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Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 27, 1899
Died Jul 21, 1995 (95)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister ... Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York. Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s. She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Genevieve Tobin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940

as Amanda 'Mandy' Swift

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

as Connie Nevins

Kate Plus Ten

Kate Plus Ten

1938

as Kate Westhanger

Dramatic School

Dramatic School

1938

as Gina Bertier

Zaza

Zaza

1938

as Florianne

The Duke Comes Back

The Duke Comes Back

1937

as Pauline Corbin

The Great Gambini

The Great Gambini

1937

as Nancy Randall

The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

1936

as Helen

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

1936

as Alice Merritt

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936

as Mrs. Edith Chisholm

The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

as Della Street

Broadway Hostess

Broadway Hostess

1935

as Iris Marvin

Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance

1935

as Kathleen Gerard

The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1935

as Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas

The Goose and the Gander

The Goose and the Gander

1935

as Betty Summers

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

as Carol

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

as Marge Mayhew Turner

Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

1934

as Agnes Carter

Kiss and Make-Up

Kiss and Make-Up

1934

as Eve Caron

The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

1934

as Jean Trent

By Your Leave

By Your Leave

1934

as Ellen Smith

Pleasure Cruise

Pleasure Cruise

1933

as Shirley Poole

The Wrecker

The Wrecker

1933

as Mary Regan

Infernal Machine

Infernal Machine

1933

as Elinor Green

Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

1933

as Cynthia Flint

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1933

as Julie Clochessy Wilson

I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

1933

as Martha Lane Hayden

Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding

1933

as Kitty Drayton

Hollywood Speaks

Hollywood Speaks

1932

as Gertie Smith

One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

as Mitzi Olivier

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

1932

as Genevieve Tobin

The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat

1931

as Countess Dorchy

Seed

Seed

1931

as Mildred

Up for Murder

Up for Murder

1931

as Myra Deane

Free Love

Free Love

1930

as Hope Ferrier

A Lady Surrenders

A Lady Surrenders

1930

as Mary

The Country Cousin

The Country Cousin

1919

as Eleanor Howitt

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