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Cathy O'Donnell is a Actor American born on 6 july 1923 at Alabama (USA)

Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell
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Birth name Ann Steely
Nationality USA
Birth 6 july 1923 at Alabama (USA)
Death 11 april 1970 (at 46 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Cathy O'Donnell (July 6, 1923 – April 11, 1970) was an American actress, best known for her many roles in film-noir films.

Biography

Après un passage à l’Université d'Oklahoma City, elle étudie l'art dramatique à l’American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Elle débute sur la scène avant de jouer au cinéma. Elle est sous contrat avec Samuel Goldwyn pour son premier film, Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie (1946), en interprétant Wilma Cameron. Elle est prêtée à la RKO pour le drame Les Amants de la nuit de Nicholas Ray (1947), avec Farley Granger qu'elle retrouvera dans le film d’Anthony Mann, La Rue de la mort.

À 24 ans, en avril 1948, elle épouse Robert Wyler, 48 ans, frère aîné du réalisateur William Wyler. Cathy O’Donnell apparaît aussi dans Ben-Hur (1959) dans le rôle de Tirzah, la jeune sœur du héros interprété par Charlton Heston.

Cathy O’Donnell meurt des suites d'un cancer à 46 ans, le jour de son 22e anniversaire de mariage avec Wyler.

Usually with

William Wyler
William Wyler
(3 films)
Kurt Neumann
Kurt Neumann
(1 films)
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Cathy O'Donnell (14 films)

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Actress

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (1959)
, 3h34
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Chase films, Films about virginity
Actors Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
Roles Tirzah
Rating80% 4.0489054.0489054.0489054.0489054.048905
In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); their loyal slave, Simonides (Sam Jaffe); and his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet), who loves Ben-Hur but is betrothed to another. His childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people.
The Story of Mankind, 1h40
Directed by Irwin Allen, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Roles Early Christian Woman
Rating48% 2.4060052.4060052.4060052.4060052.406005
Scientists have developed a weapon, called the "Super H-bomb", which if detonated will wipe out the human race entirely. A "High Tribunal" in "The Great Court of Outer Space" is called upon to decide whether divine intervention should be allowed to stop the bomb's detonation. The devil (Vincent Price), who goes by the name of Mr. Scratch, prosecutes Mankind while the Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman) defends it.
The Man from Laramie, 1h44
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors James Stewart, John Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell, Alex Nicol, Aline MacMahon
Roles Barbara Waggoman
Rating72% 3.6476953.6476953.6476953.6476953.647695
Will Lockhart (James Stewart) becomes entangled in the happenings of Coronado, an isolated western town, after delivering supplies there from Laramie. He immediately ends up at odds with the Waggomans, an influential ranching family. Lockhart is quietly searching for information about someone selling repeating rifles to the local Apaches; his brother, an Army cavalry trooper, was killed in an Apache attack at Dutch Creek.
Loves of Three Queens
Directed by Marc Allégret, Edgar George Ulmer
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Hedy Lamarr, Massimo Serato, Alba Arnova, Elli Parvo, Cathy O'Donnell, Piero Pastore
Roles Enone (segment: The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships)
Rating51% 2.5538652.5538652.5538652.5538652.553865
Eight O'Clock Walk, 1h27
Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr, Ian Hunter, Maurice Denham, Bruce Seton
Roles Jill Manning
Rating66% 3.3406053.3406053.3406053.3406053.340605
Just-married taxi driver Thomas Lesley ‘Tom’ Manning is led to an abandoned bomb-site by an eight-year-old girl who says that she has lost her dog. The kind-hearted Manning gives her his handkerchief to dry her tears. She then runs off taunting Manning as an April-fool prank. He stumbles and raises a fist at her – and this is witnessed by Mrs Zunz.
The Woman's Angle
Directed by Leslie Arliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Edward Underdown, Cathy O'Donnell, Lois Maxwell, Claude Farell, Anthony Nicholls, Isabel Dean
Roles Nina van Rhyne
Rating57% 2.8781952.8781952.8781952.8781952.878195
Story of three love affairs of man who belongs to celebrated family of musicians, culminating in divorce and his final discovery of happiness.
Detective Story, 1h43
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Gladys George
Roles Susan Carmichael
Rating74% 3.7446853.7446853.7446853.7446853.744685
The story begins with the arrest of a shoplifter (Lee Grant) and her booking at the 21st police precinct in New York City. Outside, Det. Jim McLeod (Kirk Douglas) is sharing a romantic moment with his wife Mary (Eleanor Parker), and they discuss the children they are planning to have. McLeod returns to the precinct to process a young embezzler named Arthur Kindred (Craig Hill).
The Miniver Story, 1h44
Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Leo Genn, Cathy O'Donnell, Reginald Owen
Roles Judy Miniver
Rating63% 3.196113.196113.196113.196113.19611
The story, told partly in flashback and narrated by Clem Miniver, commences on VE Day as Clem and Judy return home from war service and Toby returns from a foster family in America.
Side Street, 1h23
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Jean Hagen, Paul Kelly, Paul Harvey
Roles Ellen Norson
Rating70% 3.5461853.5461853.5461853.5461853.546185
Joe Norson (Granger) lives with his in-laws in New York City after losing his gas station and has found work as a part-time mail carrier. Because he wants the best for his expectant wife Ellen (O'Donnell), Joe rationalizes stealing what he thinks is $200 from a lawyer's office on his route. He discovers that he's actually stolen $30,000 from Victor Backett (Edmund Ryan), a corrupt attorney. Backett has framed wealthy broker-patsy Emil Lorrison (Paul Harvey) in a sex scandal, then extorted the money from him with the help of Lucille Colner (Adele Jergens) and ex-con accomplice George Garsell (James Craig).
They Live by Night, 1h35
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Will Wright, Helen Craig
Roles Catherine "Keechie" Mobley
Rating73% 3.694393.694393.694393.694393.69439
Bowie (Granger) escapes from prison with bank robbers Chicamaw (DaSilva) and T-Dub (Flippen). Bowie was unfairly convicted of murder. The three plan to rob a bank. Bowie needs the money to hire a lawyer to prove he's innocent. Bowie, injured in an auto accident, finds refuge with the daughter of the owner of a gas station, Keechie (O'Donnell). They marry and plan to live an honest life. But then Chicamaw and T-Dub return and demand that Bowie come with them for one more job. Bowie refuses but finds that he is unable to escape being hunted by the law. He is betrayed and meets a tragic end. Keechie carries on and is pregnant with their child.
The Amazing Mr. X, 1h18
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson, Donald Curtis, Virginia Gregg
Roles Janet Burke
Rating63% 3.1967453.1967453.1967453.1967453.196745
Two years after her husband's death, Christine Faber (Lynn Bari) thinks she hears her late husband (Donald Curtis) calling out of the surf on the beach one night. She meets a tall dark man named Alexis (Turhan Bey) who seems to know all about her.
Bury Me Dead, 1h8
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Sonia Darrin, Milton Parsons, Charles Lane
Roles Rusty
Rating57% 2.891942.891942.891942.891942.89194
When the remains of a woman's body are found after a fire consumes a barn on the estate of wealthy Barbara Carlin (June Lockhart), it is assumed to be her, especially since she was wearing Barbara's diamond necklace. However, after the funeral, Barbara secretly contacts Michael Dunn (Hugh Beaumont), the family lawyer. He advises her to notify the police immediately, but she suspects someone is trying to murder her and wants to investigate first.
The Best Years of Our Lives, 2h52
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Harold Russell
Roles Wilma Cameron
Rating80% 4.048494.048494.048494.048494.04849
After World War II, Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), Homer Parrish (Harold Russell), and Al Stephenson (Fredric March) meet while flying home to Boone City (a fictional city patterned after Cincinnati, Ohio). Fred was a decorated Army Air Forces captain and bombardier in Europe. Homer lost both hands from burns suffered when his aircraft carrier was sunk, and now uses mechanical hook prostheses. Al served as an infantry platoon sergeant in the Pacific. All three have trouble adjusting to civilian life.