The Resume

(December 22, 1922-September 9, 1999)
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts
Birth name was Norma Roman
Starred in the 13-chapter 'Jungle Queen' serial (1945)
Appeared in the films 'Champion' (1949), 'The Window' (1949), 'Beyond the Forest' (1949), 'Tomorrow Is Another Day' (1951), 'Strangers on a Train' (1951), 'Maru Maru' (1952), 'Down Three Dark Streets' (1954), 'The Far Country' (1955), 'The Bottom of the Bottle' (1956), '5 Steps to Danger' (1957), 'Look In Any Window' (1961), 'Love Has Many Faces' (1965) 'Go Ask Alice' (1973) and 'The Baby' (1973)
Portrayed Sylvia Lean in 'Knot's Landing' (1986-87)

Why she might be annoying:

After several unsuccessful auditions for Broadway roles, she supported herself posing for crime magazine stills.
She had a showy part in the Marx Brothers film 'A Night in Casablanca' (1946) that ended up on the cutting room floor.
She was rejected by Elia Kazan for the role in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951) that earned an Oscar for Kim Hunter.
She endorsed Chesterfield cigarettes.
She said her only indulgence was a collection of 35 pairs of Indian moccasins.

Why she might not be annoying:

She dated Ronald Reagan.
She said of her breakout role in Champion, 'The scene I like best was the one on the beach, and apparently a number of fans agreed with me. About half the letters I received asked for a picture of me in my bathing suit.'
Collier's claimed her career was built on 'a pervasive air of wholesomeness.'
She told Hedda Hopper, 'I love everything about show business, even the junk.'
She and her four year old son survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria (1956).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alan Ladd's Leading Ladies
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 22]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12221922)
• Cigarette Advertisers
• Errol Flynn's Leading Ladies
• Film Noir Femme Fatales
• I Did Not Graduate High School [N-S]
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 76)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Married in 1974
• I Portrayed a Psycho-Biddy
• I Portrayed Lady Macbeth
• I Visited Fantasy Island [R-Z]
• I Was Buried at Sea
• I was Cremated
• Jimmy Stewart's Leading Ladies
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Perry Mason - Guest Stars
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26560)
• Shipwreck Survivors
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19990909)
• Women who Might Have Slept with the President

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 44.44% Annoying