Ona Munson

She was typecast in similar roles, and in 1955, plagued by ill health, she committed suicide with an overdose of barbiturates in her apartment in New York.
. Ona Munson’s career was stalemated by the acclaim of GWTW. Paltrow gave birth to her first child, Apple Blythe Alison Martin, on May 13, 2004 with husband Chris Martin of the group Coldplay, whom she married in secret on 5 December 2003. She was previously engaged to Brad Pitt and dated Ben Affleck while both she and Affleck worked on Shakespeare in Love. Tallulah Bankhead refused the role as too small. Much attention was drawn to her at this event as a consequence of her bursting into tears during her acceptance speech. Early on, Selznick had announced Mae West was to play Belle, but this was of course a publicity stunt. She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress two years later for her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998).

The needed look for Belle could be created in the wardrobe and makeup departments. Her performance in Emma (1996) received its share of praise. She spoke deep and throaty in her test, and her voice conveyed sexiness and worldliness. Their relationship was much publicized, just like their break-up two years later. But her skills as an actress electrified her screen test: it was all in the voice. Born in Los Angeles, her debut film was Shout (1991) and she played in Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) before starring in Se7en (1995) and dating her co-star Brad Pitt. She was the antithesis of the voluptuous Belle: tall, freckled, and of slight build. Paltrow has a younger brother named Jake and is a cousin of actress Katherine Moennig.

She introduced the song "You're the Cream In My Coffee," to New York audiences. She studied Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara before committing herself to acting. 1955) Ona Munson was an improbable choice to play the whiskey-voiced prostitute with a heart of gold, Belle Watling, in "Gone With the Wind." Born Ona Wolcott in Portland, Oregon in 1903, she first came to fame on Broadway as the singing and dancing ingenue in the original production of "No, No, Nanette." She had a very successful stage and radio career in the 1930’s in New York. She is the daughter of the late television producer and director Bruce Paltrow and the actress Blythe Danner. 1903, d. Although several of her most acclaimed performances were roles as English women (Emma, Sylvia and Shakespeare in Love) and she has a WASPy appearance, Paltrow is actually Scottish-Irish on her mother's side and Russian Jewish on her father's side. ONA MUNSON (American actress, b. Gwyneth Paltrow (born September 28, 1972) is an American actress.

Proof (2004). Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004). View from the Top (2003). Sylvia (2003).

Possession (2002). Shallow Hal (2001). The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). The Anniversary Party (2001).

Bounce (2000). Duets (2000). The Intern (aka Intern) (2000). Ripley (1999).

The Talented Mr. Shakespeare in Love (1998). A Perfect Murder (1998) (a remake of Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder). Hush (1998).

Jefferson in Paris (1995). Parker and the Round Table) (1994). Parker and the Vicious Circle (aka Mrs. Mrs.