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Gail Russell (I) (1924–1961)

An angelically beautiful leading lady with a demure and melancholy screen persona which reflected a deeper sadness in her real life. She was born Elizabeth Russell in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of George and Gladys (Barnet) Russell. She was painfully, almost disablingly shy as a child. When she was a teenager, her family moved to Los Angeles... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1961 The Silent Call
Flore Brancato
 
1960 Manhunt (TV series)
Mrs. Clarke
Matinee Mobster (1960) … Mrs. Clarke
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Cassandra Bannister
Noblesse Oblige (1960) … Cassandra Bannister
 
1958 No Place to Land
Lynn Dillon
 
1957 The Tattered Dress
Carol Morrow
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
 
1951 Air Cadet
Janet Page
 
1950 The Lawless
Sunny Garcia
 
1950 Captain China
Kim Mitchell
 
1949 The Great Dan Patch
Cissy Lathrop
 
1949 El Paso
Susan Jeffers
 
1949 Song of India
Princess Tara
 
1948 Wake of the Red Witch
Angelique Desaix
 
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Jean Courtland
 
1948 Moonrise
Gilly Johnson
 
1947 Calcutta
Virginia Moore
 
1946 The Bachelor's Daughters
Eileen MacFarland
 
1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Cornelia Otis Skinner
 
1945 The Unseen
Elizabeth Howard
 
1945 Salty O'Rourke
Barbara Brooks
 
1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Cornelia Otis Skinner
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Barbara (at 17)
 
1943 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Virginia Lowry
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1957 Hollywood Glamour on Ice (short)
Herself
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Intermission guest
The Black Angel (1957) … Herself - Intermission guest
 
1947 Variety Girl
Herself
 
1945 Duffy's Tavern
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 100 Years of John Wayne (TV documentary short)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Everything happened so fast. I was a sad character. I was sad because of myself. I didn't have any self-confidence. I didn't believe I had any talent. I didn't know how to have fun. I was afraid. I don't exactly know of what - of life, I guess. See more »

Trivia:

She was signed to co- star with George Raft in "Loan Shark" (1952), but had to withdraw due to illness, according to studio press releases. She was replaced by Dorothy Hart. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo