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The Actress

There's hope and heart-ache in the adventures of a stage-struck daughter!

1953 · 1h 30m · 6.4 on TMDB

NR

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

Cast

Spencer Tracy
Clinton Jones
Jean Simmons
Ruth Gordon Jones
Teresa Wright
Annie Jones
Anthony Perkins
Fred Whitmarsh

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Mr. Bagley

Kay Williams

Kay Williams

Hazel Dawn

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Emma Glavey

Norma Jean Nilsson

Norma Jean Nilsson

Anna

Dawn Bender

Dawn Bender

Katherine

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Mike McGrath (uncredited)

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Inopportune (uncredited)

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Directed by

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Released: September 25, 1953

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