Isabel Withers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isabel Withers (January 20, 1896 – September 3, 1968) was an American actress, who worked in theatre, film and television. In her youth, Withers lived in Coffeyville, Kansas and Illinois. She attended school in Kansas City, Missouri. She later enrolled in a school of drama in Kansas City and joined a Chautauqua circuit repertoire company. At the time it was playing in Billings, Montana performing The Melting Pot, a play by Israel Zangwill. Following a route of tented colleges, Withers first appeared on the road in Little Women. She played the leading role in The Tailor Made Man after a season in stock theatre in Utica, New York. She performed in Cappy Ricks in Chicago. George M. Cohan selected Withers for the lead feminine role, with Lowell Sherman, in the Chicago company of The Tavern. In New York City she appeared in Kempy at the Belmont Theater. While in New York Withers modeled for an exclusive gown shop during the day. Henry Duffy wired her to come to San Francisco, California to do Kempy just as she was on her way to visit her mother in Los Angeles. She made her way south acting in Love Em and Leave 'Em and Rain. Withers starred in Rain at the old Orpheum Theater, 12th Street, San Francisco, California, in November 1926. Drawing comparisons to actress Jeanne Eagels, she drew praise in the role of Sadie Thompson. Withers accumulated ninety-two screen and television credits, beginning with a role in the movie The Hot Spot (1931). Many of her screen appearances were uncredited parts. She was also in her share of B-movies. Two memorable movies in which she had uncredited parts were The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and Monkey Business (1952). She performed on television during the 1950s in such shows as Four Star Playhouse (1955), Lassie (1956), The Millionaire (1957), and The Bob Cummings Show (1958). Isabel Withers died in 1968 in Hollywood, California, aged 72.
Filmography
Monkey Business
as Laundress (uncredited)
Monkey Business
as Laundress (uncredited)
The Sniper
as Desk Nurse (uncredited)
The Sniper
as Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Typist (Uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Typist (Uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mrs. Finley (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mrs. Finley (uncredited)
A Wonderful Life
as Jennie Wood
A Wonderful Life
as Jennie Wood
Undertow
Undertow
Abandoned
as Mrs. Humes (uncredited)
Abandoned
as Mrs. Humes (uncredited)
Air Hostess
as Miss Fish
Air Hostess
as Miss Fish
The Fountainhead
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Secretary (uncredited)
Shockproof
as Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)
Shockproof
as Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Maid (Uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Maid (Uncredited)
Possessed
as Nurse Rosen
Possessed
as Nurse Rosen
A Likely Story
as Nurse (uncredited)
A Likely Story
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
as Miss Pendergast (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
as Miss Pendergast (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder
as Miss Gordon (Uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder
as Miss Gordon (Uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Nurse (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Undercover Woman
as Penny Davis
The Undercover Woman
as Penny Davis
The Lost Weekend
as Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
as Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
as Alma's Cell Warden
Girls of the Big House
as Alma's Cell Warden
The Gay Senorita
as Kitty
The Gay Senorita
as Kitty
A Sporting Chance
as Susan Bailey
A Sporting Chance
as Susan Bailey
The Missing Corpse
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
The Missing Corpse
as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
as Miss Osgood, Ellen's Nurse (Uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
as Miss Osgood, Ellen's Nurse (Uncredited)
Tahiti Nights
as She Wolf
Tahiti Nights
as She Wolf
Ever Since Venus
as Miss Murray (uncredited)
Ever Since Venus
as Miss Murray (uncredited)
Stars on Parade
as Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Stars on Parade
as Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Law Men
as Auntie Mack
Law Men
as Auntie Mack
Beautiful But Broke
as Mrs. Grayson
Beautiful But Broke
as Mrs. Grayson
Six Gun Gospel
as Miss Elvira
Six Gun Gospel
as Miss Elvira
Mr. Lucky
as Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
as Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)
Sweater Girl
as Mrs. McGill
Sweater Girl
as Mrs. McGill
Henry and Dizzy
as Laura Stevens
Henry and Dizzy
as Laura Stevens
Blondie Goes to College
as Mrs. Stringer
Blondie Goes to College
as Mrs. Stringer
Our Wife
as Middle-Aged Woman in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
Our Wife
as Middle-Aged Woman in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
Manpower
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Manpower
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
as Woman in Club
The House Across the Bay
as Woman in Club
Four Wives
as Nurse Telling Jenkins It's a Boy (uncredited)
Four Wives
as Nurse Telling Jenkins It's a Boy (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Jail Matron (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Jail Matron (uncredited)
Off the Record
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Off the Record
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Brother Rat
as Nurse
Brother Rat
as Nurse
Crash Donovan
as Mrs. Horner (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
as Mrs. Horner (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell
as Wanda Wolf
Women Won't Tell
as Wanda Wolf
Easy to Get
as The Wife
Easy to Get
as The Wife
The Hot Spot
as Mrs. Burke
The Hot Spot
as Mrs. Burke