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Date of Birth:

10 August 1902, Montréal, Québec, Canada more

Date of Death:

12 June 1983, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer... more

Trivia:

In 1927, she insisted on firing the director Viktor Tourjansky because he... more

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(13 articles)

A Single Actress (Julianne Moore and Oscar)
(From FilmExperience. 27 September 2009, 10:49 AM, PDT)
Romeo and Juliet Movie Review
(From MoviesOnline. 24 June 2009, 8:00 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Her Cardboard Lover (1942)	Consuelo Croyden	1942	-	5.6 (174)

2.	We Were Dancing (1942)	Victoria Anastasia 'Vicki' Wilomirska	1942	-	6.1 (78)

3.	Escape (1940)	Countess Ruby von Treck	1940	-	7.0 (300)
	AKAs: When the Door Opened
4.	The Women (1939)	Mrs. Stephen Haines (Mary)	1939	-	8.0 (5,083)

5.	Idiot's Delight (1939)	Irene Fellara	1939	-	6.4 (454)

6.	Marie Antoinette (1938)	Marie Antoinette	1938	-	7.4 (1,162)

7.	Romeo and Juliet (1936)	Juliet - Daughter to Capulet	1936	-	6.8 (540)

8.	The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)	Elizabeth Barrett	1934	-	7.2 (460)
	AKAs: Forbidden Alliance (USA: TV title)
9.	Riptide (1934)	Lady Mary Rexford	1934	-	6.2 (179)

10.	Strange Interlude (1932)	Nina Leeds	1932	-	6.0 (204)
	AKAs: Strange Interval
11.	Smilin' Through (1932)	Kathleen (credited)/Moonyeen (uncredited)	1932	-	7.2 (241)

12.	Private Lives (1931)	Amanda Prynne	1931	-	6.9 (339)

13.	A Free Soul (1931)	Jan Ashe	1931	-	6.5 (626)

14.	Strangers May Kiss (1931)	Lisbeth Corbin	1931	-	6.0 (156)

15.	Let Us Be Gay (1930)	Mrs. Katherine Brown	1930	-	7.0 (142)

16.	The Divorcee (1930)	Jerry Martin	1930	-	6.9 (770)

17.	Their Own Desire (1929)	Lucia 'Lally' Marlett	1929	-	6.1 (169)

18.	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)	Fay Cheyney	1929	-	5.9 (77)

19.	The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)	Mary Elizabeth Dugan	1929	-	8.2 (56)

20.	A Lady of Chance (1928)	Angel Face Crandall	1928	-	6.9 (117)

21.	The Actress (1928)	Rose Trelawny	1928	-	7.3 (5)
	AKAs: Trelawny of the Wells
22.	The Latest from Paris (1928)	Ann Dolan	1928	-	-

23.	The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)	Kathi	1927	-	7.8 (458)
	AKAs: Old Heidelberg The Student Prince (UK)
24.	After Midnight (1927)	Mary Miller	1927	-	8.5 (35)

25.	The Demi-Bride (1927)	Criquette	1927	-	-

26.	Upstage (1926)	Dolly Haven	1926	-	7.2 (17)

27.	The Waning Sex (1926)	Nina Duane	1926	-	-

28.	The Devil's Circus (1926)	Mary	1926	-	9.2 (31)

29.	His Secretary (1925)	Ruth Lawrence	1925	-	-

30.	The Tower of Lies (1925)	Glory or Goldie	1925	-	6.0 (33)

31.	A Slave of Fashion (1925)	Katherine Emerson	1925	-	4.9 (11)

32.	Pretty Ladies (1925)	Frances White	1925	-	5.5 (24)

33.	Waking Up the Town (1925)	Mary Ellen Hope	1925	-	-

34.	Lady of the Night (1925)	Molly Helmer/Florence Banning	1925	-	6.8 (128)

35.	Excuse Me (1925)	Marjorie Newton	1925	-	-

36.	The Snob (1924)	Nancy Claxton	1924	-	-

37.	He Who Gets Slapped (1924)	Consuelo	1924	-	7.9 (797)

38.	Empty Hands (1924)	Claire Endicott	1924	-	-

39.	Broken Barriers (1924)	Grace Durland	1924	-	-

40.	Broadway After Dark (1924)	Rose Dulane	1924	-	-

41.	Blue Water (1924)	Lillian Denton	1924	-	-

42.	The Wolf Man (1924)	Elizabeth Gordon	1924	-	-

43.	The Trail of the Law (1924)	Jerry Vardon	1924	-	-

44.	Lucretia Lombard (1923)	Mimi Winship	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Flaming Passion
45.	The Wanters (1923)	Marjorie	1923	-	-

46.	Pleasure Mad (1923)	Elinor Benton	1923	-	-

47.	The Devil's Partner (1923)	Jeanne	1923	-	-

48.	Man and Wife (1923)	Dora Perkins	1923	-	-

49.	A Clouded Name (1923)	Marjorie Dare	1923	-	-
	AKAs: A Clouded Mind (USA: alternative title)
50.	The Bootleggers (1922)	Helen Barnes	1922	-	-

51.	Channing of the Northwest (1922)	Jess Driscoll	1922	-	-

52.	The Man Who Paid (1922)	Jeanne Thornton	1922	-	-

53.	The End of the World (1922)		1922	-	-

54.	The Leather Pushers (1922)	(uncredited) Undetermined Role	1922	-	-

55.	The Stealers (1920)	Julie Martin	1920	-	-

56.	Torchy's Millions (1920)	(uncredited) Bit Part	1920	-	-

57.	The Restless Sex (1920)	(uncredited) Extra	1920	-	-

58.	Way Down East (1920)	(uncredited) Barn dancer	1920	-	8.3 (1,693)

59.	The Flapper (1920)	(uncredited) Schoolgirl	1920	-	6.7 (59)

60.	The Star Boarder (1919)	(uncredited) Member of the Big V Beauty Squad	1919	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Her Cardboard Lover (1942)	("I Dare You" (1942))	1942	-	5.6 (174)

2.	The Women (1939)	("I Cried for You" (1923), "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone")	1939	-	8.0 (5,083)

3.	Idiot's Delight (1939)	(performer: "How Strange" (uncredited), "Ochi Tchornya" (uncredited), "Abide with Me" (uncredited))	1939	-	6.4 (454)

4.	The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)	(performer: "Wilt Thou Have My Hand" (1934) (uncredited), "Little Brown Jug" (1869) (uncredited))	1934	-	7.2 (460)
	AKAs: Forbidden Alliance (USA: TV title)
5.	Smilin' Through (1932)	(performer: "Smilin' Through")	1932	-	7.2 (241)

6.	Private Lives (1931)	(performer: "Someday I'll Love You" (1931) (uncredited))	1931	-	6.9 (339)

7.	Strangers May Kiss (1931)	("Silent Night")	1931	-	6.0 (156)

8.	Let Us Be Gay (1930)	(performer: "A La La La Paree") ("A La La La Paree")	1930	-	7.0 (142)

9.	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)	("Sonata No. 14 in C#, Opus 27, No. 2 'Moonlight'" (uncredited), "Carefree and Happy" (uncredited), "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (uncredited))	1929	-	5.9 (77)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)	Herself	1939	-	5.2 (6)
	AKAs: Screen Snapshots: Stars at the Tropical Ice Gardens (USA: alternative title)
2.	Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)	Herself	1938	-	6.2 (38)

3.	Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)	(uncredited) Herself	1938	-	5.6 (15)

4.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934)	Herself	1934	-	-

5.	The Christmas Party (1931)	Herself	1931	-	6.9 (132)
	AKAs: A Christmas Story Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
6.	Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931/I)	Herself	1931	-	3.3 (7)

7.	The Slippery Pearls (1931)	Herself	1931	-	6.0 (228)
	AKAs: The Stolen Jools
8.	Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931)	Herself	1931	-	5.7 (10)

9.	The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)	Herself / Juliet	1929	-	8.1 (1,004)
	AKAs: The Hollywood Revue
10.	Voices Across the Sea (1928)	Herself	1928	-	-

11.	Screen Snapshots (1926)	Herself	1926	-	5.4 (6)

12.	1925 Studio Tour (1925)	Herself	1925	-	7.4 (87)

13.	Married Flirts (1924)	Herself, Guest at party	1924	-	-


1.	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)	Various Roles

2.	Gable and Crawford (2008) (V)	Herself

3.	Girl 27 (2007)	Herself

4.	Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV)	Herself

5.	On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V)	Herself (photo)

6.	"American Masters"
	2 TV episodes: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) Herself You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) Herself
7.	Complicated Women (2003) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself

8.	Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)	Herself

9.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) Herself
10.	Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself

11.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(uncredited) Herself (clip from "Marie Antoinette")

12.	L'oeil de Vichy (1993)	(uncredited) Undetermined film role (dancing)

13.	"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)

14.	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV)	Herself

15.	Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself (at Oscar dinner, 1942)

16.	That's Entertainment! (1974)	(uncredited) Clip from 'Idiot's Delight'

17.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Herself

18.	Anniversary (1963)

19.	The Miracle of Sound (1940)	Herself

20.	From the Ends of the Earth (1939)	Herself

21.	Going Hollywood (1933)	(uncredited) Herself, Premiere Clip

22.	The Film Parade (1933)	(uncredited) Herself, film clip

23.	The Movie Album (1931)	Herself

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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 4 Print Biographies | 18 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

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