Elizabeth Russell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Elizabeth Russell was born on August 2, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known for her work on The Curse of the Cat People (1944), The Corpse Vanishes (1942) and Bedlam (1946). She died on May 4, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
I didn't like all the jealousy, upstaging, fights for bigger billing and the like. I wanted no part of it and was classified as "Mrs. Rich Bitch" because of my attitude.
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Fact
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After Paramount dropped her and she returned East to act in theater with Zasu Pitts. Russell and the comedienne became good friends and Pitts had her cast in two of her films, "Miss Polly" and "So's Your Aunt Emma.".
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Russell wrote an as yet unproduced screenplay on the life of friend Maria Montez.
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Russell met writer Peter Viertel through friend and roommate Maria Montez, and he introduced her to Val Lzewton. She ultimately appeared in five pictures for Lewton's unit.
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Her first film assignment came almost immediately after her arrival at Paramount in Hollywood when she replaced Frances Farmer, who had been loaned to Samuel Goldwyn for the starring role in "Come and Get It, in "Girl of the Ozarks" opposite Farmer's new husband Lief Erickson.
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Sister-in-law of Rosalind Russell.
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Minor character actress who appeared rather unsympathetically in a number of films for director Val Lewton in the 40s, including "The Seventh Victim," "Bedlam" and "Cat People" and her best known part in "The Curse of the Cat People."
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945
Kola Hanson
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
WAC Sergeant (uncredited)
Youth Runs Wild
1944
Mrs. Mabel Taylor
Summer Storm
1944
Dinner Guest Offended by Kuzma (uncredited)
The Curse of the Cat People
1944
Barbara Farren
Weird Woman
1944
Evelyn Sawtelle
The Uninvited
1944
The Ghost of Mary Meredith (uncredited)
A Scream in the Dark
1943
Muriel
The Seventh Victim
1943
Mimi (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
1943
Maria Bartonek - Anton's Wife
She Has What It Takes
1943
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
Expectant Mother (uncredited)
Two Mugs from Brooklyn
1942
Jealous Woman (uncredited)
Cat People
1942
The Cat Woman (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
Countess Lorenz
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
Zelda
A Date with the Falcon
1942
Girl On Plane (uncredited)
Miss Polly
1941
Woman at Civic League Meeting (uncredited)
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Woman Watching Piper Enter Theater (uncredited)
Hideaway Girl
1936
Cellette
Lady Be Careful
1936
Dancer (uncredited)
My American Wife
1936
Miss Van Dusen (uncredited)
Girl of the Ozarks
1936
Gail Rogers
Forgotten Faces
1936
Girl
From the Terrace
1960
Frolick's Woman (uncredited)
So Big
1953
Elsie (uncredited)
Feudin' Fools
1952
Ma Smith (uncredited)
Wild Stallion
1952
Dan's School Teacher (uncredited)
Bedlam
1946
Mistress Sims
Adventure
1945
Dame #1 (uncredited)
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Uninvited
1944
model: Mary Meredith's portrait - uncredited
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Horrible Horror
1986
Video
Countess Lorenz, In clips from 'The Corpse Vanishes'
Coming Soon
1982
Video documentary
edited from 'Weird Woman' (uncredited)
Known for movies
The Corpse Vanishes (1942) as Countess Lorenz
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) as Barbara Farren
Bedlam (1946) as Mistress Sims
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) as Kola Hanson
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