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Natalie Moorhead(1901-1992)

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Natalie Moorhead
Chandler, a con-man, and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals Americans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology. The carny, renamed Chandra, falls for one of his marks, Sylvia, but their love is tested when he brings tragedy to other peoples' lives and she asks him to go straight.
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A platinum blonde actress, Natalie Moorehead entered in films in 1929; by end of the following year, she had made dozens of credited movies. Moorehead was more effective with vampish roles, notably a role which she played a suspect in The Thin Man (1934). Moorhead also made a mark as a comic actress in Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) and Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931). She later appeared in supporting roles until the mid-1940s.
BornJuly 27, 1901
DiedOctober 6, 1992(91)
BornJuly 27, 1901
DiedOctober 6, 1992(91)
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Known for

The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man
7.9
  • Julia Wolf
  • 1934
John Darrow in The Big Chance (1933)
The Big Chance
4.9
  • Babe
  • 1933
Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Lady of the Tropics
6.1
  • Mrs. Hazlitt
  • 1939
J. Farrell MacDonald and Natalie Moorhead in Discarded Lovers (1932)
Discarded Lovers
4.8
  • Irma Gladden
  • 1932

Credits

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  • Melody Comes to Town
    • Miss Dunham
    • 1941
  • Mischa Auer, Tom Brown, Nan Grey, Joy Hodges, Allen Jenkins, Edgar Kennedy, and Eddie Quillan in Margie (1940)
    Margie
    5.7
    • Mrs. Dixon
    • 1940
  • Joan Blondell and Dick Powell in I Want a Divorce (1940)
    I Want a Divorce
    6.1
    • Mrs. Tyrell (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Bette Davis and Charles Boyer in All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
    All This, and Heaven Too
    7.4
    • Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Ralph Bellamy, Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, and Jane Wyman in Flight Angels (1940)
    Flight Angels
    5.7
    • Miss Mason
    • 1940
  • Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr in I Take This Woman (1940)
    I Take This Woman
    6.3
    • May - Saleslady (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Old Hickory (1939)
    Old Hickory
    5.0
    Short
    • Mrs. Renoir
    • 1939
  • Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in The Women (1939)
    The Women
    7.7
    • Woman at Modiste Salon (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
    When Tomorrow Comes
    6.7
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Lady of the Tropics
    6.1
    • Mrs. Hazlitt
    • 1939
  • Andrea Leeds and Adolphe Menjou in Letter of Introduction (1938)
    Letter of Introduction
    6.1
    • Maud Raleigh - Park Plaza Gossip (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Bonita Granville in The Beloved Brat (1938)
    The Beloved Brat
    6.1
    • Evelyn Morgan
    • 1938
  • William Boyd in Heart of Arizona (1938)
    Heart of Arizona
    6.4
    • Belle Starr
    • 1938
  • Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane in The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
    The Adventurous Blonde
    6.4
    • Theresa Gray
    • 1937
  • Lloyd Nolan, Akim Tamiroff, and Claire Trevor in King of Gamblers (1937)
    King of Gamblers
    6.0
    • Woman at Table (uncredited)
    • 1937

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  • Barbara Stanwyck and James Rennie in Illicit (1931)
    Illicit
    6.1
    • Soundtrack ("Yankee Doodle", uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Joan Crawford in Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
    Dance, Fools, Dance
    6.3
    • performer: "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'" (1800-01) (uncredited)
    • 1931

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  • Alternative name
    • Natalie Moorehead
  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • July 27, 1901
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 6, 1992
    • Montecito, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Juan TorenaJuly 27, 1957 - June 27, 1983 (his death)
  • Parents
      James Messner

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    Trained with a stock company in Trenton, New Jersey.

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