Donna Corcoran

Acting

Donna Corcoran

Born September 29, 1942 (age 83)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Donna Corcoran, (born September 29, 1942) is a former child actress who appeared in several Hollywood films of the early 1950s. She most notably appeared in several aquatic musicals that featured Esther Williams (playing swimmer Annette Kellerman as a child in one of them),and as a vulnerable girl being victimized by an emotionally disturbed babysitter (p…

Known For

Angels in the OutfieldAngels in the Outfield · 1951
Angels in the Outfield
7.01951
MovieComedyDrama
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Don't Bother to KnockDon't Bother to Knock · 1952
Don't Bother to Knock
6.61952
MovieDramaThriller
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
Dangerous When WetDangerous When Wet · 1953
Dangerous When Wet
6.01953
MovieComedyRomance
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
MoonfleetMoonfleet · 1955
Moonfleet
6.51955
MovieAdventureDrama
Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.
Million Dollar MermaidMillion Dollar Mermaid · 1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
6.51952
MovieDrama
After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Scandal at ScourieScandal at Scourie · 1953
Scandal at Scourie
6.91953
MovieDrama
After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a stop at Scourie, Ontario little Patsy meets Victoria McChesney. Victoria and her husband Patrick have no children and she immediately decides to adopt the girl. The only condition imposed on them is that as Patsy has been baptized a Roman Catholic the Protestant McChesneys agree to raise her as a Catholic. Patsy is a well-behaved little girl whose only real problem is a school bully, also one of the orphans, who spreads stories that she set their orphanage on fire.
Young Man with IdeasYoung Man with Ideas · 1952
Young Man with Ideas
5.21952
MovieComedyDrama
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
Gypsy ColtGypsy Colt · 1954
Gypsy Colt
7.21954
MovieDramaFamily
In this trans-species remake of Lassie, Come Home, a faithful horse undertakes a perilous journey to return to the family it loves.

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