Charlotte Greenwood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frances Charlotte Greenwood (25 June 1890 - 28 December 1977) was an American actress and dancer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Greenwood started in vaudeville, and eventually starred on Broadway, movies and radio. Standing around six feet tall, she was best known for her long legs and high kicks. She earned the unique praise of being, in her words, the "...only woman in the world who could kick a giraffe in the eye." In 1913, Oliver Morosco cast her as Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo late in the run of L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk's The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (better known in its novelization as Tik-Tok of Oz), then commissioned a successful star vehicle titled So Long Letty, which is the role that made her a star. She starred with such luminaries as Charles Ruggles, Betty Grable, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor, Buster Keaton, and Carmen Miranda. Most of Greenwood's best work was done on the stage, and was lauded by such critics as James Agate, Alexander Woollcott and Claudia Cassidy. One of her most successful roles was that of Juno in Cole Porter's Out of This World in which she introduced the Porter classic "I Sleep Easier Now." Although the role was written with her in mind, film commitments prevented her from playing "Aunt Eller" in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway hit Oklahoma! (1943). She got her chance in the 1955 film version, just prior to retiring in 1956. Charlotte Greenwood died in Los Angeles, California of undisclosed causes, aged 87. She was married twice, first, unsuccessfully to actor Cyril Ring, brother of actress Blanche Ring, and secondly and happily to composer Martin Broones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlotte Greenwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Opposite Sex
as Lucy
The Opposite Sex
as Lucy
Glory
as Miz Agnes Tilbee
Glory
as Miz Agnes Tilbee
Oklahoma!
as Aunt Eller
Oklahoma!
as Aunt Eller
Dangerous When Wet
as Ma Higgins
Dangerous When Wet
as Ma Higgins
Peggy
as Mrs. Emilia Fielding
Peggy
as Mrs. Emilia Fielding
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Anna
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Anna
The Great Dan Patch
as Aunt Netty
The Great Dan Patch
as Aunt Netty
Driftwood
as Mathilda
Driftwood
as Mathilda
Wake Up and Dream
as Sara March
Wake Up and Dream
as Sara March
Up in Mabel's Room
as Martha
Up in Mabel's Room
as Martha
Home in Indiana
as Penelope 'Penny' Bolt
Home in Indiana
as Penelope 'Penny' Bolt
The Gang's All Here
as Mrs. Peyton Potter
The Gang's All Here
as Mrs. Peyton Potter
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Dugan
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Dugan
Springtime in the Rockies
as Phoebe Gray
Springtime in the Rockies
as Phoebe Gray
The Perfect Snob
as Martha Mason
The Perfect Snob
as Martha Mason
Moon Over Miami
as Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer
Moon Over Miami
as Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Winnie Sage
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Winnie Sage
Down Argentine Way
as Binnie Crawford
Down Argentine Way
as Binnie Crawford
Young People
as Kit Ballantine
Young People
as Kit Ballantine
Star Dust
as Lola Langdon
Star Dust
as Lola Langdon
Orders Is Orders
as Wanda Sinclair
Orders Is Orders
as Wanda Sinclair
Cheaters at Play
as Mrs. Crozier
Cheaters at Play
as Mrs. Crozier
The Christmas Party
as Herself
The Christmas Party
as Herself
Flying High
as Pansy Potts
Flying High
as Pansy Potts
Palmy Days
as Helen Martin
Palmy Days
as Helen Martin
The Man in Possession
as Clara
The Man in Possession
as Clara
Stepping Out
as Sally Smith
Stepping Out
as Sally Smith
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Polly Hathaway
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Polly Hathaway
Girls Will Be Boys
Girls Will Be Boys
Love Your Neighbor
Love Your Neighbor
So Long Letty
as Letty Robbins
So Long Letty
as Letty Robbins
Baby Mine
as Emma
Baby Mine
as Emma
Miss George Washington
as Attendee at tea social
Miss George Washington
as Attendee at tea social