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Lizabeth Scott (1922–2015)

Lizabeth Scott was born Emma Matzo on September 29, 1922 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children of Mary (Pennock) and John Matzo, who were Slovak immigrants. Scott attended Marywood Seminary and the Alvienne School of the Theatre in New York City, where she adopted the stage name of "Elizabeth Scott." After doing a national tour of ... See full bio »
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Known For

Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears Jane Palmer
(1949)
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning 'Dusty' Chandler
(1947)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Toni Marachek
(1946)
Dark City
Dark City Fran Garland
(1950)
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 1972 Pulp
Betty Cippola
 1965 The Third Man (TV Series)
Diana Masters
- The Luck of Harry Lime (1965) ... Diana Masters
 1963 Burke's Law (TV Series)
Mona Roberts
- Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963) ... Mona Roberts
 1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)
Carla MacKinley
- The Amazon (1960) ... Carla MacKinley
 1957 Loving You
Glenda Markle
 1956 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Alice Brent / Lily Conover
- Stolen Face (1956) ... Alice Brent / Lily Conover
 1956 The Weapon
Elsa Jenner
 1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Frances Fowler
- Overnight Haul (1956) ... Frances Fowler
 1955 Studio 57 (TV Series)
- I'll Always Love You, Natalie (1955)
 1954 Silver Lode
Rose Evans
 1953 Bad for Each Other
Helen Curtis
 1952-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Betsy / Margaret Bailey
- Make Believe Bride (1953) ... Betsy
- Amo, Amas, Amat (1952) ... Margaret Bailey
 1953 Scared Stiff
Mary Carroll
 1952 Stolen Face
Alice Brent / Lily Conover
 1951 Red Mountain
Chris
 1951 The Racket
Irene Hayes
 1951 Two of a Kind
Brandy Kirby
 1951 The Company She Keeps
Joan Willburn
 1950 Dark City
Fran Garland
 1950 Paid in Full
Jane Langley
 1949 Easy Living
Liza Wilson
 1949 Family Theatre (TV Series)
- The Denver Express (1949)
 1949 Too Late for Tears
Jane Palmer
 1948 Pitfall
Mona Stevens
 1947 I Walk Alone
Kay Lawrence
 1947 Desert Fury
Paula Haller
 1947 Dead Reckoning
'Dusty' Chandler
 1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Toni Marachek
 1945 You Came Along
Ivy Hotchkiss
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Other Works:

(1/7/46) Radio: Appeared in a "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast of "You Came Along". See more »

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1 Print Biography | 1 Article | 4 Pictorials | See more »

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on touring, pre-Hollywood, with 'Hellzapoppin'] It was really hellzapoppin all the time. For a year and a half we traveled from coast to coast. During one stretch we made sixty-four one-night stands in succession. It got so we weren't conscious of what town we were playing in. Just sixty-four days of haze. We were congenial and jolly except when we were dead for lack of sleep. But in such close ... See more »

Trivia:

Lizabeth Scott, who played an aloof and alluring femme fatale in such film noir classics as "I Walk Alone," "Pitfall" and "Dark City" died at the age of 92. Scott, who also starred as a gangster's wife opposite Humphrey Bogart in "Dead Reckoning" (1947), died January 31, 2015, of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, her friend Mary Goodstein told the Los Angeles... See more »

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Star Sign:

Libra
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