The Resume

(December 24, 1893-November 24, 1961)
Born in New York City, New York
Appeared in the films 'Sins of the Father' (1928), 'Madame X' (1929), 'Sarah and Son' (1930), 'Paramount on Parade' (1930), 'The Lady of Scandal' (1930), 'The Rich Are Always With Us' (1932), 'Frisco Jenny' (1932), 'Lilly Turner' (1932), 'Female' (1933), 'Dodsworth' (1936) and 'A Royal Divorce' (1938)
Appeared on Broadway in 'Daddy Long Legs' (1914), 'Come Out of the Kitchen' (1916), 'Mary Rose' (1920), 'The Changelings' (1923) and 'Leave Her to Heaven' (1940)

Why she might be annoying:

She left school at 14 to become a chorus girl in a stock company.
She was married three times, divorced twice, with her second marriage, to actor George Brent, lasting just over two years.
She turned down the title role in 'Stella Dallas' (1937), which earned an Oscar nomination for Barbara Stanwyck.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was twice nominated for the Oscar as Best Actress.
Warner Brothers lured her away from Paramount to give their studio more 'class.'
She had a successful writing career after retiring from acting.
She was an early aviatrix, who flew cross-country solo several times and was friends with Amelia Earhart.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on Christmas Eve [December 24th] (Ranked: 1893)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12241893)
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [C-E]
• I Died in 1961 (Ranked: 67)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Portrayed 1 of the 100 Greatest Female Movie Characters of All Time [Movieline - April 1997] (Ranked: 34)
• I was Cremated
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• Pilots
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27229)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 71 Votes: 61.97% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying