Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 - November 28, 1976) was an American actress.

She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City. She became known for her no-nonsense roles in such films as The Women and His Girl Friday.

She married Frederick Brisson, a movie and play producer, on 25 October 1941. Her father-in-law was the successful Danish actor Carl Brisson.

She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress:

  • 1959 - Auntie Mame
  • 1948 - Mourning Becomes Electra
  • 1947 - Sister Kenny
  • 1943 - My Sister Eileen

She died after a long battle with breast cancer in 1976 at the age of 69, although initially her age was misreported because she had shaved a few years off her true age. She was survived by her husband, and her son, Lance Brisson.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street.

She is buried in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Culver City, California.


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She is buried in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Culver City, California. She is married to actor David Lansbury, stepson of actress Angela Lansbury, and they have a daughter, Rebecca, born in 1994. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street. She has also battled with Bulimia nervosa, spawned by pressure to stay thin when she performed ballet as a child. She was survived by her husband, and her son, Lance Brisson. In the 1990s Ally Sheedy was treated for sleeping pill addiction, which she drew on for her role as a drug-addicted photographer in the film High Art. She died after a long battle with breast cancer in 1976 at the age of 69, although initially her age was misreported because she had shaved a few years off her true age. After appearing in several straight-to-television films in 1981, Ally Sheedy made her cinema debut in Bad Boys (1983), starring Sean Penn. The 1980s were her golden period with roles also in WarGames and Short Circuit, as well as a character in three episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues in 1983.

She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress:. Then, in her teens she began acting in local productions. Her father-in-law was the successful Danish actor Carl Brisson. At six years old, Ally Sheedy started dancing with the American Ballet Theatre, and at age 12 wrote a story, She Was Nice to Mice, that was published by McGraw-Hill and became a bestseller (ISBN 0440478448). She married Frederick Brisson, a movie and play producer, on 25 October 1941. Elmo's Fire. She became known for her no-nonsense roles in such films as The Women and His Girl Friday. Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy (born June 13, 1962 in New York City), is an American screen and stage actor, possibly best known for her roles in the "Brat Pack" films The Breakfast Club and St.

She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City. The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002). Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 - November 28, 1976) was an American actress. High Art (1998). 1943 - My Sister Eileen. Only the Lonely (1991). 1947 - Sister Kenny. Betsy's Wedding (1990).

1948 - Mourning Becomes Electra. Short Circuit (1986). 1959 - Auntie Mame. Twice in a Lifetime (1985). St Elmos Fire (1985). The Breakfast Club (1985).

WarGames (1983). Bad Boys (1983).