  Spouse:  Lopez Joseph Mantoux (1915 – 2004)* *Calculated relationship Inscription:Friend Forever

Lisbeth Movin (1917 - 2011)

Actress. A longtime star of the Danish stage and screen, she is remembered as Anne Petersdotter, a pastor’s wife accused of divination in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1943 classic “Day of Wrath”. Raised in Odense, she originally trained as a laboratory technician then in 1939 was accepted into the Royal Theatre School; admitted to the Theatre’s […]

Peggy Mount (1915 - 2001)

Actress. Born Margaret Rose Mount in Essex, England, she went to work as a secretary in her early teens after the death of her father, despite her early desire to enter the theater. It would be almost 15 years before she landed a role with the Hanson Players when she played the part of an […]

Jennifer Moss (1945 - 2006)

Actress. She is best remembered for role as ‘Lucille Hewitt’ in the British soap opera television series, “Coronation Street” from 1960 to 1974. She also appeared in television series, “Hetty Weinthropp Investigates”, and the 1963 film, “Live It Up.” Also a talented singer, Moss recorded several songs in the 1960s for music producer Joe Meek […]

Ann Morrison (1916 - 1978)

Actress. A character actress in radio, film and television, Morrison started work on radios serials such as “Lux Theatre,” “Calling All Cars” and “Woman in White.” She also appeared on televsion in “General Hospital” and a number of other shows. Morrison died following a long illness. Morrison appeared in 20 films. (bio by: TLS)

Edna Morris (1906 - 1972)

British Actress. She was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Film and television credits include “Z Cars,” “Cluff,” “Public Eye,” “Crossroads,” “Thorndyke,” “Dixon of Dock Green,” “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning,” “Sons and Lovers,” and “The Flying Doctor.” (bio by: Genet)

Lucilla Morlacchi (1936 - 2014)

Actress. A performer of stage and Italian Cinema, she will be best remembered by international audiences for playing ‘Concetta’ in the Luchino Visconti film “The Leopard” (1963). She discovered a fondness for the theater and studied Drama. In 1956, she made her professional debut playing ‘Jenny’ in the Italian stage production of George Bernard Shaw’s […]

Valeria Moriconi (1931 - 2005)

Italian Stage and Screen Actress. Her real name was Valeria Abbruzzetti. She began her career on stage, but she soon triumphed in cinema with films such as “Gli Italiani si voltano” and “La Spiaggia.”  She was elected Great Master of Republic. On Stage, she was considered a Great Lady of the scene. Other of her […]

Margo Morgan (1897 - 1962)

Stage actress/entertainer. ‘Margo Morgan’ was her professional name.  Family links:  Parents:  George J Pfiester (1860 – 1946)  Susan Weiske Pfiester (1869 – 1940)  Spouse:  Victor Edward Rockwood (1903 – 1981)  Siblings:  Corrine Elizabeth Pfiester Mitchell (1892 – 1991)*  Arthur F Pfiester (1894 – 1979)*  Margo Morgan (1897 – 1962) *Calculated relationship

Rina Morelli (1908 - 1976)

Italian motion-picture actress. She is fondly remembered for her acclaimed roles in films such as: “Strange Deception,” Luchino Visconti’s “The Wanton Countess” and “The Leopard,” with Burt Lancaster. (bio by: MC)

Lillian M. Morehouse (1906 - 1994)

Actress. Born in Hartford, Connecticut , she was a fashion model when she started performing in the theatre. She was most noted for being a popular Broadway performer and a part of the Earl Carroll’s Vanities ensemble of the 1920s. She died of natural causes at age 88. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)

Nonna Viktorovna Mordyukova (1925 - 2008)

Actress. She was considered one of Russia’s top cinema stars, appearing in over 60 films spanning a 50 year screen career. She made her screen debut at age 23 in the 1948 motion picture “The Young Guard.” She was the recipient of several Soviet state awards, and was named as the people’s actress in 1974. […]

Gracita Morales (1928 - 1995)

Acclaimed Spanish Stage and Screen Character Actress. She often played comedic roles with a characteristic voice. She is best remembered for her films: “Maribel y la Extraña Familia” (1960), “Atraco a las Tres” (1962) “La Chica del Gato” (1962), “Más Bonita que Ninguna” (1965), “La Ciudad no es Para Mí” (1965), “Sor Citroen” (1968), “Juicio […]

Ute Mora (1945 - 2003)

Actress. Played ‘Berta Griese’ in the German TV-Series “Lindenstrasse.” She was part of the original cast. (bio by: JSesto) Cause of death: Cancer

Agnes Moorehead (1900 - 1974)

Actress. She was born Agnes Robertson Moorehead in Clinton, Massachusetts, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister.  She was a graduate of Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio then went on to earn a master’s degree in English and public speaking at the university of Wisconsin.  She continued her studies in New York at the American Academy […]