Vessie Farrell (1970 - 1935)

Stage actress who also appeared in 6 films in 1934-35. (bio by: TLS)

Geraldine Farrar (1882 - 1967)

Opera Singer, Actress. A lyric soprano and opera’s first ‘Glamour Girl’, she is remembered for singing leading roles in the principal theatres of Europe and America for around 20 years. Raised in the Boston suburbs, she took to music early, began lessons at five, and started giving public recitals at 14; after early vocal education […]

Sally Farmiloe (1954 - 2014)

Actress. A popular performer on television soaps, she shall probably, for better or worse, be remembered for her scandalous private life. Born Sarah Farmiloe, she was rather vague about her background prior to making her professional debut in a 1970 episode of the series “Homicide”. Sally was seen on “Steptoe and Son”, the prototype of […]

Dot Farley (1881 - 1971)

Prolific motion picture actress with a long career spanning from 1912 to 1949. Her grave has no marker. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Violetta Farjeon (1923 - 2015)

Singer, Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered as Hortense, the ditzy maid of Sandy Wilson’s 1954 smash hit “The Boy Friend”. Born Violetta Beckett-Williams to a well-off family, she was raised in a small village in the Pyrenees, studied at the Paris Conservatory, at 16 came back to London just in time for the […]

Jinx Falkenburg (1919 - 2003)

Actress. Born as Eugenia Lincoln Falkenburg in Barcelona, Spain, to Eugene L. Falkenburg, an engineer, and his wife, Marguerite “Mickey” Crooks Falkenburg, an accomplished amateur tennis player. Her Mother gave her the nickname Jinx, thinking the name would bring her good luck, the name stuck with her throughout her life. Receiving her first media attention […]

Vibeke Mowinckel Falk (1918 - 2011)

Actress. A star of the Norwegian stage and screen for more than 60 years, she shall probably be remembered for her film debut as Anna Reinche in 1939’s classic crime drama “Gjest Baardsen”. Raised in Bergen, she got her start in show business at her home city’s National Scene and in 1939 got a major […]

Rossella Falk (1926 - 2013)

Italian Actress. Born in Rome as Rosa Antonia Falzacappa, Falk graduated at the Accademia d’Arte Drammatica in May 1948, a few months after having been awarded best new actress at the World Youth Festival in Prague. In a few years she established herself as one of the more talented and requested Italian stage actress.[1] In […]

Renée Maria Falconetti (1892 - 1946)

Actress. Although she spent most of her life as a stage comedienne actress Maria Falconetti would forever make her place in history for her one and only film role, that of the title role in Carl Dryer’s silent masterpiece “La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc” (The Passion of Joan of Arc). Her work in that film, […]

Mariam Fakhr Al Din (1933 - 2014)

Actress. Called “the most beautiful woman in Egypt”, she is remembered for her hundreds of cinematic roles. Born to an Egyptian father and a Hungarian mother, she was educated in Germany and early-on attracted attention for her good looks. After posing for the French magazine “Images”, she made her 1951 silver screen bow in “A […]

Sara Fairbrother (1816 - 1890)

Actress. Wife of the Duke of Cambridge who became Field Marshall and Commander-in-Chief.

Marion Fairbanks (1900 - 1973)

Actress. She was one of “The Thanhouser Twins.” The twins began their career on the stage in such productions as “Alias Jimmy Valentine,” “Mother,” “Salomy Jane,” “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” and coutless others before they entered films. In 1927 Marion married former Yale football star McCormick Steele, but within a few years the […]

Madeline Fairbanks (1900 - 1989)

Actress. With her twin sister Marion, she began her acting career on the stage, starring in such productions as “Claudia,” “The Prince Chap,” “Mary Jane’s Pa,” “The Piper,” “Snow White,” “The Blue Bird” and countless others at the New Theatre and the Little Theatre in New York City. The Fairbanks twins appeared in many films. […]

Christine Fabrega (1931 - 1988)

Actress.

Bessie Eyton (1890 - 1965)

Actress. Eyton appeared in some 85 movies. Among her most relevant roles, ‘Helen Chester’ in “The Spoilers” (1914), ‘Moya Dalton’ in “The Man from Texas” (1915), and ‘Virginia Carvel’ in “The Crisis” (1916). (bio by: MC) Cause of death: Congestive Heart Failure

Renate Ewert (1935 - 1966)

Actress. She played in a number of action-adventure movies during the 1950’s and 1960’s, most remembered as ‘Barbara’ in “08/15 at Home.” Unable to deal with grief, both her parents poisoned themselves not long after their daughter’s tragic death.  (bio by: MC)

Francine Everett (1915 - 1999)

Actress, Singer. She appeared in numerous movies during the late 1930s to the end of the 1940s including, “Keep Punching” “Paradise in Harlem” “Tall,Tan and Terrific” “Big Timers” and “Dirty Gertie from Harlem USA.” She also worked with Sidney Poitier in “No Way Out”, her final film in 1950. Everett appeared in more than fifty […]

Barbara Mary Everest (1890 - 1968)

Actress. Carry On movie series cast.

Edith Evanson (1896 - 1980)

Actress. She is best remembered as a character actress who film career primarily spanned the 1940s and 1950s, mostly in supporting roles as a spinster, wealthy widow, maid, a busybody, landlady, or middle-aged secretary. The daughter of a Protestant minister, she appeared in drama productions at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington and also appeared […]

Renee Evans (1908 - 1971)

Film Actress. She appeared in the films “Ivy” (1947), and “42nd Street” (1933). She was the mother of stage actress, Diane Alban. (bio by: K)

Peggy Evans (1921 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty blonde, she shall probably be remembered for her performance as a gangster’s girlfriend in 1950’s award-winning “The Blue Lamp”. Raised in West London, she broke into show business after her win in a creative writing contest garnered her an audition with the Rank Charm School; Peggy made her 1934 silver screen bow […]

Estelle Evans (1906 - 1985)

Actress. Estelle Evans was most famous for her role in the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird”, (1962), as “Calpurnia”. She was born Estelle Rolle on October 1, 1906 in the New Providence District of the Bahamas to parents Jonathan and Elizabeth Rolle (née Dames). She was the eldest of eighteen children. Before acting, she was […]

Edith Mary Evans (1888 - 1976)

Actress. She is best remembered for her work on the British stage, but also appeared in films in the beginning and end of her career. She was widely known for portraying haughty aristocratic women. Her stage career spanned six decades during which she played more than 100 roles, in classics by William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, […]

Estelle Etterre (1899 - 1996)

Actress. Born Eleanor Clough in San Francisco, she performed in vaudeville before producer Hal Roach brought her to Hollywood in 1932. Her elegant features were flexible enough for broad slapstick and she added spice to several comedies starring Laurel & Hardy, “Our Gang” (aka “The Little Rascals”), and Charley Chase. She went on to a […]

Dolores Agnes Etienne (1970 - 2005)

Actress. Her credits include the films, “Strange Justice” (1999), ‘Ruby’s Bucket Of Blood” (2001), and “Sins Of The Father” (2002).

Lyda Roberti Ernst (1912 - 1938)

Actress. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she was the daughter of Roberti, the renowned Continental circus clown. In the early 1920s, she made her debut in San Francisco as a vaudeville chorus girl and as a stage dancer and a singer in Los Angeles. By the 1930s, she was a popular performer on Broadway, was signed […]

Annalisa Ericson (1913 - 2011)

Actress, Dancer. Originally a ballerina, she was a star of the Swedish stage and screen for more than 70 years. Raised in Stockholm she began ballet lessons at five and quickly found work as a child dancer with the Royal Opera. She continued her appearances there until around 1930 when she made her silver screen […]

Iran Eory (1938 - 2002)

Iranian-Spanish-Mexican Actress and Singer. She was born in Teheran (Iran) and died in Mexico City (Mexico). She debuted in Spain, at the age of 16 in cinema with the film “El Diablo Toca la Flauta”, directed by José María Forqué. After being named Miss Monaco in 1959, she returned to cinema, appering in more than […]

Peg Entwistle (1908 - 1932)

Actress. She committed suicide by jumping off the “H” in the “Hollywoodland” sign that overlooked Hollywood, California. In 1945, the “land” portion of the sign was removed, leaving only the now famous “Hollywood.” Born Lillian Millicent Entwistle in Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, her birth date is given as either July 1, 1908 or as […]

Clara Endresse (1898 - 1979)

A veteran character actress, Endresse left Montana in the 1920s for Hollywood.  During her career she often played the next-door neighbor type character.  While mainly under contract at MGM, she played in films for RKO, Paramount, Universal before retiring in 1959. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Parents:  Elizabeth Jaeger Endrezze (1876 – 1953)  Siblings:  Rudolph […]