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Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

ActingBorn September 29, 1915 (76 years old at death)· Died July 30, 1992

Negros, Philippines

Biography

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.

Also known as: Ardis Ankerson Gaines

Popularity: 1

Total credits: 23

Known For

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as Brenda Marshall

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Movies (21)

The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

as Marion

1950

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

as Marian Sinclair

1948

Strange Impersonation

TV Shows (2)

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as Brenda Marshall

1 ep.

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1 ep.

I Love Lucy

Photos

Espionage Agent

Movie

★6.3

Espionage Agent

as Brenda Ballard

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

as Rita Warren

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

as Marian Sinclair

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

as Toni Sanger

Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

as Emily Foster

East of the River

East of the River

as Laurie Romayne

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

as Vicki Moore

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

as Tamara Zaleshoff

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as Brenda Marshall

1951

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

as Brenda Ballard

1939

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

1940

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

as Rita Warren

1941

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

as Marian Sinclair

1948

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

as Toni Sanger

1943

Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

as Emily Foster

1942

East of the River

East of the River

as Laurie Romayne

1940

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

as Vicki Moore

1941

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

as Tamara Zaleshoff

1943

Strange Impersonation

as Nora Goodrich

1946

Paris After Dark

Paris After Dark

as Yvonne Blanchard

1943

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

as Tamara Zaleshoff

1943

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

as Toni Sanger

1943

Wings Up

Wings Up

as Herself

1943

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

as Laurie Abbott

1942

Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

as Emily Foster

1942

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

The Smiling Ghost

The Smiling Ghost

as Lil Barstow

1941

Highway West

Highway West

as Claire Foster

1941

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

as Vicki Moore

1941

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

as Rita Warren

1941

South of Suez

South of Suez

as Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield

1940

East of the River

East of the River

as Laurie Romayne

1940

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

as Barbara Patteson

1940

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much

The Man Who Talked Too Much

as Celia Farrady

1940

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

as Brenda Ballard

1939

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

as Reynolds' Secretary (uncredited)

1939

The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

as Marion

1950

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

as Marian Sinclair

1948

Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

as Nora Goodrich

1946

Paris After Dark

Paris After Dark

as Yvonne Blanchard

1943

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

as Tamara Zaleshoff

1943

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph

as Toni Sanger

1943

Wings Up

Wings Up

as Herself

1943

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

as Laurie Abbott

1942

Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

as Emily Foster

1942

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

The Smiling Ghost

The Smiling Ghost

as Lil Barstow

1941

Highway West

Highway West

as Claire Foster

1941

Singapore Woman

Singapore Woman

as Vicki Moore

1941

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

as Rita Warren

1941

South of Suez

South of Suez

as Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield

1940

East of the River

East of the River

as Laurie Romayne

1940

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

as Barbara Patteson

1940

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much

The Man Who Talked Too Much

as Celia Farrady

1940

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

as Brenda Ballard

1939

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

as Reynolds' Secretary (uncredited)

1939

I Love Lucy

as Brenda Marshall

1 episodes

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1 episodes