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Brenda Marshall

Acting · 1915–1992 · Negros, Philippines

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

1951I Love LucyBrenda Marshall
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1950The Iroquois TrailMarion
1948Whispering SmithMarian Sinclair
1946Strange ImpersonationNora Goodrich
1943Paris After DarkYvonne Blanchard
1943Background to DangerTamara Zaleshoff
1943The Constant NymphToni Sanger
1943Wings UpHerself
1942You Can't Escape ForeverLaurie Abbott
1942Captains of the CloudsEmily Foster
1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941The Smiling GhostLil Barstow
1941Highway WestClaire Foster
1941Singapore WomanVicki Moore
1941Footsteps in the DarkRita Warren
1940South of SuezKatharine 'Kit' Sheffield
1940East of the RiverLaurie Romayne
1940Money and the WomanBarbara Patteson
1940The Sea HawkDoña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba
1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchCelia Farrady
1939Espionage AgentBrenda Ballard
1939Blackwell's IslandReynolds' Secretary (uncredited)

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