Which 1930s actress are you

She was a sex symbol and made thin eyebrows big! Even Marilyn Monroe adored the blonde bombshell! She had many dangerous friends like the gangster Bugsy Siegel and got to be the godmother to his daughter. She was the first actress to cover Life Magazine in history and looked flawless on the cover! You've gotten Joan Crawford! Her birthday was unknown but she died on May 10th She was one of the biggest actresses in Hollywood and was a beautiful red head!

She had a rough childhood but that never did stop her from becoming a sex symbol and a role model! You've gotten Ginger Rodgers! Ginger was born on July 16th and died on April 25th She had a rough childhood with her father but that didn't stop her from loving the stage! She loved to dance and loved to entertain!

Created by Lilbean Pick A Distinctive Feature. My Beauty. My Style. My Eyebrows. My Lips. My Eyes. My Figure. Pick A Quote. Pick A 's Outfit. Pick A Famous Friend. Rita Hayworth. Marilyn Monroe. Lauren Bacall. Debbie Reynolds. Clark Gable. Mae West. Robert Shaw. Grace Kelly. Her parents divorced when she was 10, and she and her sister were raised by their mother. Early in life Bette wanted to be a dancer because she thought they led glamorous lives. She gave up dancing to become an actor, which she thought was more challenging.

Late in , Universal brought her aboard as a loan out for other studios , and her first film for them was in , called Way Back Home, however her films for Universal were unsuccessful. She had several critically acclaimed films with them and was praised for her willingness to play many different types of roles in a range of genres.

Davis tried to get out of her contract with Warner Brothers Pictures in , and even though she lost the major court case, her career took off after that loss.

She was one of the most celebrated leading ladies until the late s. She was married four times and had three children. She was credited in roles, nominated for 11 Oscars and won twice. She started out in the cabaret scene in Germany in the s as a singer. She married Rudolf Sieber and remained married to him until his death in They were legally married for 52 years but only lived together for five years.

Josef von Sternberg Photo Credit. In , she was seen on stage in the cabaret by Josef von Sternberg. He gave her a screen test, and cast her in the film The Blue Angels as a cabaret singer. The film was a success, and, in , Josef took her to America, where she became known to Hollywood and the rest of the world through the movie Morocco.

She was an international success and became the highest paid actress of her time. She became an American citizen in , and throughout WWII, she was a high-profile frontline entertainer. She is credited with 56 actress roles and 67 soundtrack parts. Portrait of Hepburn Photo Credit. Her parents were wealthy, progressive and encouraged her to always speak her mind and exercise. She was devastated when at the age of 14, she found her brother Tom dead by an accidental hanging, said to have been the result of practicing a noose technique taught by his father.

Kate started withdrawing into herself and was mostly homeschooled. She attended Bryn Mawr College, and it was there she decided to become an actress. After graduating, she started getting small roles on Broadway and received the attention of Hollywood. She had success in her early years in film and won an Oscar for her third film, Morning Glory in Kate rallied, however, and made her own comeback.

She bought out her contract from RKO Radio Pictures and acquired the film rights to The Philadelphia Story , which only sold with the condition that she be the star.

Kate was credited with 52 film roles, nominated for 12 Oscars and won four. Actress The Great Ziegfeld. Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, in Dusseldorf, Germany, into a prosperous Jewish family. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany. She was the first actress to win two consecutive Oscars. Though her career soon declined after this.

She later remarked that her Oscar wins were the worst thing to happen to her career. Actress Las abandonadas. Del Rio came from an aristocratic family in Durango. In the Mexican revolution of , however, the family lost everything and emigrated to Mexico City, A groundbreaking Mexican actress. She was the first Latin American film star to be recognized internationally.

Even though not as popular in her native Mexico as Maria Felix, she can be considered the most popular Mexican actress of her time due to her ability to crossover into Hollywood, something which Felix couldn't accomplish. She had several successful films in this decade, including Birds of Paradise and Flying Down to Rio Actress Grease. With blonde hair, big blue eyes and a big smile, Joan Blondell was usually cast as the wisecracking working girl who was the lead's best friend.

Her father was a Polish Born in New York City to a vaudeville family. She appeared in more than movies and television productions during her career. Actress Donovan's Reef. In addition to being Miss New Orleans in , Dorothy Lamour worked as a Chicago elevator operator; band vocalist for her first husband, band leader Herbie Kaye ; and radio performer. In she donned her soon-to-be-famous sarong for her debut at Paramount, The Jungle Princess , and Best remembered for appearing in the Road to Actress Mexican Spitfire.

She was sent to Texas at the age of 13 to live in a convent. She later admitted that she wasn't much of a student because she was so rambunctious. She had planned to become a champion roller Much like Dolores del Rio, she was one of the first Latin American actresses to break into Hollywood. She started out in bit parts in Hollywood productions before she progressed into leading roles. She made several comedies in this decade, and was known as "The Mexican Spitfire".

Actress She Done Him Wrong. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville, and later went on to write her own plays, including "SEX", for which she was arrested. Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part One of the biggest sex symbols of her era.

By , she was the eight largest U. Actress Mandalay. She achieved her greatest success between and During this time she was the number one female star at Warner Brothers and was the highest paid film actress. Actress King Kong. Canadian-born Fay Wray was brought up in Los Angeles and entered films at an early age.

She was barely in her teens when she started working as an extra. She began her career as a heroine in westerns at Universal during the silent era. Perhaps best known for playing the female lead in King Kong Arguably the most famous horror film actress of her time. Her career spanned over 57 years. Actress The Thin Man. Her father was the youngest person ever elected to the Montana State legislature. Later on her family moved to Radersburg where she spent her youth on a cattle ranch.

At the age of 13, Myrna's father died of Born in Helena, Montana, like a lot of other actresses on this list she started out in silent films before making the transition to sound. Her big break came in with the film The Thin Man, this was one of the biggest films of its year and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film. Loy and her co-star, William Powell, proved to be so popular together that they were paired up again for another 13 films, becoming one of the most prolific pairings in Hollywood history.

She also made four films with Clark Gable. Actress The Little Colonel. Shirley Temple was easily the most popular and famous child star of all time. She got her start in the movies at the age of three and soon progressed to super stardom. Shirley could do it all: act, sing and dance and all at the age of five! Fans loved her as she was bright, bouncy and cheerful in The most famous child actress of the 's, and one of the most famous child actresses of all time.

She was the top box office draw four years in a row During the years she was active she made many hit films, including, Curly Top and Heidi Actress The Shop Around the Corner.

Born in Norfolk, Virginia to wealthy stockbroker Cornelius Hancock Sullavan and heiress Garland Council Sullavan, Margaret Brooke overcame a muscle weakness in her childhood to go on to become a rebellious teenager at posh private schools.

She went on to perform with the University Players at An American stage and film actress. She worked on four films with James Stewart, a partnership that proved popular. Actress Kitty Foyle.

Her mother, known as Lelee, went to Independence to have Ginger away from her husband. She had a baby earlier in their marriage and he allowed the doctor to use forceps and the baby died. She was kidnapped An American actress, singer and dancer, who made over 73 films during her long career.

Her fame came when she was paired up with Fred Astaire in ten musical films as his romantic lead and dancing partner. Together the two revolutionized the genre. Actress All About Eve.