Violet Carson (1898 - 1983)

Actress. At the age of three, she began taking piano lessons, which would be handy in her later years, as she appeared on Songs of Praise,  playing the piano and sang in a beautiful soprano voice, which very few could believe came from her mouth. The reason being, on “Coronation Street,” she played battle axe […]

Joanne Copeland Carson (1931 - 2015)

Actress, Model and Television Host. Born Joanne Copeland, she went on to become Johnny Carson’s second wife. In the mid-1950s, she was a Pan Am stewardess and helped calm a passenger in first class, who turned out to be Howard Hughes. A few weeks later, she got a call from Hughes’ RKO studio offering her […]

Jean Carson (1923 - 2005)

Actress. Best known for her roles as ‘Daphne’ in “Hello Doll,” and ‘Naomi’ on television’s The Andy Griffith Show. She also appeared on the Twilight Zone episode “A Most Unusual Camera.” Other appearances include Gomer Pyle USMC, Perry Mason, and The Untouchables. (bio by: Zoneboy) Cause of death: Stroke

Virginia Carroll (1913 - 2009)

Actress. She appeared in scores of motion pictures and television shows from the mid-1930’s to the mid-1960’s. She was a department store model before making her big screen debut with a minor role in the 1935 picture “Roberta”. She would have further credits with “A Tenderfoot Goes West” (1936), “Silent Witness” (1943), “G.I. Brides” (1946) […]

Nancy Carroll (1903 - 1965)

Actress. Her career as a dancer and actress spanned five decades on the stage, films, and television. Born Ann Veronica Lahiff of Irish ancestry, she started her career at a young age dancing with her sister in a local amateur talent contest, which led to roles in Broadway musicals. In 1927 she made her silver […]

Madeleine Carroll (1906 - 1987)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Thirty-Nine Steps”. Also, she appeared as ‘Princess Flavia’ in “The Prisoner of Zenda” (1937). She was buried in Fuengirola, Málaga, but in 1998 was reburied in Cataluna, Spain. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)  Family links:  Spouse:  Sterling Hayden (1916 – 1986)

Helena Carroll (1928 - 2013)

Actress. Born in Glasgow to parents of Irish descent, her father was acclaimed playwright Paul Vincent Carroll (“Shadow and Substance”, 1937), her mother was a dress designer. Influenced by her father’s profession, she took to the stage. She received private schooling and began her stage career locally (for which included appearing in some of her […]

Georgia Carroll (1919 - 2011)

Actress, Model, and Singer.  Wife of band leader Kay Kyser.  Georgia Carroll was  born in a small town near Dallas, Texas.  Excelling in singing and dancing from a young age, Georgia became a well seasoned performer by the age of seven.  Agent Robert Powers, who discovered her at age 17, gave Georgia her first modeling […]

Dee Carroll (1925 - 1980)

Actress. Appeared in motions picture and on television from the 1940s to the 1980s. Appeared in the films “April In Paris” (1952), and “The Andromeada Strain” (1971). She also appeared in television shows such as “Gunsmoke,” “The Twilight Zone,” and “Dragnet,”. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Hilda Carrero (1951 - 2002)

Actress. She began her career participating in Miss Venezuela 1973, finishing as 3rd finalist. Well known in Latin America and USA for her main roles in soap operas like “Angélica,” “Emilia,” “Las Amazonas,” “El Sol Sale para Todos” and many others. (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Cancer

Mary Carr (1874 - 1973)

Actress. Nicknamed “The Mother of the Movies”. Born Mary Kennevan in Germantown, Pennsylvania, she entered films in 1915 after two decades of experience in touring repertory companies. She went on to portray kindly, perennially suffering mothers in scores of silent tearjerkers, notably “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” (1919) and “Over the Hill to the […]

Jeanne Carpenter (1916 - 1994)

Actress. Appeared while a child in silent films. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Martine Carol (1922 - 1967)

Actress. She was a popular sex kitten in 1950s French film features. Born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer, she trained with Rene Simon, practiced her art in live theatre, and was first seen on the silver screen in 1941’s “The Corrupters”, though her first significant role was to be that of Micky in the 1943 “La […]

Lynne Carol (1914 - 1990)

Actress. Playing one of the most memorable characters in “Coronation Street,” she was the ever morose Martha Longhurst, one of the Ena Sharples “Snug Cronies.” She was always in her element as the gossipy type, playing off to the dominant Ena, (Violet Carson) and the mousy Minnie (Margot Bryant). After her character was “killed off” […]

Judy Carne (1939 - 2015)

British Actress. Born Joyce Audrey Botterill, she will best be remembered as the original “Sock it to me” girl from the American comedy television show, ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’. She received training at the Pitt-Draffen Academy of Dance, before being accepted into the prestigious Bush-Davis Theatrical School for Girls in East Grinstead near London. In […]

Sickan Carlsson (1915 - 2011)

Actress, Singer. One of her country’s best liked performers over a long career, she is probably most remembered for the World War II era comedies created to cheer the populace as well as for the numerous recordings she made. Named for her father’s favorite actress Sickan Castegren, she took to show business early, singing on […]

Brenda Hosbrook Carlin (1939 - 1997)

Actress and wife of comedian George Carlin. Between 1977 and 1997 she helped work on many of his television, video and other specials. They include “George Carlin: You Are Diseased” (1999), “George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy” (1997), “George Carlin: What Am I Doing In New Jersey” (1988), George Carlin: The Envelope” (1986) and George […]

Olive Carey (1896 - 1988)

Actress. Born Olive Fuller Golden, she was a sister of actresses Mignonne Golden and Ruth Fuller Golden. At age 17, she made her debut in the silent film, “The Sorrowful Shore” (1913), followed by “Tess of the Storm Country” (1914). While on the set of “A Knight of the Range” (1916), she met and married […]

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 […]