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Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell

Actor

Born July 6, 1923 in Siluria, Alabama, USA

Died April 11, 1970

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Cathy O'Donnell (July 6, 1923 – April 11, 1970) was an American actress, best known for her many roles in film-noir movies.

While under contract with Samuel Goldwyn, O'Donnell made her debut in an uncredited role as a nightclub extra in Wonder Man (1945). Her first major role in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), playing Wilma Cameron, the high-school sweetheart of double amputatee Homer Parrish, played by real-life World War II veteran/amputee Harold Russell.

She was loaned out to RKO for one of her most memorable films, They Live by Night (1949) starring with Farley Granger, widely considered a classic of the noir genre and on the Guardian's list of the top ten noir films. The film was directed by Nicholas Ray. The two actors later re-teamed for another movie, Side Street (1950).

Later O'Donnell starred in The Miniver Story (also 1950), as Judy Miniver and also had a supporting role in Detective Story (1951). She appeared as Barbara Waggoman, the love interest of James Stewart's character in the western The Man from Laramie (1955). Her final film role was the title character's sister Tirzah in William Wyler's 1959 Academy Award winning Best Picture Ben-Hur (1959).

In the 1960s, she appeared in TV shows, playing mostly bit parts on shows such as Perry Mason, The Rebel and Man Without a Gun. Her last screen appearance was in 1964, in an episode of Bonanza.

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The Amazing Mr. X (1948) | Trailer | Coming to Special Edition Blu-ray and DVD, Oct. 5

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Imogen Sara Smith on THEY LIVE BY NIGHT and the Myth of the American Open Road

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They Live by Night Trailer 1949 Film Noir

Filmography

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These Amazing Shadows Poster

These Amazing Shadows Documentary2011Wilma Cameron )

Tate TV Series1960Amy

The 17th Golden Globe Awards TV Special1960Self - Audience Member

Ben-Hur Feature Film1959Tirzah

Bonanza TV Series1959Sarah Knowlton

The Detectives Poster

The Detectives TV Series1959Laurie Dolan

The Rebel Poster

The Rebel TV Series1959Felicity Bowman

My World Dies Screaming Poster

My World Dies Screaming Feature Film1958Sheila Wayne

Target TV Series19581 episode, 1958

Man Without a Gun Poster

Man Without a Gun TV Series19571 episode, 1959

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957Norma Brooks

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957Angel

The Californians Poster

The Californians TV Series1957Grace Adams

The Deerslayer Poster

The Deerslayer Feature Film1957Judith Hutter

The Story of Mankind Poster

The Story of Mankind Feature Film1957Early Christian Woman

Zane Grey Theatre Poster

Zane Grey Theatre TV Series1956Jennie Parsons

Mad at the World Poster

Mad at the World Feature Film1955Anne Bennett

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series1955Velna

The Man from Laramie Poster

The Man from Laramie Feature Film1955Barbara Waggoman

Center Stage Poster

Center Stage TV Series19541 episode, 1954

Climax! TV Series1954Mona Herbert

Eight O'Clock Walk Poster

Eight O'Clock Walk Feature Film1954Jill Manning

Loves of Three Queens Poster

Loves of Three Queens Feature Film1954Enone

The Best of Broadway Poster

The Best of Broadway TV Series1954Amy Fisher

The Motorola Television Hour Poster

The Motorola Television Hour TV Series19531 episode, 1954

The Philip Morris Playhouse TV Series19531 episode, 1954

Orient Express TV Series1952Francine Gilman

The Woman's Angle Poster

The Woman's Angle Feature Film1952Nina Van Rhyne

Detective Story Poster

Detective Story Feature Film1951Susan Carmichael

In Town Today TV Movie1951Self

Never Trust a Gambler Poster

Never Trust a Gambler Feature Film1951Virginia Merrill

Side Street Poster

Side Street Feature Film1950Ellen Norson

The Miniver Story Poster

The Miniver Story Feature Film1950Judy Miniver

The Amazing Mr. X Poster

The Amazing Mr. X Feature Film1948Janet Burke

They Live by Night Poster

They Live by Night Feature Film1948Keechie

Bury Me Dead Poster

Bury Me Dead Feature Film1947'Rusty' Carlin

Lights Out Poster

Lights Out TV Series19461 episode, 1951

The Best Years of Our Lives Poster

The Best Years of Our Lives Feature Film1946Wilma Cameron

Wonder Man Poster

Wonder Man Feature Film1945Pelican Club Patron

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