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Selena Royle (1904–1983)

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The name may be unfamiliar, but MGM stock player Selena Royle was a lovely character actress who exuded warmth, kindness, sincerity, dedication and radiance throughout most of her 1940s Hollywood career. These inspiring traits extended into her outside life as well, where she contributed much of herself on behalf of the war effort... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 78) in Guadalajara, Mexico

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1956-1959 As the World Turns (TV series)
Grace Baker #1
 
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV series)
– The Daugthers of Mars (1956)
 
1955 Murder Is My Beat
Beatrice Abbott
 
1954 The Good Samaritan (TV movie)
School Marm
 
1954 Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV series)
– Gold from the Sea
 
1953 Robot Monster
Mother (as Selena Royale)
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– Out of the Dark (1952)
 
1952 I Lift Up My Lamp (TV movie)
Cast Member
 
1951 Come Fill the Cup
Mrs. Dolly Copeland
 
1951 He Ran All the Way
Mrs. Dobbs
 
1950 Branded
Mrs. Lavery
 
1950 The Web (TV series)
– The Orderly Mr. Appleby (1950)
 
1950 The Big Hangover
Kate Mahoney
 
1950 The Damned Don't Cry
Patricia Longworth
 
1949 The Heiress
Elizabeth Almond
 
1949 You're My Everything
Mrs. Adams
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
– An Old, Old Story (1949)
– The Treasure of Franchard (1949)
– The Real Thing (1949)
 
1949 My Dream Is Yours
Freda Hofer
 
1949 Bad Boy
Judge Florence Prentiss
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Isabelle d'Arc (Joan's mother)
 
1948 Moonrise
Aunt Jessie
 
1948 A Date with Judy
Mrs. Foster
 
1948 Smart Woman
Mrs. Wayne
 
1948 Summer Holiday
Mrs. Essie Miller
 
1948 You Were Meant for Me
Mrs. Cora Mayhew
 
1947 Cass Timberlane
Louise Wargate
 
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Sairy MacBean
 
1946 No Leave, No Love
Mrs. Hanlon
 
1946 Gallant Journey
Mrs. Zachary Montgomery
 
1946 Courage of Lassie
Mrs. Merrick
 
1946 Till the End of Time
Mrs. Kincheloe
 
1946 Night and Day
Kate Porter
 
1946 The Green Years
Mama Leckie
 
1946 The Harvey Girls
Miss Bliss
 
1945 Main Street After Dark
'Ma' Abby Dibson
 
1945 This Man's Navy
Maude Weaver
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Mrs. Reynolds
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
Mattie Trounson
 
1944 The Fighting Sullivans
Mrs. Alleta Sullivan
 
1932 Misleading Lady
Alice Connell
 
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2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary) (performer: "The Train Must Be Fed" - uncredited)
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary) (performer: "The Train Must Be Fed" - uncredited)
 
1948 A Date with Judy (performer: "Home Sweet Home", "Its a Most Unusual Day" Reprise #2 - Finale)
 
1948 Summer Holiday (performer: "Our Home Town" - uncredited, "The Stanley Steamer" - uncredited)
 
1946 Night and Day (performer: "An Old Fashioned Garden" 1919 - uncredited)
 
1946 The Harvey Girls (performer: "The Train Must Be Fed" - uncredited)
 
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1943 Stage Door Canteen
Herself
 
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1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'A Date with Judy' (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1921- 1937). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Alternate Names:

Selena Royale
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

During the early Depression, Selena Royle and Elizabeth Beatty started the Actors Free Dinner Club in Union Church on West 48th Street. It was organized so that those who came to volunteer and those who came out of necessity were indistinguishable from each other. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio