Rita Carewe (1909 - 1955)

Actress. Daughter of actor/director Edwin Carewe and wife of actor Leroy Mason, Rita appeared in 7 films. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Parents:  Edwin Carewe (1883 – 1940)  Spouse:  Le Roy F. Mason (1903 – 1947)  Siblings:  Rita Carewe (1909 – 1955)  William Edwin Carewe (1927 – 1985)*  Carol Lee Carewe Catlin (1932 – 2005)* […]

Ora Carew (1893 - 1955)

Actress. Appeared in films of the silent screen era. Sister of Hollywood film editor Grant Whytock. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Lola Cardona (1936 - 2006)

Stage and Screen Actress. She was born in Valencia (Spain) and died in Madrid (Spain). She began her career on stage, becoming one of the most important stage actresses in Spain. She appeared in more than 50 plays such as “El Milagro de Anna Sullivan,” “El Tragaluz,” “Hay que Deshacer la Casa” and “Los Verdes […]

Kathryn Card (1892 - 1964)

Actress. Born in Butte, Montana, she was primarily a radio actress making her first screen appearance in “Kiss and Tell” (1945). Her other film credits included “The Hucksters” (1947), “Harriet Craig” (1950), “The Girl in White” (1952), “Ada” (1961) and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (1964). For television, she appeared on “Rawhide”, Perry Mason”, “Alfred Hitchcock […]

Carmen Carbonell (1900 - 1988)

Actress. She debuted on stage at age of 14 and became a leading figure of Spanish Theatre. Along with her husband,  actor Antonio Vico, Concha Catalá, and Manuel González,  she created the stock company “Los Cuatro Ases.” Her career spanned more than 50 years and she starred in such plays as “Mariana Pineda,” “Pigmalión,” “Los […]

Capucine (1933 - 1990)

Actress. More famous in Europe than America, yet she seduced John Wayne in “North to Alaska” and was the perfect comic foil as Peter Sellers’ wife, Simone, in the classic “Pink Panther.”  Her beauty was undeniable and her comedic timing impeccable.  She was genuine, whether her feet were tickled in “North to Alaska” or just […]

June Caprice (1895 - 1936)

Actress. Appeared in the Silent-screen era of the 1910s and 1920s. Married to silent-screen director and actor Harry F. Millarde. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Inscription:Legal name: Helen Elizabeth Millarde

Ahna Capri (1944 - 2010)

Actress. She will probably be best remembered for her role of Tania opposite Bruce Lee in the picture “Enter the Dragon” (1973). Born Anna Marie Nanasi, in Budapest, Hungary, she began her career in the entertainment industry, at age 13 on US television, appearing on such programs as “The Danny Thomas Show” and “Father Knows […]

Marietta Canty (1905 - 1986)

Actress. Born as one of five children, to leading members of Hartford’s African American community and devout members of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, her parents Mary and Henry Canty, laid the foundation for much of the performers later social activism. Her acclaim for performances in theater, radio, motion pictures and television are […]

Eloísa Cañizares (1970 - 2002)

Actress, Director. She was born in Valencia, Spain. Her parents were actors in the prestigious Margarita Xirgu stage company and soon they was forced into exile at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. On stage she debuted at the age of nine and toured South America, particularly in the plays of dramatist Federico García […]

Norma Candal (1928 - 2006)

Actress. She was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She is remembered for her work on stage in plays such as “Los Árboles Mueren de Pie,” “El Oso” and “La Casa sin Reloj.” Also on stage, she directed “La Chica del Gato” and “El Diario de Ana Frank.” On televison, she played as ‘Petunia’ in “La […]

Ana María Campoy (1925 - 2006)

Actress. She was born of spanish parents in Colombia, Bogotá. In 1946, she debuted on stage in Mexico, with the play “Don Juan Tenorio.” In 1947, she married the actor José Cibrián, and they then moved to Buenos Aires, where became leading actors on the argentinian stage, appearing in more than 70 plays. Also she […]

Susana Campos (1934 - 2004)

Stage, Television and Motion Picture Actress. She is remembered for her films: “La Cigüeña dijo sí” (1955), “Rosaura a las Diez” (1958), “Los Viernes de la Eternidad” (1981) and the unreleased films “Cautiva” (2002) and “Cómo pasan las Horas.” On Stage, she appeared in “Brujas” and also in TV series “Dulceana” and “El Deseo.” She […]

Adriana Campos (1979 - 2015)

Colombian Actress. She was a very well-known actress in both film and television in her country.   She left her hometown at a young age to go to school and pursue an acting career.   Campos got her first role on television at the age of 21 and would go on to be in different […]

Cely Campello (1942 - 2003)

Brazilian Actress. She appeared in the films, “Ritmo Alacinante” (1975), “Jec Tatu” (1960), and “Ze De Periquito” (1960). Also appeared in the television series, “Estupido Cupido” (1976). (bio by: K)

Margaret Campbell (1883 - 1939)

Broadway actress and wife of veteran actor Josef Swickard, their son confessed to her murder. She appeared in revivals of Hamlet (1912) and The Merchant of Venice (1913). She followed her husband, Josef Swickard, into films in the late 1910s and was usually cast as rather grand ladies. Retiring from the screen at the advent […]

Kay Campbell (1904 - 1985)

Actress. Born, Catherine Campbell on August 12, 1904, she began her career as a model in Chicago. From 1945 to 1960, she played Evey Perkins on the radio serial “Ma Perkins”. She was best known for her roles on the daytime television soap series as Helene Benedict on “The Guiding Light” 1957 to 1964, as […]

Helen Page Camp (1930 - 1991)

Actress. Best known for her roles on television, she started out as ‘Lucy’ on the TV show “Here Come the Brides” in 1968. Later, she made many guest appearances on popular shows such as “The Wild, Wild West”, “The Waltons”, “All in the Family”, “Battlestar Galactica”, “Cheers”, “Different Strokes” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. […]

Hope Cameron (1920 - 1998)

Stage, film, and television actress. In original stage productions, she appeared as ‘Lydia Lubey’ in “All My Sons” (1947) and as ‘Letta’ in “Death of a Salesman” (1949-50). Films include “The Chapman Report” (1962), “Tales of Ordinary Madness” (1981), and “In the Spirit” (1990). On television she had parts in episodes of “Hazel”, “The Patty […]

Clara Calamai (1909 - 1998)

Actress. “Black star” of Italian movies. She reached the greatest fame thanks to a scandal, while in ‘La cena delle beffe’ of Blasetti, she showed her breast. The top of her ‘dark lady fame’ came in 1942, when she played in Luchino Visconti’s ‘Ossessione’ from Caine’s the Postman Always Rings Twice, here in neorealist version. […]

Margarita Calahorra (1970 - 1990)

Spanish Stage and Motion Picture Actress. He began her career on stage at the age of 20. Her last play was in Jacinto Benavente’s “La Malquerida”. In 1989, she obtained the Silver Medal of Fine Arts. In films, she is remembered in “La Tia Tula” (1964), “Feroz” (1984), “Tiempo de Silencio” (1986), “El Lute: Camina […]

Marie Cahill (1874 - 1933)

Actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a popular stage comedienne in touring companies, making her musical debut in Broadway’s “A Tin Soldier” in 1889. She went on to appear in over twenty Broadway musicals before casting for silent films in 1916. Her most noted movie credits include “Gladys’ Day Dreams” (1917), “Judy Forget” […]

Julia Caesar (1885 - 1971)

Swedish actress. She started her career as a popular revue-actress. She acted in more than 100 films, and very often played gruff women with a big heart. She also got a hit on the Swedish charts with the song “United States of Amerika”.  (bio by: Peter Robsahm)

Viola Cady (1970 - 2004)

Athlete. Born Viola Hartman in Arizona, she began swimming and diving in 1919 when her family moved to California. She became one of the first women to swim the Catalina Channel. She won junior national diving championships in 1922, 1923, and 1924. In 1922 she also set the women’s record for the 220 meters. Known […]

Susan Cabot (1927 - 1986)

Actress. Born Harriet Shapiro in Boston, Massachusetts, Cabot was raised in eight different foster homes. She attended high school in Manhattan, where she took an interest in dramatics and joined the school dramatic club. She illustrated children’s books during the day and sang at Manhattan’s Village Barn at night. She made her film debut as […]

Francisca Caballero (1916 - 1999)

Actress. She was born and died in Calzada de Calatrava (Ciudad Real, Spain). She was the mother of motion picture director Pedro Almodóvar and actor and producer Agustín Almodóvar. She appeared in four films of her son “¿Qué He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Ésto?” (1984), “Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios” (1988), “¡Átame!” […]

Julia Caba Alba (1902 - 1988)

Acclaimed Spanish Screen and Stage Character Actress. She pertain to a long dinasty of actors. She make her debut on stage at the age of twelve in “La Duquesa.” In 1946, she appeared in her first film “El Crimen de la Calle Bordadores.” She also appeared in “Novio a la Vista” (1953), “Los Ladrones Somos […]

Marion Byron (1911 - 1985)

Actress. Born, Miriam Bilenkin in Dayton, Ohio, she made her stage debut at the age of 13 in a Los Angeles production of “Patsy”. In films, she debuted opposite Buster Keaton in “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928). She also appeared in many Hal Roach screen shorts such as “Girls Demand Excitement” and “Broadway Babies”. Her final […]

Pauline Bush (1886 - 1969)

Actress. Leading lady in early silent movies. She was the first wife of acclaimed director Allan Dwan. She was born in Wahoo, a suburb of Lincoln, Nebraska, to parents Dr. Russell Bush and Charlotte Garfield Bush. She was educated in a private school in Virginia and attended the University of Nebraska. She appeared in her […]

Mae Busch (1891 - 1946)

Actress. Born Annie May Busch, she was the daughter of an opera singer mother and a symphony conductor father. Bush made her film debut in the short, “The Agitator” (1912) with J. Warren. In her early film career she was considered extraordinarily attractive and she was a favorite of several classic directors in the early […]