Acting
Cathy O'Donnell
Born July 6, 1923 · Siluria, Alabama, USA
Died April 11, 1970 · aged 46
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…
Known For
Ben-Hur · 1959Ben-Hur
★ 7.91959
MovieHistoryDrama
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
The Man from Laramie · 1955The Man from Laramie
★ 7.11955
MovieDramaWestern
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
The Best Years of Our Lives · 1946The Best Years of Our Lives
★ 7.71946
MovieDramaRomance
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
Detective Story · 1951Detective Story
★ 7.01951
MovieCrimeDrama
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
They Live by Night · 1949They Live by Night
★ 6.81949
MovieCrimeRomance
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
The Amazing Mr. X · 1948The Amazing Mr. X
★ 6.21948
MovieThrillerHorror
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...
The Story of Mankind · 1957The Story of Mankind
★ 4.41957
MovieDramaFantasy
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
The Deerslayer · 1957The Deerslayer
★ 6.11957
MovieAdventureWestern
After The Deerslayer, a white man reared by the Mohicans, and his blood brother Chingachgook, a Mohican chief, save trader Harry Marsh from the hostile Huron Indians, they learn that the Hurons will attack Old Tom Hutter and his two daughters, Hetty and Judith, who live on a floating raft fort on the river.
Filmography
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They Live by Night · 1949They Live by Night
★ 6.81949
MovieCrimeRomance
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Catherine "Keechie" Mobley
The Story of Mankind · 1957The Story of Mankind
★ 4.41957
MovieDramaFantasy
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
Early Christian Woman
Loves of Three Queens · 1954Loves of Three Queens
★ 9.01954
MovieDrama
At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming. But a professor intervenes to prevent the verdict, remembering the troubles caused by Paris in a similar situation.
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