Faye Emerson
Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
Guilty Bystander
as Georgia
Guilty Bystander
as Georgia
Nobody Lives Forever
as Toni Blackburn
Nobody Lives Forever
as Toni Blackburn
Her Kind of Man
as Ruby Marino
Her Kind of Man
as Ruby Marino
Danger Signal
as Hilda Fenchurch
Danger Signal
as Hilda Fenchurch
Hotel Berlin
as Tillie Weiler
Hotel Berlin
as Tillie Weiler
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
The Very Thought of You
as Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
The Very Thought of You
as Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
Crime by Night
as Ann Marlow
Crime by Night
as Ann Marlow
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Irana Preveza
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Irana Preveza
Between Two Worlds
as Maxine Russell
Between Two Worlds
as Maxine Russell
Uncertain Glory
as Louise
Uncertain Glory
as Louise
In Our Time
as Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
In Our Time
as Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
Destination Tokyo
as Mrs. Cassidy
Destination Tokyo
as Mrs. Cassidy
The Desert Song
as Hajy
The Desert Song
as Hajy
Food and Magic
Food and Magic
Find the Blackmailer
as Mona Vance
Find the Blackmailer
as Mona Vance
Women at War
as Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
Women at War
as Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
Air Force
as Susan McMartin
Air Force
as Susan McMartin
The Hard Way
as Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
The Hard Way
as Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Secret Enemies
as Paula Fengler
Secret Enemies
as Paula Fengler
Juke Girl
as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Juke Girl
as Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Murder in the Big House
as Gladys Wayne
Murder in the Big House
as Gladys Wayne
Lady Gangster
as Dot Burton
Lady Gangster
as Dot Burton
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Peg
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Peg
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Miss LaMond
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Miss LaMond
Blues in the Night
as Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
Blues in the Night
as Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Rose Chadwick
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Rose Chadwick
Manpower
as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Manpower
as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Martha Adams
Bad Men of Missouri
as Martha Adams
The Nurse's Secret
as Miss Hill
The Nurse's Secret
as Miss Hill