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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson was born in India on February 19, 1911... more
Trivia:
Her father hailed from Britain and her mother from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
32 New Fantastic Reimagined Posters from Turner Classic Movies
(From Rope Of Silicon. 13 August 2009, 12:51 AM, PDT)
TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' Posters are Phenomenal
(From Rope Of Silicon. 13 July 2009, 3:22 AM, PDT)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 13 August 2009, 12:51 AM, PDT)
TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' Posters are Phenomenal
(From Rope Of Silicon. 13 July 2009, 3:22 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Queenie O'Brien | Queenie Thompson
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actress:
- Interval (1973) .... Serena Moore
... aka Intervalo (Mexico) - Hotel (1967) .... The Duchess Caroline
- Of Love and Desire (1963) .... Katherine Beckmann
- "General Electric Theater" .... Mata Hari (1 episode, 1957)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- I Will Not Die (1957) TV episode .... Mata Hari - "Assignment Foreign Legion" .... Host - War Correspondent / ... (26 episodes, 1956-1957)
- The Volunteer (1957) TV episode .... Host - War Correspondent
- The White Witch of Makala (1957) TV episode .... Host - War Correspondent
- Mixed Blood (1957) TV episode .... Host - War Correspondent
- The Coward (1957) TV episode .... Host - War Correspondent
- The Deserter (1957) TV episode .... Host - War Correspondent
(21 more) - The Price of Fear (1956) .... Jessica Warren
... aka Cry Innocent - "Letter to Loretta" .... Guest Hostess / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
- The Bracelet (1955) TV episode .... Lucille/Guest Hostess
- Moment of Decision (1955) TV episode .... Guest Hostess - "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Jane Marryot (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
- Cavalcade (1955) TV episode .... Jane Marryot - "Four Star Playhouse" .... Carol Lawrence / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- The Frightened Woman (1955) TV episode .... Carol Lawrence
- Eddie's Place (1955) TV episode .... Sara Belmont
- Love at Sea (1953) TV episode .... Margot Sterling
- Sound Off, My Love (1953) TV episode .... Martha Andrews - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Sara Belmont (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Second Sight (1955) TV episode .... Sara Belmont
- Allison, Ltd. (1953) TV episode - Deep in My Heart (1954) .... Dorothy Donnelly
- Desirée (1954) .... Empress Josephine
- "The Best of Broadway" .... Maggie Cutler (1 episode, 1954)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1954) TV episode .... Maggie Cutler - Todo es posible en Granada (1954) .... Margaret Faulson
... aka All Is Possible in Granada - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Mark Thorne (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The Journey (1953) TV episode .... Mark Thorne - 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952) .... Linda Venning
... aka Affair in Monte Carlo (USA) - Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952) .... Elizabeth Rockwell
... aka Entrez dans la danse (France: working title) (France) - Pardon My French (1951) .... Elizabeth Rockwell
... aka The Lady from Boston (UK) - Berlin Express (1948) .... Lucienne
- Night Song (1947) .... Cathy
- Temptation (1946) .... Ruby
- A Night in Paradise (1946) .... Delarai
- This Love of Ours (1945) .... Karin Touzac
- A Song to Remember (1945) .... George Sand
- Dark Waters (1944) .... Leslie Calvin
- The Lodger (1944) .... Kitty Langley
- First Comes Courage (1943) .... Nicole Larsen
- Forever and a Day (1943) .... Marjorie Ismay
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Lydia (1941) .... Lydia MacMillan
... aka Illusions - Affectionately Yours (1941) .... Sue Mayberry
- That Uncertain Feeling (1941) .... Mrs. Jill Baker
... aka Ernst Lubitsch's That Uncertain Feeling (USA: complete title) - 'Til We Meet Again (1940) .... Joan Ames
- The Lion Has Wings (1939) .... Mrs. Richardson
- Over the Moon (1939) .... Jane Benson
- Wuthering Heights (1939) .... Cathy
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) .... Mary Smith
- The Divorce of Lady X (1938) .... Leslie Steele/Lady Claire Mere
- I, Claudius (1937) .... Messalina
- Beloved Enemy (1936) .... Helen Drummond
- These Three (1936) .... Karen Wright
- The Dark Angel (1935) .... Kitty Vane
- Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) .... Baroness Genevieve Cassini
... aka Folies Bergere (USA: short title)
... aka The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK) - The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) .... Lady Blakeney
- The Broken Melody (1934) .... Germaine Brissard
... aka Vagabond Violinist (USA) - The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) .... Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
- The Battle (1934) .... Marquise Yorisaka
... aka Hara-Kiri
... aka Thunder in the East (USA) - The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... Anne Boleyn
- Strange Evidence (1933) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
... aka Wife in Pawn - For the Love of Mike (1932) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- Wedding Rehearsal (1932) .... Miss Hutchinson
- Men of Tomorrow (1932) .... Ysobel d'Aunay
- Aren't We All? (1932) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- Ebb Tide (1932) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- Service for Ladies (1932) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Minor Role
... aka Reserved for Ladies (USA) - Fascination (1931) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- Never Trouble Trouble (1931) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- The W Plan (1930) (uncredited) .... Woman at cafe table
- Alf's Button (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- A Warm Corner (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- The Three Passions (1928) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Soundtrack:
- Night Song (1947) ("LOCH LOMOND")
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) ("Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride" (uncredited))
- Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) (performer: "I Was Lucky" (1935))
... aka Folies Bergere (USA: short title)
... aka The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK)
Self:
- The American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler (1976) (TV) .... Herself
... aka The 4th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to William Wyler (USA: complete title) - "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Herself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 11 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself - The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Special Achievement Award to 'The Poseidon Adventure' for visual effects
- The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
- "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode #17.4 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - The Oscar (1966) .... Herself
- The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
- The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself (Messalina)
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Other World of Winston Churchill (1964) TV episode .... Herself - The Other World of Winston Churchill (1964) (TV) .... Herself (acquaintance)
- "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 8 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself - "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
- USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Herself - "Climax!" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode .... Herself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.36 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Honorary Awards - Juvenile Performances
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode dated 17 October 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Special Effects
- "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1952)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #6.13 (1952) TV episode .... Herself - Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Herself
- Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Herself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 4 (1936) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
-
"British Film Forever"
- Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) TV episode .... Herself - The Trouble with Merle (2002) .... Herself
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) .... Herself
-
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Herself
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2 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article | 6 Magazine Cover Photos
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