Poster of The Actress

The Actress

Plot: The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
Release Date: Friday, September 25 1953
70 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Spencer TracySpencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy was
53 in The Actress
as 'Clinton Jones'.
Mon, Apr 02 1900 –
Sat, Jun 10 1967
Portrait of Jean SimmonsJean Simmons
Jean Simmons was
24 in The Actress
as 'Ruth Gordon Jones'.
Thu, Jan 31 1929 –
Fri, Jan 22 2010
Portrait of Teresa WrightTeresa Wright
Teresa Wright was
34 in The Actress
as 'Annie Jones'.
Sun, Oct 27 1918 –
Sun, Mar 06 2005
Portrait of Anthony PerkinsAnthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins was
21 in The Actress
as 'Fred Whitmarsh'.
Mon, Apr 04 1932 –
Sat, Sep 12 1992
Portrait of Ian WolfeIan Wolfe
Ian Wolfe was
56 in The Actress
as 'Mr. Bagley'.
Wed, Nov 04 1896 –
Thu, Jan 23 1992
Portrait of Kay WilliamsKay Williams
Kay Williams was
37 in The Actress
as 'Hazel Dawn'.
Mon, Aug 07 1916 –
Wed, May 25 1983
Portrait of Mary WickesMary Wickes
Mary Wickes was
43 in The Actress
as 'Emma Glavey'.
Mon, Jun 13 1910 –
Sun, Oct 22 1995
Portrait of Norma Jean NilssonNorma Jean Nilsson
Norma Jean Nilsson was
15 in The Actress
as 'Anna'.
Sat, Jan 01 1938
Portrait of Dawn BenderDawn Bender
Dawn Bender was
18 in The Actress
as 'Katherine'.
Thu, Feb 21 1935
Portrait of Erville AldersonErville Alderson
Erville Alderson was
71 in The Actress
as 'Mike McGrath (uncredited)'.
Sun, Sep 10 1882 –
Sun, Aug 04 1957
Portrait of Jackie CooganJackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan was
38 in The Actress
as 'Inopportune (uncredited)'.
Mon, Oct 26 1914 –
Thu, Mar 01 1984

Crew

Portrait of George CukorGeorge Cukor
Director
George Cukor was
54 in The Actress
Fri, Jul 07 1899 –
Mon, Jan 24 1983
Portrait of Harold RossonHarold Rosson
Director of Photography
Harold Rosson was
58 in The Actress
Sat, Apr 06 1895 –
Tue, Sep 06 1988
Portrait of Ruth GordonRuth Gordon
Writer
Ruth Gordon was
56 in The Actress
Fri, Oct 30 1896 –
Wed, Aug 28 1985
Portrait of Lawrence WeingartenLawrence Weingarten
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten was
55 in The Actress
Thu, Dec 30 1897 –
Wed, Feb 05 1975
Portrait of George BoemlerGeorge Boemler
Editor
George Boemler was
51 in The Actress
Wed, Mar 05 1902 –
Tue, Jun 11 1968
Portrait of William TuttleWilliam Tuttle
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle was
41 in The Actress
Sat, Apr 13 1912 –
Fri, Jul 27 2007
Portrait of Hermes PanHermes Pan
Choreographer
Hermes Pan was
43 in The Actress
Sat, Dec 11 1909 –
Wed, Sep 19 1990
Portrait of Sydney GuilaroffSydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Sydney Guilaroff was
45 in The Actress
Sat, Nov 02 1907 –
Sun, May 25 1997
Portrait of Douglas ShearerDouglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Douglas Shearer was
53 in The Actress
Fri, Nov 17 1899 –
Wed, Jan 06 1971
Portrait of Cedric GibbonsCedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons was
60 in The Actress
Thu, Mar 23 1893 –
Tue, Jul 26 1960
Portrait of Edwin B. WillisEdwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis was
60 in The Actress
Fri, Jan 27 1893 –
Tue, Nov 26 1963
Portrait of Walter PlunkettWalter Plunkett
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett was
51 in The Actress
Wed, Jun 04 1902 –
Mon, Mar 08 1982
Portrait of Emile KuriEmile Kuri
Set Decoration
Emile Kuri was
46 in The Actress
Tue, Jun 11 1907 –
Tue, Oct 10 2000
Portrait of Warren NewcombeWarren Newcombe
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe was
59 in The Actress
Sat, Apr 28 1894 –
Wed, Aug 03 1960
Portrait of Arthur LonerganArthur Lonergan
Art Direction
Arthur Lonergan was
47 in The Actress
Tue, Jan 23 1906 –
Mon, Jan 23 1989