Strange Cargo starred what American film and television actress who began her career as a dancer and stage showgirl?
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Strange Cargo (1940 film) Strange Cargo is a 1940 American romantic drama film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Frank Borzage and starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a French penal colony. The screenplay by Lawrence Hazard was based upon the 1936 novel, "Not Too Narrow, Not Too Deep", by Richard Sale. The film was produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and was the eighth and last film pairing of Crawford and Gable. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre.
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Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; (March 23, 190? – May 10, 1977) was an American film and television actress who began her career as a dancer and stage showgirl. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Crawford tenth on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
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Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia Daniels, known professionally as Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971), was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.
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Jane Frazee Mary Jane Frehse (July 18, 1918 – September 6, 1985), known as Jane Frazee, was an American actress, singer, and dancer.
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Nell Carter Nell Ruth Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Beginning her career in 1970, Carter started in theater; singing and later crossed over to television. Carter was perhaps best known for her role as Nell Harper on the NBC sitcom "Gimme a Break!" which originally aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Prior to Gimme a Break!, Carter won a Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical" in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'", as well as an Primetime Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television in 1982.
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Dorothy Provine Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and comedienne.
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Betty Luster Betty Luster (27 April 1922 – 25 May 2011) was an American television actress, singer and dancer, whose career was active in the 1940s and 1950s. The role for which she is best remembered today was at one time her most obscure: her portrayal of Mr. B Natural in the short film of the same name, made famous after its inclusion in a 1991 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
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Lynne Marie Stewart Lynne Marie Stewart (born December 14, 1946) is an American film, stage, television and voice actress, best known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land. She originated the role in the 1981 stage show "The Pee-wee Herman Show" and on the CBS television show "Pee-wee's Playhouse". She returned to the role in the 2010 Los Angeles stage revival and returned again to play the role in the Broadway production which opened in November 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
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Kelly Ripa Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) is an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer.
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Amy Irving Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American film, stage, and television actress. The daughter of actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, she was raised in San Francisco where her father co-founded the Actor's Workshop, and began acting onstage as a child. She began her film career with a role in the 1976 horror film "Carrie", followed by a lead role in the supernatural thriller "The Fury" (1978). She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Yentl" (1983), and later a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the comedy "Crossing Delancey" (1988).
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Kathryn Grayson Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano. From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as "Thousands Cheer" (1943), "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and "Show Boat" (1951) and "Kiss Me Kate" (1953), both with Howard Keel.
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Dorothy Green (actress) Dorothy Green (born Dorothy Jeanette Hufford; January 12, 1920 — May 8, 2008) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Her career spanned more than four decades, with her work principally being in supporting roles on many popular television series from the early 1950s into the 1980s.
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Roberta Collins Roberta Collins (November 17, 1944 – August 16, 2008) was a film and television actress who was known for her attractive physique, blonde, curly hair, and Marilyn Monroe appearance. She starred in many exploitation films, including the prostitute Clara in Tobe Hooper's "Eaten Alive", and as "Matilda the Hun: in the science fiction film "Death Race 2000".
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Finn Carter Elizabeth Fearn "Finn" Carter (born 9 March 1960) is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the 1990 film "Tremors".
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Strange Lady in Town Strange Lady in Town is a 1955 film starring Greer Garson. She plays a female doctor who plans to introduce modern techniques of medicine to old Santa Fe in 1880, but is opposed by an established doctor played by Dana Andrews.
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Sheila MacRae Sheila MacRae (born Sheila Margaret Stevens; 24 September 1921 – 6 March 2014) was an English-born American actress, singer, and dancer.
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Joey Heatherton Davenie Johanna "Joey" Heatherton (born September 14, 1944) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. A sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s, she is best known for her many television appearances during that time, particularly as a frequent variety show performer, although she also appeared in acting roles. She performed for over a decade on USO tours presented by Bob Hope, and starred in several feature films including "My Blood Runs Cold" (1965) and "The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington" (1977).
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Gwen Lee Gwen Lee (November 12, 1904 – August 20, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. Lee began her career as a model before being discovered and signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She was typically cast in supporting roles. Lee appeared in over sixty films before retiring in 1938.
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Neile Adams Neile Adams (born Ruby Salvador; July 10, 1932) is a Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991.
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Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Notable for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiate a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Carol Channing also studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
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Virginia Sale Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the 46 years she was active as an actress, she worked in films, stage, radio and television. She was famous for her one-woman stage show, "Americana Sketches", which she did for more than 1,000 performances during a 15-year span.
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Shelby Grant Shelby Grant (October 19, 1936 – June 25, 2011), born Brenda Thompson, was an American actress whose credits included "Our Man Flint", "Fantastic Voyage" and "Medical Center".