Brenda Marshall

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Brenda Marshall

Acting September 29, 1915

Negros, Philippines

​Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American film actress. Born Ardis Ankerson in Negros, Philippines, Marshall made her first film appearance in the 193…

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I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.9 1951 TV Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9 1950 TV Show
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

7.2 1940 Movie
Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

6.4 1942 Movie
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

6.7 1948 Movie
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

6.7 1943 Movie
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

6.3 1943 Movie
Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

6.1 1946 Movie
Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

7.0 1941 Movie
East of the River

East of the River

6.3 1940 Movie
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

6.3 1939 Movie
The Man Who Talked Too Much

The Man Who Talked Too Much

6.4 1940 Movie

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​Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American film actress. Born Ardis Ankerson in Negros, Philippines, Marshall made her first film appearance in the 1939 Espionage Agent. The following year, she played the leading lady to Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk. After divorcing actor Richard Gaines in 1940, she married the actor William Holden in 1941 and her own career quickly slowed. She starred opposite James Cagney in the 1942 film Captains of the Clouds. The Constant Nymph (1943) was a popular success but she virtually retired after this, appearing in only four more inconsequential films. Among these, she played scientist Nora Goodrich in the grade-B 1946 cult classic Strange Impersonation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Marshall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1951
    I Love Lucy

    TV show Brenda Marshall

  2. 1950
    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    TV show Self

  3. 1950
    The Iroquois Trail

    Movie Marion

  4. 1948
    Whispering Smith

    Movie Marian Sinclair

  5. 1946
    Strange Impersonation

    Movie Nora Goodrich

  6. 1943
    Paris After Dark

    Movie Yvonne Blanchard

  7. 1943
    Background to Danger

    Movie Tamara Zaleshoff

  8. 1943
    The Constant Nymph

    Movie Toni Sanger

  9. 1943
    Wings Up

    Movie Herself

  10. 1942
    You Can't Escape Forever

    Movie Laurie Abbott

  11. 1942
    Captains of the Clouds

    Movie Emily Foster

  12. 1941
    Breakdowns of 1941

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. 1941
    The Smiling Ghost

    Movie Lil Barstow

  14. 1941
    Highway West

    Movie Claire Foster

  15. 1941
    Singapore Woman

    Movie Vicki Moore

  16. 1941
    Footsteps in the Dark

    Movie Rita Warren

More credits
  1. 1940
    South of Suez

    Movie Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield

  2. 1940
    East of the River

    Movie Laurie Romayne

  3. 1940
    Money and the Woman

    Movie Barbara Patteson

  4. 1940
    The Sea Hawk

    Movie Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

  5. 1940
    The Man Who Talked Too Much

    Movie Celia Farrady

  6. 1939
    Espionage Agent

    Movie Brenda Ballard

  7. 1939
    Blackwell's Island

    Movie Reynolds' Secretary (uncredited)