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Benay Venuta

American actor-singer · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1911 to 1995 · aged 84

Benay Venuta was an American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her work in the mid and late 1930s, in which she parlayed her success on Broadway into star treatment on network radio.

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1995Died1 September 19951994Bullets Over BroadwayFilm, Theater Well-Wisher1986Designing WomenSeries1966That GirlSeries1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1958Cool and LamFilm, Bertha Cool1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownFilm, Daisy ParkerThe Helen Morgan StoryFilm, 1957Texas Guinan1956Made in HeavenFilm, Marian Hunt1954Climax!Series, Mrs. StaggRicochet RomanceFilm, 1954Claire Renard1951Racket SquadSeriesCall Me MisterFilm, 1951Billie Barton1950Annie Get Your GunFilm, Dolly Tate1948Easter ParadeFilm, Bar Patron (uncredited)I, Jane DoeFilm, 1948Phyllis Tuttle1947Repeat PerformanceFilm, Bess Michaels1936Song Hits on ParadeFilm1928The Trail of '98Film, San Francisco Party Girl (uncredited)1911Born27 January 1911

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About this person

After World War II, she developed an enduring career as a supporting actress in musicals on stage and in Hollywood, interspersed with work on television.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1995 · aged 84