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Brenda Marshall (I) (1915–1992)

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Brenda wanted to be a film actress, all right; it's just that she didn't want to be Brenda Marshall. Throughout her years in Hollywood, she insisted that her friends and coworkers address her not by her studio-fabricated cognomen, but by her given name of Ardis Ankerson (with the addition of the surname of her first husband... See full bio »

Born:

Ardis Ankerson
in Island of Negros, Philippines

Died:

(age 76) in Palm Springs, California, USA
Still of James Cagney and Brenda Marshall in Captains of the Clouds Brenda Marshall Sea Hawk, The (1940) 0033028 Still of James Cagney, Alan Hale and Brenda Marshall in Captains of the Clouds
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1950 The Iroquois Trail
Marion Thorne
 
1948 Whispering Smith
Marian Sinclair
 
1946 Strange Impersonation
Nora Goodrich
 
1943 Paris After Dark
Yvonne Blanchard
 
1943 Background to Danger
Tamara Zaleshoff
 
1943 The Constant Nymph
Toni Sanger
 
1942 You Can't Escape Forever
Laurie Abbott
 
1942 Captains of the Clouds
Emily Foster
 
1941 The Smiling Ghost
Lil Barstow
 
1941 Highway West
Claire Foster
 
1941 Singapore Woman
Vicki Moore
 
1941 Footsteps in the Dark
Rita Warren
 
1940 South of Suez
Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield
 
1940 East of the River
Laurie Romayne
 
1940 Money and the Woman
Barbara Patteson (Patterson in Credits)
 
1940 The Sea Hawk
Doña Maria
 
1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much
Celia Farrady
 
1939 Espionage Agent
Brenda Ballard
 
1939 Blackwell's Island
Reynolds' Secretary (uncredited)
 
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1941 Singapore Woman (performer: "Tales from the Vienna Woods" 1868)
 
1940 The Sea Hawk (performer: "Old Spanish Song" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Herself
– The Fashion Show (1955) … Herself (as Mrs. William Holden)
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #5.13 (1955) … Herself - Actress
 
1947 Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers (documentary short)
Herself
 
1943 Wings Up (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action (video documentary short)
Doña Maria
 
1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Mrs. Richard Gaines | Mrs. William Holden
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Was the mother of Virginia Holden, by her first marriage to Richard Gaines. Virginia was adopted by step-father William Holden. Marshall & Holden had two sons - Scott Holden (born May 2, 1946) and Peter West Holden (born Nov 17, 1943). While Marshall & Holden remained married for 30 years, most of it was spent separated from each other while involved in various other romances. See more »

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