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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) -- The delightful story of an honest and hard-as-nails cowpoke who falls in love with a rich and spoiled society girl. This romantic comedy brings together the Western World of the rodeo and the Eastern World of the champagne circuit.
Wuthering Heights (1939) -- The story of unfortunate lovers Heathcliff and Cathy who, despite a deep affection for one another, are forced by circumstance and prejudice to live their apart...
Wuthering Heights (1939) -- A rejected lover plans revenge on his betrayers. Loosely based on the novel by Emily Bronte.
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) -- Tells how King Henry VIII came to marry five more times after his divorce from his first wife.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) -- Leslie Howard plays Sir Percy Blakeney, an 18th century English aristocrat who leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat...

Overview

Date of Birth:

19 February 1911, India more

Date of Death:

23 November 1979, Malibu, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson was born in India on February 19, 1911... more

Trivia:

Early publicity stated that she was born in Tasmania, rather than India... more

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Up 4% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more

NewsDesk:
(6 articles)

32 New Fantastic Reimagined Posters from Turner Classic Movies
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Alternate Names:

Queenie O'Brien | Queenie Thompson

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 152:15 PMTCM Wuthering Heights  more

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Interval (1973)   Serena Moore 1973 - 6.2 (16)
AKAs:
  • Intervalo (Mexico)
- 2. Hotel (1967) The Duchess Caroline 1967 - 6.4 (321)
- 3. Of Love and Desire (1963) Katherine Beckmann 1963 - 5.3 (39)
- 4. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Mata Hari (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Assignment Foreign Legion" (1956)   Host - War Correspondent / 4 characters not shown (26 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 4.7 (6)
26 TV episodes: 21 episodes not shown.
- 6. The Price of Fear (1956)   Jessica Warren 1956 - 6.2 (45)
AKAs:
  • Cry Innocent
- 7. "Letter to Loretta" (1953)   Guest Hostess / Lucille (2 episodes, 1955) 1955 - 8.6 (37)
AKAs:
  • The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
  • The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   Jane Marryot (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Four Star Playhouse" (1952)   Carol Lawrence / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1953-1955) 1955 - 7.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
  • Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
  • Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
4 TV episodes:
- 10. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Sara Belmont (2 episodes, 1953-1955) 1955 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
2 TV episodes:
- 11. Deep in My Heart (1954) Dorothy Donnelly 1954 - 6.5 (249)
- 12. Desirée (1954) Empress Josephine 1954 - 6.2 (803)
- 13. "The Best of Broadway" (1954)   Maggie Cutler (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 6.5 (7)
- 14. Todo es posible en Granada (1954)   Margaret Faulson 1954 - 5.3 (6)
AKAs:
  • All Is Possible in Granada
- 15. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   Mark Thorne (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.3 (50)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 16. 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)   Linda Venning 1952 - 4.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Affair in Monte Carlo (USA)
- 17. Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952)   Elizabeth Rockwell 1952 - 7.3 (5)
AKAs:
  • Entrez dans la danse (France: working title) (France)
- 18. Pardon My French (1951)   Elizabeth Rockwell 1951 - 6.1 (9)
AKAs:
  • The Lady from Boston (UK)
- 19. Berlin Express (1948) Lucienne 1948 - 7.0 (656)
- 20. Night Song (1947) Cathy 1947 - 6.3 (97)
- 21. Temptation (1946) Ruby 1946 - 6.4 (21)
- 22. A Night in Paradise (1946) Delarai 1946 - 5.7 (21)
- 23. This Love of Ours (1945) Karin Touzac 1945 - 6.0 (25)
- 24. A Song to Remember (1945) George Sand 1945 - 7.0 (429)
- 25. Dark Waters (1944) Leslie Calvin 1944 - 6.5 (176)
- 26. The Lodger (1944) Kitty Langley 1944 - 7.3 (699)
- 27. First Comes Courage (1943) Nicole Larsen 1943 - 6.5 (48)
- 28. Forever and a Day (1943)   Marjorie Ismay 1943 - 7.4 (243)
AKAs:
  • The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
- 29. Lydia (1941)   Lydia MacMillan 1941 - 6.9 (109)
AKAs:
  • Illusions
- 30. Affectionately Yours (1941) Sue Mayberry 1941 - 5.9 (156)
- 31. That Uncertain Feeling (1941)   Mrs. Jill Baker 1941 - 6.9 (775)
AKAs:
  • Ernst Lubitsch's That Uncertain Feeling (USA: complete title)
- 32. 'Til We Meet Again (1940) Joan Ames 1940 - 6.7 (205)
- 33. The Lion Has Wings (1939) Mrs. Richardson 1939 - 6.0 (158)
- 34. Over the Moon (1939) Jane Benson 1939 - 5.7 (22)
- 35. Wuthering Heights (1939) Cathy 1939 - 7.9 (5,897)
- 36. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) Mary Smith 1938 - 6.5 (342)
- 37. The Divorce of Lady X (1938) Leslie Steele/Lady Claire Mere 1938 - 6.9 (373)
- 38. I, Claudius (1937) Messalina 1937 - -
- 39. Beloved Enemy (1936) Helen Drummond 1936 - 6.6 (103)
- 40. These Three (1936) Karen Wright 1936 - 7.8 (786)
- 41. The Dark Angel (1935) Kitty Vane 1935 - 7.0 (252)
- 42. Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)   Baroness Genevieve Cassini 1935 - 6.9 (77)
AKAs:
  • Folies Bergere (USA: short title)
  • The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK)
- 43. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) Lady Blakeney 1934 - 7.6 (1,529)
- 44. The Broken Melody (1934)   Germaine Brissard 1934 - 5.7 (24)
AKAs:
  • Vagabond Violinist (USA)
- 45. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament 1934 - 6.3 (124)
- 46. The Battle (1934)   Marquise Yorisaka 1934 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Hara-Kiri
  • Thunder in the East (USA)
- 47. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) Anne Boleyn 1933 - 7.5 (1,007)
- 48. Strange Evidence (1933)   (uncredited) Bit Part 1933 - -
AKAs:
  • Wife in Pawn
- 49. For the Love of Mike (1932) (uncredited) Bit Part 1932 - -
- 50. Wedding Rehearsal (1932) Miss Hutchinson 1932 - 6.0 (57)
- 51. Men of Tomorrow (1932) Ysobel d'Aunay 1932 - -
- 52. Aren't We All? (1932) (uncredited) Bit Part 1932 - -
- 53. Ebb Tide (1932) (uncredited) Bit Part 1932 - -
- 54. Service for Ladies (1932)   (uncredited) Undetermined Minor Role 1932 - 6.2 (52)
AKAs:
  • Reserved for Ladies (USA)
- 55. Fascination (1931) (uncredited) Bit Part 1931 - -
- 56. Never Trouble Trouble (1931) (uncredited) Bit Part 1931 - -
- 57. The W Plan (1930) (uncredited) Woman at cafe table 1930 - -
- 58. Alf's Button (1930) (uncredited) Bit Part 1930 - -
- 59. A Warm Corner (1930) (uncredited) Bit Part 1930 - 6.8 (8)
- 60. The Three Passions (1928) (uncredited) Bit Part 1928 - 8.3 (9)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Night Song (1947) ("LOCH LOMOND") 1947 - 6.3 (97)
- 2. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) ("Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride" (uncredited)) 1938 - 6.5 (342)
- 3. Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)   (performer: "I Was Lucky" (1935)) 1935 - 6.9 (77)
AKAs:
  • Folies Bergere (USA: short title)
  • The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Interval (1973)   (producer) 1973 - 6.2 (16)
AKAs:
  • Intervalo (Mexico)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler (1976) (TV)   Herself 1976 - 7.5 (66)
AKAs:
  • The 4th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to William Wyler (USA: complete title)
- 2. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" (1973)   Herself (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.8 (15)
AKAs:
  • ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.3 (464)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) Herself - Presenter: Special Achievement Award to 'The Poseidon Adventure' for visual effects 1973 - 5.0 (60)
- 5. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design 1971 - 5.1 (36)
- 6. "The Bob Hope Show" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.3 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 7. The Oscar (1966) Herself 1966 - 5.2 (381)
- 8. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) Herself - Presenter: Short Subjects Awards 1965 - 6.4 (40)
- 9. The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV) (also archive footage) Herself (Messalina) 1965 - 8.0 (86)
- 10. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Herself (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.6 (64)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Other World of Winston Churchill (1964) (TV) Herself (acquaintance) 1964 - 7.1 (5)
- 12. "Here's Hollywood" (1960)   Herself (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.6 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)   Herself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "Climax!" (1954)   Herself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Herself (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 16. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV) Herself - Presenter: Honorary Awards - Juvenile Performances 1955 - 4.4 (65)
- 17. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.9 (268)
1 TV episode:
- 18. The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) Herself - Presenter: Best Special Effects 1954 - 3.4 (37)
- 19. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Herself (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Stage Door Canteen (1943) Herself 1943 - 6.5 (633)
- 21. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) Herself 1938 - 6.2 (38)
- 22. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 4 (1936) Herself 1936 - -

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 1 Article | 6 Magazine Cover Photos more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Adventure | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Based On Play | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title more

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