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Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968)

Actress

Tallulah Bankhead was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on January 31, 1902. Her father was a mover and shaker in the Democratic Party who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from June 4, 1936, to Sept. 16, 1940. Tallulah had been interested in acting and at the age of 15 started her stage career in the local theater troupes of Huntsville and the surrounding areas... See full bio »

Born:

Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
in Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 66) in New York City, New York, USA
Tallulah Bankhead Tallulah Bankhead circa 1932 Tallulah Bankhead, The Little Foxes, Play, 1939, Photo By Vandamm, **I.V. Tallulah Bankhead, 1924 NBC Photo Service **I.V. Tallulah Bankhead with Paul Hartman early TV appearance circa 1946
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1967 Batman (TV series)
Black Widow
– Caught in the Spider's Den (1967) … Black Widow (as Miss Tallulah Bankhead)
– Black Widow Strikes Again (1967) … Black Widow (as Miss Tallulah Bankhead)
 
1966 The Daydreamer
The Sea Witch (voice)
 
1965 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Mme. Fragrant
– A Jerk of All Trades (1965) … Mme. Fragrant
 
1965 Die! Die! My Darling!
Mrs. Trefoile
 
1954-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Hedda Gabler
– A Man for Oona (1962)
– Hedda Gabler (1954) … Hedda Gabler
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Katherine Belmont
– Eyes of a Stranger (1957) … Katherine Belmont
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Hole Card (1957)
 
1945 A Royal Scandal
Catherine the Great
 
1944 Lifeboat
Constance 'Connie' Porter
 
1932 Faithless
Carol Morgan
 
1932 Devil and the Deep
Diana Sturm
 
1932 Thunder Below
Susan
 
1931 The Cheat
Elsa Carlyle
 
1931 My Sin
Carlotta/Ann Trevor
 
1931 Tarnished Lady
Nancy Courtney
 
1928 His House in Order
Nina Graham
 
1919/I The Trap
Helen Carson
 
1918 Thirty a Week
Barbara Wright (uncredited)
 
1918 When Men Betray
Alice Edwards (uncredited)
 
1918 Who Loved Him Best?
Nell
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1962-1968 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 May 1968 (1968) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 October 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1965-1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 January 1968 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.32 (1965) … Herself
 
1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.14 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 May 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1961-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 6 June 1965 (1965) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 12 February 1961 (1961) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 October 1959 (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.31 (1959) … Herself
 
1957 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– The Celebrity Next Door (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Polly Bergen Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.2 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.30 (1957) … Herself - Guest
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #4.19 (1954) … Herself - Actress
 
1953 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #1.8 (1953) … Herself - Actress
 
1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.5 (1953) … Herself
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Herself
 
1952-1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 October 1952 (1952) … Herself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1932 Make Me a Star
Herself, Cameo appearance (uncredited)
 
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2005 Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat: The Theater of War (video documentary short)
Constance Porter
 
2005 Shepperton Babylon (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett
 
Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself, film clip (screen test) (uncredited)
 
1968 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 

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Stage Door Canteen -- This delightfully sentimental movie documents (via a fictional tale) the real-life story of New York City’s Stage Door Canteen, an east coast version of the Hollywood Canteen, where soldiers were entertained by stage and screen stars of the era.
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Other Works:

(1918). Stage Play: The Squab Farm. Written by Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton. Bijou Theatre: 13 Mar 1918- Apr 1918 (closing date unknown/45 performances). Cast: Bert Angeles, Tallulah Bankhead [Broadway debut], Raymond Bloomer, Julia Bruns, Harry Davenport, Alfred Dayton, Florence Doyle, William L. Gibson, Fred Kaufman, Dorothy Klewer, Vivian Rushmore, Charles Seay, Lowell Sherman, G. Oliver Smith, Ann Sustin, Suzanne Willa. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Miss Tallulah Bankhead

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

The only man in theater who can count on steady work is the night watchman. See more »

Trivia:

Once owned a pet lion named Winston. See more »

Nickname:

Tallu See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius