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 […]

Lillian Lux Burstein (1918 - 2005)

Lillian Lux Burstein Lillian Lux, the matriarch of a celebrated Yiddish theatrical family who performed for decades as an actress and singer in New York and around the world, died on Saturday at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. She was 86 and lived in Manhattan. The cause was congestive heart failure, her son, Mike Burstyn, […]

Jacqueline “Jackie” Burroughs (1939 - 2010)

Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the fictional character ‘Hetty King’ in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Television series “Road to Avonlea” from 1990 to 1996. She immigrated to Toronto with her family at age of 12 and attended the University of Toronto, before moving to New York City, New York with […]

Sheila Burrell (1922 - 2011)

Actress. She shall be remembered as a longtime stalwart of British stage and television. Raised in London, she studied at the Douglas-Webber School of Singing and Dramatic Arts and made her 1942 professional bow in the troop-entertainment production “The Patsy”. Burrell made her West End debut in 1944 with “The Rest is Silence” and refined […]

Fritzi Burr (1924 - 2003)

Actress. Appeared in motion pictures and on television. She appeared in the motion pictures, “3 Ninjas” (1992), “Like Normal People” (1979), “Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night” (1977), “Cover Girls” (1977), “The New Original Wonder Woman” (1975), “Chinatown” (1974), “Frasier, The Sensuous Lion” (1973), and “How Do I Love Thee?” (1970). Among her many television […]

Carol Burns (1947 - 2015)

Australian Actress. Burns was a very prominent actress in film, television, and on the theatrical stage. She started in the theater at a young age and was a founding member of Queensland Theatre Company where she was a major part of its success.  Burns performed in the other theatrical productions and went into directing in […]

Terry Burnham (1949 - 2013)

Actress. She is remembered best for her outstanding performance as “Markie” opposite Janice Rule in Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone episode “Nightmare as a Child” which aired during the first season on April 29, 1960. Her earliest TV appearance was in the Climax TV Series “The Day They Gave Babies Away (1955) and her last on […]

Dallas McDonald Burnette (1900 - 1976)

Stage and screen actress. She is buried next to her husband, actor Smiley Burnette. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Smiley Burnette (1911 – 1967)* *Calculated relationship

Bartine Burkett (1898 - 1994)

American film actress, primarily of the silent era. She returned to the screen after a 55 year absence, appearing in a few films during the 1980s. (bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Congestive heart failure

Kathleen Burke (1913 - 1980)

Actress. She worked as a radio actress and fashion model before winning the Paramount Studios’ nationwide contest to find the “Panther Woman” for their H.G. Wells’ screen adaptation. Burke was picked from the eventual four finalists which had also included Verna Hillie and Lona Andre. In 1936 her contract with Paramount was terminated. She married […]

Georgia M. Burke (1878 - 1985)

Actress. She was in the original casts of “Cabin in the Sky” (1941), “Anna Lucasta” (1944), “The Grass Harp” (1952), and “Mandingo” (1961). She also appeared on televison and in films,including “Anna Lucasta” (1959) and “The Cool World” (1964).      (bio by: Ginny M)

Vivienne Burgess (1914 - 1999)

Actres. She was born in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England and died in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England. Her motion pictyre and television credits include “Oliver Twist,” “Love On a Branch Line,” “Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The ABC Murders,” “Boon,” “Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense,” “Cover Her Face,” “Angels,” “Juliet Bravo,” “Hazell,” “Rooms,” and “Crossroads.” She was […]

Helen Burgess (1916 - 1937)

American stage and screen actress. She was discovered by Cecil B. DeMille, and made her screen debut as Buffalo Bill Cody’s wife in “The Plainsman” (1936). While filming “Night of Mystery” (1937), she caught a cold which developed into pneumonia. She was only 20 years old when she died. (bio by: Scott G) Cause of […]