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Alexis Smith (I) (1921–1993)


Statuesque, smart Canadian-born Alexis Smith, with her blue/green eyes and a seductively husky voice, lent a touch of class to her leading ladies of the 1940s and 1950s. After her family moved to California, Alexis grew into a precocious talent, performing ballet in public by the age of thirteen, dancing to 'Carmen' at the Hollywood Bowl... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (75 titles)
1990 Lola (TV movie)
Phoebe
 
1984-1990 Dallas (TV series)
Jessica Montford / Lady Jessica Montford / Lady Jessica Montfort
Three, Three, Three: Part 1 (1990) … Lady Jessica Montford
End Game (1984) … Jessica Montford
 
1990 Cheers (TV series)
Alice Anne Volkman
 
1988 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair (TV movie)
Tessa Menard
 
1988 Hothouse (TV series)
Lily Garrison Shannon
'Love and Taxes' (1988) … Lily Garrison Shannon
His Mother (1988) … Lily Garrison Shannon
Nancy: Part 2 (1988) … Lily Garrison Shannon
Nancy: Part 1 (1988) … Lily Garrison Shannon
The Actress (1988) … Lily Garrison Shannon
 
1986 Tough Guys
Belle
 
1986 Dress Gray (TV movie)
Mrs. Iris Rylander
 
1985 A Death in California (TV mini-series)
Honey Niven
Episode #1.2 (1985) … Honey Niven
Episode #1.1 (1985) … Honey Niven
 
1982 La Truite (The Trout)
Gloria, a rich American
 
1978 Casey's Shadow
Sarah Blue
 
1975 Once Is Not Enough
Deidre Milford Granger
 
1973 Nightside (TV movie)
Smitty
 
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Evie Craig
The Windfall (1971) … Evie Craig
 
1970 The Governor & J.J. (TV series)
Leslie Carroll
Once Upon a War (1970) … Leslie Carroll
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Carol Defoe
Impeachment (1965) … Carol Defoe
 
1960 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Nora Carroll
A Night with Nora (1960) … Nora Carroll
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Loraine Lucas
Somewhere South of Suva (1959) … Loraine Lucas
 
1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Barbara Welch
The Last Autumn (1959) … Barbara Welch
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
Carol Wharton
 
1958 This Happy Feeling
Nita Hollaway
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Vivian Braxton
I Shot a Prowler (1958) … Vivian Braxton
 
1957 Beau James
Allie Walker
 
1956-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Fiona / Intermission Guest / Liliy
Death Do Us Part (1957) … Liliy
To Have and Have Not (1957) … Intermission Guest
The Gay Sisters (1956) … Fiona
 
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
September Affair (1956)
 
1956 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Libby Wilson
We Who Love Her (1956) … Libby Wilson
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Emily Hefferan
 
1955 The Eternal Sea
Sue Hoskins
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Caroline Taylor
To Kill a Man (1955) … Caroline Taylor
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Violet Saffrey
The Back to Beyond (1955) … Violet Saffrey
 
1954 The Sleeping Tiger
Glenda Esmond
 
1953 Split Second
Kay Garven
 
1952 The Turning Point
Amanda Waycross
 
1951 Cave of Outlaws
Elizabeth Trent
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
Winifred Stanley
 
1950 Undercover Girl
Christine Miller
 
1950 Wyoming Mail
Mary Williams
 
1950 Montana
Maria Singleton
 
1949 One Last Fling
Olivia Pearce
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
Lon Kyng
 
1949 South of St. Louis
Charlotte aka Rouge de Lisle
 
1948 Whiplash
Laurie Durant
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
Evelyn Blake
 
1947 Stallion Road
Rory Teller
 
1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Cecily Latham
 
1946 Night and Day
Linda Lee Porter
 
1946 One More Tomorrow
Cecelia Henry
 
1945 San Antonio
Jeanne Starr
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Christine Gilbert
 
1945 Conflict
Evelyn Turner
 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Elizabeth
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Alexis Smith
 
1944 The Doughgirls
Nan Curtiss Dillon
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Olivia Langdon Clemens
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Alexis Smith
 
1941 Steel Against the Sky
Helen Powers
 
1941 Passage from Hong Kong
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
 
1941 The Smiling Ghost
Elinor Bentley
 
1941 Three Sons o' Guns
Actress (uncredited)
 
1941 Singapore Woman
Miss Oswald, North's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
 
1941 Here Comes Happiness
Blonde (uncredited)
 
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
Woman in Office (uncredited)
 
1941 Flight from Destiny
Young Woman Saying 'I Wish She Was Dead' (uncredited)
 
1940/II She Couldn't Say No
Phone Gossip #4 (uncredited)
 
1940 Lady with Red Hair
Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
 
1940 Alice in Movieland (short)
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (9 titles)
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
The Best of Broadway (1985) (performer: "Could I Leave You?")
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (performer: "The Story of Lucy and Jessie")
 
1950 Wyoming Mail (performer: "ENDLESSLY")
 
1950 Montana (performer: "Reckon I'm in Love")
 
1949 South of St. Louis (performer: "Too Much Love", "Yankee Doodle", "It Must Be Fun to Have a Soldier")
 
1948 Whiplash (performer: "Just for Now" - uncredited)
 
1945 San Antonio (performer: "Some Sunday Morning", "Somewhere in Monterey" - uncredited)
 
1944 The Doughgirls (performer: "Jeepers Creepers" - uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "Good Night, Good Neighbor" 1943 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
The Best of Broadway (1985) … Herself
 
1985 The Holywood Reporter Salutes Radie Harris (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1980 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 November 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1978 The Making of 'Casey's Shadow' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1975 Salute to Sir Lew - The Master Showman (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Herself
That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Herself
 
1974 The Annual National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1974 Busby Berkeley (documentary)
Herself
 
1971-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 May 1973 (1973) … Herself
Episode dated 30 November 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 28 July 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 4 April 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 28 December 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.188 (1971) … Herself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1948 Camera Angles (documentary short)
Cameo
 
1947 Always Together
Herself - The Bride (uncredited)
 
1947 So You Want to Be in Pictures (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2007 A Life in Words and Music (video short)
Linda Lee Porter
 
2005 Dive Bomber: Keep 'Em in the Air (video short)
Linda Fisher
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1990 Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1972) Stage: Appeared (as "Phyllis") in "Follies, Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California. Written by Stephen Sondheim. NOTE: She won a Tony Award as Best Actress. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When they tell me one of my old movies is on TV, I don't look at it. See more »

Trivia:

A star of Hollywood's Golden Age, neither she nor husband Craig Stevens were ever awarded a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini