Ona Munson
Birthday
1903/06/16
Day of death
1955/02/11 (51 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also know as
オナ・マンソン, Owena Elizabeth Wolcott
Biography
Ona Munson (June 16, 1903 – February 11, 1955) was an American actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of prostitute Belle Watling in Gone with the Wind (1939). She first came to fame on Broadway as the singing and dancing ingenue in the original production of No, No, Nanette. From this, Munson had a very successful stage and radio career in 1930s in New York. She introduced the song "You're the Cream in My Coffee" in the 1927 Broadway musical Hold Everything. Her first starring role was...Read more
Acting
(1939) Gone with the Wind
as Belle Watling
(1947) The Red House
as Mrs. Storm
(1928) The Head of the Family
as (uncredited)
(1931) Five Star Final
as Kitty Carmody
(1941) The Shanghai Gesture
as 'Mother' Gin Sling
(1945) Dakota
as 'Jersey' Thomas
(1930) Going Wild
as Ruth Howard
(1939) Scandal Sheet
as Kitty Mulhane
(1942) Drums of the Congo
as Dr. Ann Montgomery
(1945) The Cheaters
as Florie Watson
(1931) Broadminded
as Constance Palmer
(1931) The Hot Heiress
as Juliette
(1941) Lady from Louisiana
as Julie Mirbeau
(1930) An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
(1941) Wild Geese Calling
as Clarabella
(1940) Wagons Westward
as Julie O'Conover
(1939) Legion of Lost Flyers
as Martha Wilson
(1938) His Exciting Night
as Anne Baker
(1943) Idaho
as Belle Bonner
(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as ---
(1939) The Big Guy
as Mary Whitlock