Brenda Marshall

Acting

Brenda Marshall

Born September 29, 1915Negros, Philippines23 credits

​Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American film actress. Born Ardis Ankerson in Negros, Philippines, Marshall made her first film appearance in the 1939 Espionage Agent. The following year, she played the leading lady to Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk. After divorcing actor Richard Gaines in 1940, she married the actor William Holden in 1941 and her own career quickly slowed. She starred opposite James Cagney in the 1942 film Captains of the Clouds. The Constant Nymph (1943) was a popular success but she virtually retired after this, appearing in only four more inconsequential films. Among these, she played scientist Nora Goodrich in the grade-B 1946 cult classic Strange Impersonation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Marshall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucy
as Brenda MarshallTV
Whispering Smith
1948Whispering Smith
as Marian SinclairMovie
Strange Impersonation
1946Strange Impersonation
as Nora GoodrichMovie
Paris After Dark
1943Paris After Dark
as Yvonne BlanchardMovie
Background to Danger
1943Background to Danger
as Tamara ZaleshoffMovie
The Constant Nymph
1943The Constant Nymph
as Toni SangerMovie
Wings Up
1943Wings Up
as HerselfMovie
You Can't Escape Forever
1942You Can't Escape Forever
as Laurie AbbottMovie
Captains of the Clouds
1942Captains of the Clouds
as Emily FosterMovie
Breakdowns of 1941
1941Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Smiling Ghost
1941The Smiling Ghost
as Lil BarstowMovie
Highway West
1941Highway West
as Claire FosterMovie
Singapore Woman
1941Singapore Woman
as Vicki MooreMovie
Footsteps in the Dark
1941Footsteps in the Dark
as Rita WarrenMovie
South of Suez
1940South of Suez
as Katharine 'Kit' SheffieldMovie
East of the River
1940East of the River
as Laurie RomayneMovie
Money and the Woman
1940Money and the Woman
as Barbara PattesonMovie
The Sea Hawk
1940The Sea Hawk
as Doña Maria Alvarez de CordobaMovie
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Celia FarradyMovie
Espionage Agent
1939Espionage Agent
as Brenda BallardMovie
Blackwell's Island
1939Blackwell's Island
as Reynolds' Secretary (uncredited)Movie