Frances Farmer
Birthday
1913/09/19
Day of death
1970/08/01 (56 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Also know as
Frances Elena Farmer
Biography
Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(1941) Among the Living
as Elaine Raden
(1942) Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Isabel
(1937) The Toast of New York
as Josie Mansfield
(1936) Rhythm on the Range
as Doris Halliday
(1936) Come and Get It
as Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
(1941) Badlands of Dakota
as Calamity Jane
(1940) Flowing Gold
as Linda Chalmers
(1958) The Party Crashers
as Mrs. Bickford
(1936) Too Many Parents
as Sally Colman
(1940) South of Pago Pago
as Ruby Taylor
(1937) Ebb Tide
as Faith Wishart
(1937) Exclusive
as Vina Swain
(1938) Ride a Crooked Mile
as Trina
(1941) World Premiere
as Kitty Carr
(2006) Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
as Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1936) Border Flight
as Anne Blane
(1948) Studio One
as ---
(1958) Frances Farmer Presents
as Host
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1948) Studio One
as Sarah Walker
(1948) Studio One
as Laura Nelson