Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cathy O'Donnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Siluria, Alabama, USA
    Birthday
    7/6/1923
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.8
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
7.9
Detective Story
Detective Story
7
The Amazing Mr. X
The Amazing Mr. X
6.2
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
4.5
Bury Me Dead
Bury Me Dead
4.7
They Live by Night
They Live by Night
6.8
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie
7.2
Side Street
Side Street
6.6
Mad at the World
Mad at the World
5.7
My World Dies Screaming
My World Dies Screaming
5.8
Eight O'Clock Walk
Eight O'Clock Walk
6.7
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer
5.4
Never Trust a Gambler
Never Trust a Gambler
5.4
The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story
6
The Woman's Angle
The Woman's Angle
0
Loves of Three Queens
Loves of Three Queens
0
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