The Actress
There's hope and heart-ache in the adventures of a stage-struck daughter!
1953 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George Cukor |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Ruth Gordon |
| Staring: |
| The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 25, 1953 |
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| Director: | George Cukor |
| Writer: | Ruth Gordon |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | seaman, stage struck |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Spencer Tracy | Clinton Jones |
| Jean Simmons | Ruth Gordon Jones |
| Teresa Wright | Annie Jones |
| Anthony Perkins | Fred Whitmarsh |
| Ian Wolfe | Mr. Bagley |
| Kay Williams | Hazel Dawn |
| Mary Wickes | Emma Glavey |
| Norma Jean Nilsson | Anna |
| Dawn Bender | Katherine |
| Erville Alderson | Mike McGrath (uncredited) |
| Jackie Coogan | Inopportune (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Ruth Gordon | Writer |
| George Boemler | Editor |
| Arthur Lonergan | Art Direction |
| Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| George Cukor | Director |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Katharine Hepburn | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Bette Davis | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Olivia de Havilland | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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