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Genevieve Tobin
New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film de…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York. Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s. She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Genevieve Tobin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1940
No Time for Comedy
Movie Amanda 'Mandy' Swift
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1939
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Movie Gloria Hastings
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1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Movie Connie Nevins
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1939
Zaza
Movie Florianne
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1938
Dramatic School
Movie Gina Bertier
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1938
Kate Plus Ten
Movie Kate Westhanger
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1937
The Duke Comes Back
Movie Pauline Corbin
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1937
The Great Gambini
Movie Nancy Randall
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1936
Breakdowns of 1936
Movie Self
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1936
The Man in the Mirror
Movie Helen
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1936
Snowed Under
Movie Alice Merritt
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1936
The Petrified Forest
Movie Mrs. Edith Chisholm
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1935
Broadway Hostess
Movie Iris Marvin
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1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Movie Della Street
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1935
Here's to Romance
Movie Kathleen Gerard
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1935
The Goose and the Gander
Movie Betty Summers
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1935
The Woman in Red
Movie Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas
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1934
By Your Leave
Movie Ellen Smith
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1934
Kiss and Make-Up
Movie Eve Caron
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1934
Uncertain Lady
Movie Doris Crane
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1934
Success at Any Price
Movie Agnes Carter
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1934
The 9th Guest
Movie Jean Trent
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1934
Dark Hazard
Movie Marge Mayhew Turner
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1934
Easy to Love
Movie Carol
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1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Movie Herself
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1933
I Loved a Woman
Movie Martha Lane Hayden
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1933
Golden Harvest
Movie Cynthia Flint
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1933
Goodbye Again
Movie Julie Clochessy Wilson
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1933
The Wrecker
Movie Mary Regan
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1933
Infernal Machine
Movie Elinor Green
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1933
Pleasure Cruise
Movie Shirley Poole
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1933
Perfect Understanding
Movie Kitty Drayton
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1932
Hollywood Speaks
Movie Gertie Smith
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1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Movie Genevieve Tobin
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1932
One Hour with You
Movie Mitzi Olivier
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1931
The Gay Diplomat
Movie Countess Dorchy
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1931
Up for Murder
Movie Myra Deane
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1931
Seed
Movie Mildred
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1930
Free Love
Movie Hope Ferrier
