Helene Costello (1906 - 1957)

Actress.  She was brought to the screen at age three by her father,  matinee idol  Maurice Costello,  and played juvenile roles in over 60 films,  including “Cleopatra” (1912),  “Beau Brummel” (1913),  and “A Christmas Story” (1913).  In many of these she appeared with her sister,   Dolores Costello.  After World War I the sisters formed […]

Fanny Cossar (1865 - 1956)

American motion picture actress of the 1920s, and 30s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Children:  Raymond J Cossar (1900 – 1982)* *Calculated relationship

Mapy Cortes (1910 - 1998)

Actress. Born Maria del Pilar Mercado Cordero in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she was an important entertainer in film and television during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She made her big screen debut in “Two Woman and Don Juan” (1934), followed by “El gato montes” (1936). A veteran of over thiry-five films, her credits […]

Aneta Corsaut (1933 - 1995)

Actress. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Corseaut made her feature film debut appearing opposite Steve McQueen in the cult favorite ‘The Blob’ in 1958. In 1964 she landed the recurring role of Helen Crump in ‘The Andy Griffith Show’. It is the role for which she is probably best remembered. Other television apperences included that of […]

Rosemary Farmer Corry (1924 - 2003)

Rosemary Farmer Corry was a retired actress, artist, and playright. She was very active in children’s theatre in New Orleans before moving to New York City in the 1940’s. She acted in several stage and radio shows and modeled for the Ford Agency in magazines and fashion shows. She is best known for a New […]

Adrienne Corri (1931 - 2016)

Actress. During the course of her more than forty-year career, she played in a wide range of roles and worked with such notable directors as Otto Preminger, Sir David Lean and Stanley Kubrick. Born Adrienne Riccoboni, to parents of Italian descent, she studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and made […]

Tara Correa-McMullen (1989 - 2005)

Actress. She is best known for her role as ‘Graciela Reyes’ on the television series, “Judging Amy” from 2004 to 2005. She also appeared in the film, “Rebound” (2005), as ‘Big Mac.’ She passed away at the age of 16, following a shooting in Inglewood, California.

Sadie Corre (1918 - 2009)

Actress. Sadie started in show business at the age of 7.  Over the years she worked with everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Huey Green.  She worked in every avenue of show business except circus. Best known as the tiny Transylvanian in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sadie appeared in The Dark Crystal, Chitty Chitty Bang […]

Anne Cornwall (1897 - 1980)

Actress. Cornwall’s most important silent-screen appearance was as Buster Keaton’s girlfriend in “College” (1927). Cornwall is also remembered in the talking movie “Men O’ War” (1929) with Laurel and Hardy. (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Spouse:  Ellis Wing Taylor (1887 – 1951)* *Calculated relationship

Katharine Cornell (1893 - 1974)

Actress.  She was born in Berlin.  Her family moved to the U.S. and she was raised in Buffalo New York. She married Guthrie McClintic in 1921 and they lived together until his death in 1961. However, it was well known in theatrical circles that the relationship was platonic as both were involved with others of […]

Linda Cordova (1926 - 1994)

Actress. Born in California, she began her career appearing on television western series such as “Have Gun-Will Travel”, Wanted Dead or Live” and “El Gato” and “Place for Abel Hix”. For feature films, her credits included “Virginia Sacrifice” (1959), “Long Rope” (1961) and “Hombre” (1967). (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)

Rita Corday (1920 - 1992)

Actress. Born Jeanne Paule Teipotemarga in Tahiti, she was a Hollywood leading lady who appeared in more then thirty films. Signed under contract at RKO in October 1942, she made her big screen debut in “The Falcon Strikes Back” (1943), followed by “The Adventures of a Rookie” (1943). Her other movie credits included “The Body […]

Noreen Corcoran (1943 - 2016)

Noreen Corcoran, Who has died aged 72, was a teenage star of 1950s American television and a short-lived sex symbol during the following decade. After a series of small film and television parts in the early 1950s, her “apple pie” appeal was spotted by Ronald Reagan when she gave a screen test at CBS. Reagan […]

Ellen Corby (1911 - 1999)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role of ‘Esther “Grandma” Walton” in the television series, “The Waltons” (1972 to 1981). Born Ellen Hansen in Racine, Wisconsin, she grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went to Hollywood in the early 1930s to start an acting career.  Her career began with a small role in the […]

Miriam Cooper (1891 - 1976)

Actress. Though she made her screen apprenticeship under D.W. Griffith’s direction, along with Mary Pickford, Mae Marsh, Blanche Sweet, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Miriam Cooper never attained their prominence, even though she was cast in two silent classic movies, “The Birth of a Nation” and “Intolerance.” Married to director Raoul Walsh (1916-1926). (bio by: Hugo […]

Marilyn Cooper (1934 - 2009)

Actress. Known primarily for comedic character roles, she appeared on Broadway for nearly 40 years, and won a Tony Award in 1981. Raised in New York City, Cooper was inspired to persue a career in show business by her aunt, singer Belle Baker, and made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the 1956 “Mr. […]

Georgia Cooper (1882 - 1968)

Actress. Appeared in motion pictures from the 1920s to the 1940s. Married to actor Landers Stevens, mother of famed director George Stevens, grandmother of actor/director George Stevens, Jr. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Edna Mae Cooper (1900 - 1986)

Actress. Appeared in motion pictures of the 1910s and 1920s. Left her film career behind at the advent of the talkies, but returned for one more movie, “The Ten Commandments, in 1956. Married to director/writer/cinematographer Karl Brown. Her grave has no marker. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Pat Coombs (1926 - 2002)

Actress, Entertainer. One of Britain’s most beloved comic actresses. Born Patricia Doreen Coombs in Camberwell, London she began her career in the mid 1950’s. Often the foil of such comedian’s as Dick Emery, Bob Monkhouse and Peggy Mount she reached the height of her fame during the 1970’s. Amongst her numerous television and radio work […]

Georgina Cookson (1918 - 2011)

Actress. Although not much has been chronicled about her early life, she moved to London prior to initiating what was to become a distinguishable career in British films, TV and stage. Cookson marked her motion picture debut with the comedy “I Didn’t Do It” (1945) and appeared in the short-lived Broadway play “Love Goes to […]

Beryl Cooke (1906 - 2001)

British Actress. She was born and died in London, England. Film and television credits include “Fortunes of War,” “Oliver Twist,” “Emmerdale Farm,” “Mr. Digby Darling,” “Waiting for God,” “Love Hurts,” “Casualty,” “Fresh Fields,” “Only Fools and Horses,” “The Onedin Line,” “Z Cars,” and “Bless This House.” (bio by: Genet) Cause of death: Natural causes

Ida Conquest (1873 - 1937)

Actress. Ida grew up in Boston and at an early age became interested in acting. At first she took small parts to hone her acting skills later working in the Empire Theater stock company. Prior to the beginning of the twentieth century she and her family moved to New York city where she appeared in […]

Jane Connelly (1883 - 1925)

Actress. She appeared with her husband, Erwin Connelly, in Vaudeville. Among her handful of film appearances was as Buster Keaton’s mother in “Sherlock, Jr.” (1924).  She reportedly died after a nervous breakdown. (bio by: Bobb Edwards)  Family links:  Spouse:  Erwin Connelly (1873 – 1931)* *Calculated relationship

Jane Connell (1925 - 2013)

Entertainer. She will be best remembered for creating the role of Agnes Gooch in the Broadway production “Mame” which ran on stage from 1966 until 1970. She went onto repeat the part in the 1974 motion picture adaptation of the same name. Born Jane Sperry Bennett, a child of the depression and one of four […]

Juliette Compton (1899 - 1989)

Actress. She is best remembered as ‘Claire Collins’ in “Ladies of Leisure” (1930) opposite Barbara Stanwyck, as ‘Anna Dolores’ in “Morocco” (1930) opposite Marlene Dietrich, as ‘Mrs. Planet’ in “Devil And The Deep” (1932) opposite Gary Cooper and Cary Grant and as ‘Clothilde’ in “The Count of Monte Cristo”(1934). She died of cardiopulmonary arrest. (bio […]

Gilly Coman (1955 - 2010)

Actress. As star of British television in the 1980s and 1990s, she shall be best remembered as Aveline Boswell from the late-1980s series “Bread”. Born Gillian Helen Coman to a theatrical family, she was raised in Liverpool, studied at the Shelagh Elliot-Clarke School of Drama from age eight, appeared in commercials, and refined her craft […]

Goldie Colwell (1889 - 1982)

American actress in early silents (1913-1918). Sometimes credited as Goldie Caldwell. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Antoñita Colomé (1911 - 2005)

Actress. Considered one of the most important actresses in the cinema of the 2nd Spanish Republic, she is remembered for her films “Un Caballero de Frac” (1931), “El Hombre que se Reía del Amor” (1932), “El Negro que Tenía el Alma Blanca” (1934), “El Malvado Carabel” (1935), “La Señorita de Trévelez” (1936), “Héroe a la […]

Madeleine Collinson (1952 - 2014)

Actress, Model. She will be best remembered for playing ‘Frieda Gellhorn’ in the Hammer Studio picture “Twins of Evil” (1971). Born an identical twin (her sister is actress and model Mary Collinson) in Malta, she moved to England in 1969. They were discovered by noted glamour photographer Harrison Marks who cast them in his sexy […]

Patricia Collinge Collinge (1892 - 1974)

Actress. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she performed on the London stage before coming to America in 1908 and continued her stage career as Broadway cast performer in many shows. She made her feature film debut in “The Little Foxes” (1941) and was nominated the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other screen credits included […]