Norma Terris (1904 - 1989)

Stage and Screen Actress. She was the original ‘Magnolia’ in the Broadway production of “Showboat.” (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Parents:  Myrtle Bliss Cook (1879 – 1967)

Gladys Tennyson (1894 - 1983)

Actress. Wife of actor Earle Foxe, she was ‘Estelle Payne’ in “Bread” (1918) and ‘Betty Lawton’ in “A Private Scandal.” (1921) (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  John William Borum (1860 – 1923)  Spouses:  Chester. M. Bennett (1892 – 1943)*  Earle Foxe (1891 – 1973)*  Sibling:  Willie Mae Borum Cavaness (1890 – 1972)*  Gladys Tennyson […]

Fay Templeton (1865 - 1939)

Actress. Born in Little Rock Arkansas to actors John Templeton and Alice Vane who were principals in the touring John Templeton Opera Company. She was carried on stage as an infant and won her first speaking role at five. By the age of twenty, she was touring with her own light opera company. She made […]

Christopher “Chris” Templeton (1952 - 2011)

Actress. She is best known for her role of Carol Robbins Evans in the daytime TV serial “The Young and the Restless” (1983 to 1993). Raised in the Chicago-area, she had a career as a child model in spite of her infliction with polio at the age of six months. After working at several occupations […]

Alma Tell (1898 - 1937)

Actress. Appeared in motion pictures during the silent era (1910s and 1920s). Married to actor Stanley Blystone. Sister of actress Olive Tell. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Stanley Blystone (1894 – 1956)

Irene Tedrow (1907 - 1995)

American motion picture and television actress of the 1940s through the 1980s. Appeared in many classic TV series such as “The Twilight Zone,” “Leave It to Beaver,” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” among many others. (bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Stroke

Verree Teasdale (1904 - 1987)

Actress. Apearred in motion pictures from the 1920s to the 1940s. Married to actor Adolphe Menjou. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Adolphe Menjou (1890 – 1963)* *Calculated relationship

Laurette Taylor (1884 - 1946)

Actress. Born Helen Laurette Magdalene Cooney in New York, she began her theatrical career as a child in vaudeville, where she was billed as “La Belle Laurette”. She was one of the brightest stars on Broadway and played in various stock companies as well as touring in plays produced by her first husband, Charles A. […]

Jackie Lynn Taylor (1925 - 2014)

Actress, Television Host. Taylor will best be remembered for appearing in several ‘Our Gang’ short subjects from 1934 to 1935, often portraying the sister or girlfriend of one of the boys. Like all the cast, she was replaced (by Darla Hood) as she grew too “old” to be a Little Rascal, but spent 15 more […]

Estelle Taylor (1899 - 1958)

Actress. Appearred in motion pictures from the 1910s to the 1940s. Married for a time to heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Bertha Boylan (1874 – 1965)  Spouse:  Jack Dempsey (1895 – 1983)

Alma Taylor (1895 - 1974)

Actress. A silent film star, she gained her greatest popularity playing one of the two sprightly “Tilly girls” in a series of comedies in 1910 to 1911. The other Tilly girl was Chrissie White. Taylor appeared on over 90 movies, she usually played the heroine suffering nobly and at great length after losing her man […]

Sharon Marie Tate (1943 - 1969)

Actress, Manson Victim. Sharon Tate was the daughter of Army intelligence officer Paul and housewife Doris Willett. At the age of 6 months, she won the Miss Tiny Tot of Dallas beauty contest. She would go on to win the title of Miss Autorama, in Richland, Washington, appeared atop a missile for a cover of […]

Alla Tarasova (1898 - 1973)

Actress. A preeminent Russian stage star of the Soviet era, famed for her six-decade association with the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT).  Alla Konstantinova Tarasova was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She was attracted to the theatre from childhood and caught the performing bug after seeing the MAT on tour in Kiev. In 1914 she moved to […]

Tania (1970 - 1999)

Singer and Actress. She was born in Toledo, Spain, the exact date of birth is unknown. Her original name was Ana Luciana Divis and she arrived to Argentina in the 1920s, where she had a long a successful career. She was also the wife and muse of the famed tango composer Enrique Santos Discépolo. (bio […]

Eva Tanguay (1879 - 1947)

Actress, Singer. Born in in Quebec, Canada, she was a singer and entertainer who billed herself as “the girl who made vaudeville famous”. She made her vaudeville debut in New York City in 1904 and went on to have a long-lasting vaudeville career which commanded one of the highest salaries of any performer of the […]

Jessica Alice Tandy (1909 - 1994)

Actress. She is best remembered for receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “Driving Miss Daisy’ (1989), for which she also won a Golden Globe and British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. She was born in Hackney, London, England, the youngest of three children, where her father was a […]

Michiko Tanaka (1913 - 1988)

Actress, Singer and Music Professor. She came from a painter’s family in Tokyo and got her education in Hiroshima, Japan. Her uncle was the Japanese Ambassador to Austria, so in 1929 she moved to Vienna to study Violin, Music and Voice. There she married Julius Meinl and made her debut in 1930 in “Die Geisha” […]

Kinuyo Tanaka (1910 - 1977)

Movie actor and director. Under the direction of Gosho Heinosuke, she played memorable roles in Kenji Mizoguchi’s films, including “Saikaku ichidai onna” (1952), “Ugetsu monogatari” (1953),  and “Sansho daiyu” (1954). She became the first Japanese woman to direct a film, “Koibumi,” in 1953. She also played many roles on television and earned the Best Actress […]

Mary Tamm (1950 - 2012)

Actress. Best known for playing Romana in the popular British series “Doctor Who”. Born to poverty-stricken Estonian immigrants in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in the Northern region of England, she was not introduced to the English language until she attended primary school. With aspirations of becoming an actress Mary was able to attend the Royal Academy of […]

Myfanwy Talog (1945 - 1995)

Welsh Actress. She was born in Caerwys, Clwyd, Wales. She was the longtime partner of actor, Sir David Jason, until her death. Film and television credits include “August,” “Waiting for God,” “May to December,” “Within These Walls,” “Ryan and Ronnie,” and “Crossroads.” (bio by: Genet) Cause of death: Cancer

Norma Talmadge (1895 - 1957)

Actress. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of legendary Hollywood mother Peg Talmadge. Her father, an alcoholic and unemployed, left the family when Norma was a child. To keep the family together, Peg took in laundry and taught painting classes. By the time Norma was 14, she was interested in modelling. Peg saw […]

Constance Talmadge (1899 - 1973)

Actress. Born Constance Alice Talmadge in Brooklyn, New York. The younger sister of Norma Talmadge, and older sister of Natalie Talmadge. The sisters were abandoned by their alcoholic father when they were young children. Their mother, Peg, scraped by doing laundry, giving art classes, and selling cosmetics. Peg saw her opportunity one day when Norma […]

Margaret Tallichet (1914 - 1991)

Motion Picture Actress. Best known for her role in the influencial 1940 film-noir “Stranger on the Third Floor.” Other film appearances include “A Star is Born” (1937), “A Desperate Adventure” (1938), “Girl’s School” (1938), “The Devil Pays Off” (1941), and “It Started With Eve” (1941). She was a contender for the coveted role of ‘Scarlett […]

Edith Taliaferro (1893 - 1958)

Actress. Cousin of actress Bessie Barriscale. Taliaferro is best remembered as ‘Nellie Nolan’ in “Young Romance.” (1915) (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Spouse:  House Baker Jameson (1902 – 1971)* *Calculated relationship

Hideko Takamine (1924 - 2010)

Actress. Called “Japan’s Shirley Temple”, she extended her film career over a long span of years. After making her silver screen bow in the 1929 silent “Mother”, she had a steady succession of film roles, the depth of her assignments increasing with maturity. Takamine became a freelance performer in 1950 when she took the risk […]

Tomi Taira (1928 - 2015)

Japanese Actress. Taira was a prominent actress who had a long career in film, television, and on the theatrical stage. After graduating from elementary school, she joined a theater troupe and from then on, continued performing in various productions through the years.  Taira later went into acting in both the big screen and television, appearing […]

Anna Synodinou (1927 - 2016)

Actress. She worked in films, television, and the theatrical stage before serving in Parliament and in government. She studied at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School and excelled in ancient drama.   Synodinou performed on the theatrical stage before going into the cinema world and later television.   Her film and television credits include […]

Blanche Sweet (1896 - 1986)

Actress. She began her career at the age of 18 months and by 1909 she was under contract to the Biograph Studios and working for D.W. Griffith. Her films include “The Five Pennies” (1959), “The Silver Horde” (1930), “The Far Cry” (1926), “Those Who Dance” (1924), “The Girl In The Web” (1920), “The Unpardonable Sin” […]

Gloria Swanson (1899 - 1983)

Actress and Film Producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, making dozens of silent films and being nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. Born Gloria May Josephine […]

Victoria Sutherland (1970 - 1902)

Vaudevillian Actress. Appeared in vaudeville acts in the 1880s along with her sisters. They were distinguished by their very long hair.  Family links:  Parents:  Fletcher Sutherland (1816 – 1888)  Mary Brink Sutherland (1824 – 1867)  Siblings:  Dora Sutherland (____ – 1926)*  Charles C. Sutherland (____ – 1887)*  Mary Sutherland (____ – 1939)*  Sarah Sutherland (1845 […]