Mary Louise Treen

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About as reliable as one could ever find, character actress Mary Treen was a familiar face to most and could always be counted on to bring a bit of...

Joan Leslie

female
Joan Leslie was born in Detroit and began acting as a child performer. She was never able to escape the good girl role in her early work. She...

Leah Baird

female
Leah Baird first made a name for herself in summer stock and traveling stock companies. After playing several leads in the William F. Brady troupe...

Hattie McDaniels

female
After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West (1932). Her maid-mammy characters...

Virginia Patton

female
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Virginia graduated from Jefferson High in 1942 with my mother Millicent Bruce. Her high school goal was to...