Sally Eilers
Born: 1908-12-11 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1978-01-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress. She made her film debut in 1927 in The Red Mill, directed by Roscoe Arbuckle. After several minor roles as an extra, in 1927-1928 she found work with Mack Sennett as one of his "flaming youth" comedians in several comedy short subjects, along with Carole Lombard, who had been a school friend. In 1928, she was voted as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a yearly list of young actresses selected by publicity people in the film business, with selection based on the actresses' having "shown the most promise during the past 12 months." Eilers was a popular figure in early-1930s Hollywood, known for her high spirits and vivacity. Her films were mostly comedies and crime melodramas such as Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the end of the decade, her popularity had waned, and her subsequent film appearances were few. She made her final film appearance in Stage to Tucson (1950).
Filmography
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
1950
- Stage to Tucson as Annie Benson
1948
- Coroner Creek as Della Harms
1945
- Strange Illusion as Virginia Cartwright
1944
- A Wave, a WAC and a Marine as Margaret Ames
1943
- First Aid as Red Cross Worker
1941
- I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island as Claire Martel
1939
- Full Confession as Molly Sullivan
- They Made Her a Spy as Irene Eaton a.k.a. Margaret Brennan
1938
- Tarnished Angel as Carol Vinson
- The Nurse from Brooklyn as Elizabeth Thomas
- Condemned Women as Linda Wilson
- Everybody's Doing It as Penny Wilton
1937
- Danger Patrol as Cathy Street
- We Have Our Moments as Mary Smith
- Lady Behave! as Paula Kendall
1936
- Without Orders as Kay Armstrong
- Strike Me Pink as Claribel Higg
- Talk of the Devil as Ann Marlow
- Florida Special as Jerry Quinn
1935
- Pursuit as Maxine Bush
- Carnival as Daisy
- Remember Last Night? as Bette Huling
- Alias Mary Dow as Sally Gates
- Starlit Days at the Lido as Self
1934
- I Spy as Thelma Coldwater
- Three on a Honeymoon as Joan Foster
- She Made Her Bed as Laura Gordon
1933
- State Fair as Emily Joyce
- Walls of Gold as Jeanie Satterlee Ritchie
- Central Airport as Jill Collins
- Sailor's Luck as Sally Brent
- Made on Broadway as Mona
- Hold Me Tight as Molly Roberts Evans
1932
- Disorderly Conduct as Phyllis Crawford
- Dance Team as Poppy Kirk
- Hat Check Girl as Gerry Marsh
1931
- Reducing as Joyce Roche
- Quick Millions as Daisy De Lisle
- Bad Girl as Dorothy Haley
- Clearing the Range as Mary Lou Moran
- A Holy Terror as Jerry Foster
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath as Virginia Embrey
- Over the Hill as Isabel Potter as an Adult
- The Black Camel as Julie O'Neil
1930
- Doughboys as Mary
- Roaring Ranch as June Marlin
- Let Us Be Gay as Diane
- Trigger Tricks as Betty Dawley
- She Couldn't Say No as Iris
1929
- Weary River as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
- Trial Marriage as Constance Bannister
- Broadway Babies as Navarre King
- The Show of Shows as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
- Sailor's Holiday as Molly Jones
- The Long, Long Trail as June
- Matchmaking Mamma as Sally McNitt
1928
- The Crowd as Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)
- Fazil as Harem Girl
- Broadway Daddies as Chorus Girl
- Dry Martini as Lucille Grosvenor
- The Campus Vamp as Sally
- The Campus Carmen
- The Good-Bye Kiss as Sally
1927
- Slightly Used as Grace Martin
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Cradle Snatchers as Flapper Girlfriend
- Paid to Love as Excited Girl Tourist (uncredited)
- The Red Mill as Skater (uncredited)