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Tala Birell(1907-1958)

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Tala Birell
Star of stage in Europe, she became just another "Another Garbo," like Anna Sten and others, whose importation to 1930's Hollywood led to movie stardom nary a whit. Her most often-seen performance is her brief role as the governess to the Empress's very young son in "The Song of Bernadette", who takes what is believed to be miraculous water from the grotto. She eventually went to Eastern Europe and into oblivion.
BornSeptember 10, 1907
DiedFebruary 17, 1958(50)
BornSeptember 10, 1907
DiedFebruary 17, 1958(50)
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Known for

Wiley Post in Air Hawks (1935)
Air Hawks
5.9
  • Renee Dupont
  • 1935
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby
7.8
  • Mrs. Lehman
  • 1938
Peter Lorre, Edward Arnold, and Marian Marsh in Crime and Punishment (1935)
Crime and Punishment
6.9
  • Antonya Raskolnikov
  • 1935
Women in the Night (1948)
Women in the Night
4.7
  • Yvette Aubert
  • 1948

Credits

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  • Strange Stories
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Irene Champlin, Steve Holland, and Joseph Nash in Flash Gordon (1954)
    Flash Gordon
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Queen of Cygnii
    • 1955
  • Orient Express (1952)
    Orient Express
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Warren Douglas and Audrey Long in Homicide for Three (1948)
    Homicide for Three
    5.4
    • Rita Brown
    • 1948
  • Women in the Night (1948)
    Women in the Night
    4.7
    • Yvette Aubert
    • 1948
  • Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, and Robert Walker in Song of Love (1947)
    Song of Love
    6.7
    • Princess Valerie Hohenfels
    • 1947
  • Tala Birell, Alan Curtis, and Sheila Ryan in Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
    Philo Vance's Secret Mission
    5.8
    • Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips
    • 1947
  • Vivian Austin and Alan Curtis in Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
    Philo Vance's Gamble
    5.8
    • Mrs. Tina Cromwell
    • 1947
  • Dona Drake and Kent Taylor in Dangerous Millions (1946)
    Dangerous Millions
    5.3
    • Sonia Bardos
    • 1946
  • Tom Keene and Lynne Roberts in Girls of the Big House (1945)
    Girls of the Big House
    5.5
    • Alma Vlasek
    • 1945
  • The Frozen Ghost (1945)
    The Frozen Ghost
    5.8
    • Mme. Valerie Monet
    • 1945
  • Janis Carter and Richard Dix in The Power of the Whistler (1945)
    The Power of the Whistler
    6.3
    • Constantina Ivaneska
    • 1945
  • Clarence Muse, Ruth Roman, and Clinton Rosemond in Jungle Queen (1945)
    Jungle Queen
    5.8
    • Dr. Elise Bork
    • 1945
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Mrs. Parkington (1944)
    Mrs. Parkington
    7.0
    • Lady Norah Ebbsworth
    • 1944
  • Ray Milland and Barbara Britton in Till We Meet Again (1944)
    Till We Meet Again
    6.9
    • Mme. Bouchard (uncredited)
    • 1944

Soundtrack



  • Wiley Post in Air Hawks (1935)
    Air Hawks
    5.9
    • performer: "Unidentified Song (When I Knew I Loved Him Dearly, I Told Him So)" (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Thala Birell
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • September 10, 1907
    • Bucharest, Romania
  • Died
    • February 17, 1958
    • Landstuhl i.d. Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany(cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Nickname
    • Talusha

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