Genevieve Tobin
Born: 1899-11-27 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1995-07-21
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York. Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s. She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Genevieve Tobin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1940
- No Time for Comedy as Amanda 'Mandy' Swift
1939
- Yes, My Darling Daughter as Connie Nevins
- Zaza as Florianne
- Our Neighbors - The Carters as Gloria Hastings
1938
- Dramatic School as Gina Bertier
- Kate Plus Ten as Kate Westhanger
1937
- The Great Gambini as Nancy Randall
- The Duke Comes Back as Pauline Corbin
1936
- The Petrified Forest as Mrs. Edith Chisholm
- Snowed Under as Alice Merritt
- Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- The Man in the Mirror as Helen
1935
- The Woman in Red as Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas
- Broadway Hostess as Iris Marvin
- Here's to Romance as Kathleen Gerard
- The Goose and the Gander as Betty Summers
- The Case of the Lucky Legs as Della Street
1934
- Uncertain Lady as Doris Crane
- The 9th Guest as Jean Trent
- Kiss and Make-Up as Eve Caron
- Dark Hazard as Marge Mayhew Turner
- Easy to Love as Carol
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- Success at Any Price as Agnes Carter
- By Your Leave as Ellen Smith
- Screen Snapshots No. 11 as Herself
1933
- Infernal Machine as Elinor Green
- I Loved a Woman as Martha Lane Hayden
- Golden Harvest as Cynthia Flint
- The Wrecker as Mary Regan
- Perfect Understanding as Kitty Drayton
- Pleasure Cruise as Shirley Poole
- Goodbye Again as Julie Clochessy Wilson
1932
- One Hour with You as Mitzi Olivier
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood as Genevieve Tobin
- Hollywood Speaks as Gertie Smith
1931
- Seed as Mildred
- Up for Murder as Myra Deane
- The Gay Diplomat as Countess Dorchy
1930
- A Lady Surrenders as Mary
- The Voice of Hollywood
- Free Love as Hope Ferrier
1919
- The Country Cousin as Eleanor Howitt