The Resume

(May 16, 1911-January 1, 1960)
Acted in 'Only Yesterday (1933),' 'Little Man, What Now? (1934),' 'The Good Fairy (1935),' 'So Red the Rose (1935),' 'I Loved a Soldier (1936),' 'Next Time We Love (1936),' 'The Moon's Our Home (1936),' 'The Shining Hour (1938),' 'The Shopworn Angel (1938),' 'Three Comrades (1938),' 'The Shop Around the Corner (1940),' 'The Mortal Storm (1940),' 'Back Street (1941),' 'So Ends Our Night (1941),' 'Appointment for Love (1941),' 'Cry 'Havoc' (1943)' and 'No Sad Songs for Me (1950)'
Died of a drug overdose at age 48

Why she might be annoying:

She married four times and divorced thrice.
She married actor Henry Fonda for just 2 months (December 1931-February 1932).
Her marriage to director William Wyler lasted less than 2 years (1934-36).
She was an alcoholic.
She refused to star in the movie 'The Invisible Woman,' causing her to be suspended by Universal Studios.
Her parenting skills are poor. Two of her three children spent time in mental institutions.
The third child wrote a 'tell-all' book; 'Haywire,' which was turned into a made-for-TV movie starring Lee Remick.
Though the coroner ruled her overdose death accidental, those closest to her say she committed suicide due to her depression and progressive loss of hearing.

Why she might not be annoying:

She turned her back on family wealth to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.
She overcame a childhood muscular weakness ailment.
She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in 'Three Comrades' (1939).
She remained on friendly terms with Henry Fonda after divorcing him.
His son Peter admired her and named his daughter Bridget after her daughter.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 28)
• Auditioned to Portray Scarlett O'Hara
• Diseased Initials
• Ernst Lubitsch Films
• Fonda Family
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Marie Antoinette' [1938]
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 1960 (Ranked: 48)
• I Died of a Drug Overdose
• I Died on Day One [January 1st] (Ranked: 1960)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[R-T]
• I Married for Less than Two Years
• I Portrayed a Nurse
• I'm Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Uni-polar]
• Jimmy Stewart's Leading Ladies
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female L-Z
• My Kid Trashed Me
• Natalie Wood Portrayed My Daughter
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1938)
• Profiles 15251-15500 (Ranked: 15320)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 02]
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 34 Votes: 94.12% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 117 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 51 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 151 Votes: 45.03% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 134 Votes: 43.28% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 328 Votes: 45.73% Annoying