Linda Darnell (1923–1965)

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Linda Darnell, one of five children of a postal clerk, grew up fast. At 11, she was modeling clothes, giving her age as 16. At 13, she was appearing on the stage with little theater groups. Her mother encouraged her to audition when Hollywood talent scouts came to Dallas. She went to California and when the studio found out how young she really ... See full bio »
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Falsa Acusação
Falsa Acusação Edie Johnson
(1950)
Carta a Três Mulheres
Carta a Três Mulheres Lora Mae Hollingsway
(1949)
Amber Eterna
Amber Eterna Amber St. Clair
(1947)
Odeio-te Meu Amor
Odeio-te Meu Amor Daphne De Carter
(1948)
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 1965 Esporas Negras
Sadie
 1964 Burke's Law (TV Series)
Monica Crenshaw
- Who Killed His Royal Highness? (1964) ... Monica Crenshaw
 1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
Zina Felice
- Sing Something Simple (1959) ... Zina Felice
 1958 Cimarron City (TV Series)
Mary Clinton
- Kid on a Calico Horse (1958) ... Mary Clinton
 1958 Pursuit (TV Series)
Carol Wallace
- Free Ride (1958) ... Carol Wallace
 1958 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Dora Gray Fogelberry / Dora Gray
- The Sacramento Story (1958) ... Dora Gray Fogelberry
- The Dora Gray Story (1958) ... Dora Gray
 1958 Studio 57 (TV Series)
- My Little Girl (1958)
 1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Lora
- The Elevator (1958) ... Lora
 1957 A Hora Zero
Ellen Stryker
 1957 Climax! (TV Series)
Helen Randall
- Trial by Fire (1957) ... Helen Randall
 1957 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Meg Lyttleton
- Homeward Borne (1957) ... Meg Lyttleton
 1956-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Ann Dean / Jennifer Hollander / Meredith Montague
- Fate Travels East (1957) ... Ann Dean
- All for a Man (1956) ... Jennifer Hollander / Meredith Montague
 1956 Ao Longo da Fronteira
Amy Clarke
 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Ellen Barber
- White Corridors (1956) ... Ellen Barber
 1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Lily Martyn
- Deception (1956) ... Lily Martyn
 1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- My Name Is Sally Roberts (1956)
 1955 Os Últimos Cinco Minutos
Renata Adorni
 1954 Noite Sem Fim
Vida Dove
 1954 Vidas Proibidas
Lola Baldi
 1953 Cruel Perseguição
Clare Shepperd, alias Clare Sinclair
 1952 Barba Negra, o Pirata
Edwina Mansfield
 1952 Night Without Sleep
Julie Bannon
 1952 A Ilha da Tentação
Lt. Elizabeth Smythe
 1951 Jogar, Perder e Ganhar
Evelyn Walsh Warren
 1951 The Guy Who Came Back
Dee Shane
 1951 A 13ª Carta
Denise Turner
 1950 Entre Dois Juramentos
Elena Kenniston
 1950 Falsa Acusação
Edie Johnson
 1949 Se Minha Mulher Soubesse...
Cecil Carver
 1949 O Furacão da Vida
Aggie Hobson
 1949 Carta a Três Mulheres
Lora Mae Hollingsway
 1948 Odeio-te Meu Amor
Daphne De Carter
 1948 Muralhas Humanas
Algeria Wedge
 1947 Amber Eterna
Amber St. Clair
 1946 A Paixão dos Fortes
Chihuahua
 1946 A Tia de Paris
Edith Rogers
 1946 Ana e o Rei do Sião
Tuptim
 1945 Anjo ou Demónio?
Stella
 1945 O Grande Campeão
Anne Livingstone
 1945 Concerto Fantástico
Netta Longdon
 1944 O Rei do Swing
Trudy Wilson
 1944 Tempestade de Verão
Olga Kuzminichna Urbenin
 1944 Aventuras de Buffalo Bill
Dawn Starlight
 1944 Aconteceu Amanhã
Sylvia Smith / Sylvia Stevens
 1943 A Canção de Bernadette
The Virgin Mary (uncredited)
 1943 Sempre ao Lado Deles
Nancy Johnson
 1942 Os Amores de Edgar Poe
Virginia Clemm
 1941 Rise and Shine
Louise Murray
 1941 Sangue e Arena
Carmen Espinosa
 1940 A Tentação do Circo
Caroline
 1940 O Sinal do Zorro
Lolita Quintero
 1940 Filhos de Deus
Zina Webb
 1940 Estrela Luminosa
Carolyn Sayres
 1939 Telhados de Vidro
Jane
 1939 Hotel de Mulheres
Marcia Bromley
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Shot a special promotional trailer (as herself) for her film Entre Dois Juramentos (1950). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 4 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about her time at Twentieth Century-Fox] Leaving Fox was like leaving home at 28; I'd been there since I was 16.

Trivia:

Tuptim, her character in Ana e o Rei do Sião (1946), was executed by being burned at the stake. In real life, Linda died at age 41 from burns received in a house fire. See more »

Nickname:

Tweedles

Star Sign:

Libra
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