Cassandra Harris (1952 - 1991)

Actress. Harris was born Sandra Colleen Waites in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on December 15, 1952. She appeared in the films, “For Yor Eyes Only” (1981), as ‘Countess Lisl Von Schlaf,’ “Rough Cut” (1980), as ‘Mrs. Lloyd Palmer,’ and “The Greek Tycoon” (1978), as ‘Cassandra.’ She also appeared in the television shows, “Space: 1999” […]

Mickey I. Harper (1936 - 1964)

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Jane Harker (1922 - 2000)

Actress, Model. A popular glamour girl of the late 1940s, she is remembered as Alice from a number of the ‘Joe McDoakes’ film shorts. Though little is recorded of her early years, she was born Jane Ellen Harker, was a native of the Chicago suburbs, became a Warner Brothers contract player, and made her 1946 […]

Sophiya Haque (1971 - 2013)

Actress, Singer. A popular performer of both England and India, she shall perhaps be best remembered as the barmaid Poppy Morales of ITV’s classic series “Coronation Street”. Initially raised by her single mother, she studied dance then after moving with her father to London trained at the Arts Educational Schools. In 1988 Sophiya landed a […]

Ellen Hanley (1926 - 2007)

Actress, Singer. She was a musical-theater performer best-known for playing Fiorello LaGuardia’s first wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fiorello!” Born in Lorain, Ohio, she made her Broadway debut in “Annie Get Your Gun,” starring Ethel Merman, in 1946. The following year she appeared as Clothilde Pfefferkorn in “Barefoot Boy with Cheek,” a musical featuring Nancy […]

Octavia Handworth (1887 - 1978)

Actress. Born Octavia Boas in New York City, she was a stage performer when she entered films with the French Pathé Company in 1912. During the silent film era, she appeared in nearly 50 movies to include “A Nation’s Peril” (1912), “The Eye of God” (1913), “The Son” (1915), “The Great Ruby” (1915), “Puppets of […]

Lou Hancock (1924 - 1995)

Actress. She appeared on stage in numerous movies and TV programs.  Her most notable roles were in the movies Evil Dead II (“Henrietta Knowby”) and Miracle Mile (“Lucy Peters”).  She also had a recurring role as “Mabel Shoop” in the TV series, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” (bio by: Tony Sivo)  Family links:  Parents:  Donnie Dicy Maddox […]

Ruth Hampton (1931 - 2005)

Former Beauty Queen, Actress. Born Regina Ruth Jane Hampton in Throop, Pennsylvania, she became a dancer and performed with the Philadelphia Civic Ballet and New York’s Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. She gained national attention as a beauty queen when crowned “Miss New Jersey” and was the runner up in the “Miss USA” pageant of […]

Kay Hammond (1901 - 1982)

Actress. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she performed in many Hollywood motion picture productions from 1920s to the 1960s. Her credits included “Her Private Affair” (1929), “Abraham Lincoln” (1930), “Racetrack” (1933), “Eight Girls in a Boat” (1934), “Way Down East” (1935), “The Ten Commandments” (1956) and “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965). (bio by: John […]

Elaine Hammerstein (1896 - 1948)

Actress.  The daughter of noted theatrical producer Arthur Hammerstein and granddaughter of  Oscar Hammerstein,  she seemed destined for a show business career.  After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1913 she appeared in two Broadway shows,  “High Jinks” (1913) and “The Trap” (1915),  before making her screen debut in “The Moonstone” (1915).  Her famous name […]

Sue Hamilton (1945 - 1969)

Actress. Born Karen Susan Hamilton in Glendale, California, she was a successful modeling beauty and was Playboy Magazine’s Playmate of the Month (as Sue Williams) in the April 1965 issue. A talent scout for American International Pictures saw her picture feature in Playboy and signed her to a long-term multi-movie contract with the studio. She […]

Margaret Hamilton (1902 - 1985)

American character actress, best known for her legendary role as “The Wicked Witch of the West” in the 1939 MGM classic “The Wizard of Oz,” which was ranked #4 on the American Film Institute’s villains list of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains. Hamilton had a long career on stage and screen, often playing spinsters […]

Jane Hamilton (1915 - 2004)

Actress. Jane Hamilton started her career as a Goldwyn girl. She also worked as a model at Saks fifth avenue in Beverly Hills. She married millionaire William I. Hollingsworth in 1939. During the war, she worked for the Red Cross. In 1949 she married her second husband, Edward G. Wormhoudt. Jane appeared in several movies […]

Faten Hamama (1931 - 2015)

Actress. A brunette beauty called “the First Lady of the Arab screen”, she is remembered for starring in roughly 100 Egyptian film features, in the process breaking stereotypes by portraying strong female characters. Raised in Cairo by a middle class family, she was to some extent pushed into show business by her father, who had […]

Florence Halop (1923 - 1986)

Actress. She began her career appearing on radio series of the 1940s, which transitioned to television in the early 1950s. Halop guest starred on various television series to include “Meet Millie”, “I Love Lucy”, “I Spy”, “That Girl”, “Barney Miller”, “Soap” and “Different Strokes”. She is most fondly remembered for the roles of ‘Bailiff Florence […]

Lillian Hall-Davis (1898 - 1933)

Actress. Hall-Davis became well known to a wide public with her roles in Hitchcock’s early movies “The Ring” and “The Farmer’s Wife.” She committed suicide in 1933. (bio by: MC)

Ruth Hall (1910 - 2003)

Actress. She appeared in 37 films during the Hollywood Golden Era, in movies like “Ride Him Cowboy” opposite John Wayne, “The Heart of New York,” “The Kid from Spain,” “The Three Musketeers,” and “How to Marry a Millionaire” with Marilyn Monroe. But she is best remebered as ‘Mary Helton’ in the 1931 Marx Brother’s classic […]

Rosie Lee Moore Hall (1899 - 1967)

Spokeswoman. Rosie Moore was the last woman to represent the character “Aunt Jemima” for the Quaker Oats Company. She was discovered while working for the advertising department at Quaker Oats in Oklahoma, and became the new spokesperson for Aunt Jemima pancake mix. She toured the country in character until the late 60s when the image […]

Lois Hall (1926 - 2006)

Actress. Her career began as a leading lady in Westerns for Republic Pictures and spanned six decades. Her notable films include “Every Girl Should be Married” (1948), “Love Happy” (1949), “My Blue Heaven” (1950), “Carrie” (1952), and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” (1954). On television  she appeared in “The Lone Ranger”, “Marcus Welby, M.D.”, “Little […]

Juanita Long Hall (1901 - 1968)

Actress. She appeared in both the stage and film versions of “South Pacific” (1949 and 1958), in the role of “Bloody Mary.” In the film she sang the songs “Happy Talk” and “Bali Ha’i.” The stage version ran for 1,694 Broadway performances. She also appeared in the film and stage version of “Flower Drum Song” […]

Geraldine Hall (1905 - 1970)

American motion picture actress of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Married to famous character actor, Porter Hall. They are buried side by side. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Porter Hall (1888 – 1953)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Heart attack

Ellen Hall (1923 - 1999)

Actress. Appeared in Films and on television from the 1930s to the 1950s. Performed as part of “The Goldwyn Girls” in several 1940s film musicals. The daughter of silent-screen actress Ella Hall, they are interred together within the same niche. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Emory Johnson (1894 – 1960)  Ella A. Hall […]

Ella A. Hall (1897 - 1981)

Actress. American figure of the silent screen. Married to actor Emory Johnson, mother of actress Ellen Hall and actor Richard Emory. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Emory Johnson (1894 – 1960)  Children:  Richard Emory (1919 – 1994)*  Ellen Hall (1923 – 1999)*  Diana Marie Johnson Moxley (1929 – 1984)* *Calculated relationship

Georgia Theodora Hale (1905 - 1985)

Actress. Her big film was “The Great Gatsby” (1926) where she played ‘Myrtle Wilson.’ Hale’s career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film “The Last Moment.” Although her film career was over, Chaplin hired Hale into the lengthy shooting of “City Lights” to replace Virgian Cherrill, who had to leave […]

Mitzi Hajos (1970 - 1970)

Singer, Dancer, Actress. The future Ziegfeld superstar was born Magdalena Hajos and began performing professionally while still a young child. She came to America in 1909 and played cabarets and vaudeville theater before appearing on Broadway in 1911’s ‘La Belle Paree’ and ‘Her Little Highness’ in 1913. Her lyrical soprano voice, nimble feet, and charming […]

Liane Haid (1895 - 2000)

Actress. She was born in Vienna (Austria) and died in Bern (Switzerland). She is considered the first Austrian movie star in film history. She began her career as dancer but in 1915, she entered in films, and in the 20s, she become a movie star. In 1942 she emigrated to Switzerland and got married with […]

Annie Montrose Hagins (1917 - 2012)

Television Actress and African American Rights Activist. Born in North Carolina. One of five daughter’s of a Episcopal minister. She was school teacher in Indiana and a close friend to actress Rosetta LeNoire of the television show Family Matters and Esther Rolle of the television show Good Times. Known as her actress name of Montose […]

Pearl Hackney (1916 - 2009)

Actress. Though she had a long career on stage, as well as in movies and on radio, she will be best remembered for her numerous British television appearances. Raised in Liverpool, to which her family had moved after their business in Staffordshire failed, Hackney never attended school, but was drawn to classical music and dance […]

Mabel Hackney (1970 - 1914)

Actress. The wife of stage actor Laurence Irving, she appeared on stage in the plays, “The Incubus” (1909), “The Affinity” (1910), and “The Three Daughters Of Monsieur Dupont” (1910). She died in the sinking of the “RMS Empress of Ireland” on May 29, 1914. (bio by: K)

Käthe Haack (1897 - 1986)

Actress. Born in Berlin,  she was one of the most prolific actresses in German cinema, with a career that spanned over 70 years and 250 films. She began performing on stage in 1914 and made her screen debut two years later.  Her films include “Der Skandal” (1916), “Sein bester Freund” (1917), “Wilhelm Tell” (1923), “Hedda […]