Bonnie Franklin

She began acting when she was a child. Jean Hagen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television, at 1502 Vine Street. She was born in Santa Monica, California. She made her final film appearance in a 1977 television movie before her death from throat cancer. Additionally, she has starred in stage plays both on and off Broadway, receiving a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for her work on the musical Applause. In the 1960s Hagen's health began to decline and she spent many years hospitalised or in care. Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series and directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge. Although she made frequent guest appearances in various television series, she was unable to successfully resume her film career, and for the remainder of her career played supporting roles, such as the friend of Bette Davis in Dead Ringer (1964).

Bonnie Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of the divorced mother Ann Romano on the long-running television situation comedy (or, since so many of its episodes dealt with serious topics, some have called it a "dramedy") One Day at a Time (1975-1984). As the first wife of Danny Thomas, Hagen received three Emmy Award nominations, but after two seasons she grew dissatisfied and left the series. MGM failed to provide her with a quality follow up role to enable her to build on her growing popularity, and by 1953 she had joined the cast of Make Room for Daddy. As the vain and talentless silent movie star Lina Lamont, Hagen received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She is arguably best remembered for her comic performance in Singin' in the Rain (1950).

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) provided Hagen with her first starring role, and excellent reviews. Born Jean Shirley Verhagen in Chicago, Illinois, Hagen studied drama and worked as a theater usherette before making her film debut as a femme fatale in Adam's Rib (1949). Jean Hagen (August 3, 1923 – August 29, 1977) was an American film actress.