Acting
Frances Farmer
Also Known As: Frances Elena Farmer
Birth Date
September 19, 1913
Death Date
August 1, 1970
(passed away at 56)
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Biography
Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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star6.8
TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 2 episodes
star5.4
TV Show
Studio One
1948 • 1 episode
star6.8
Movie
Come and Get It
Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
1936
Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
star7.0
Movie
Ride a Crooked Mile
Trina
1938
star6.0
Movie
Badlands of Dakota
Calamity Jane
1941
star5.5
Movie
Rhythm on the Range
Doris Halliday
1936
star6.7
Movie
Flowing Gold
Linda Chalmers
1940
star7.2
Movie
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Isabel
1942
star6.2
Movie
The Toast of New York
Josie Mansfield
1937
star6.1
Movie
Among the Living
Elaine Raden
1941
star6.5
Movie
Border Flight
Anne Blane
1936
star7.0
Movie
Exclusive
Vina Swain
1937
star5.5
Movie
South of Pago Pago
Ruby Taylor
1940
star5.2
Movie
Too Many Parents
Sally Colman
1936
star7.0
Movie
Ebb Tide
Faith Wishart
1937
star5.3
Movie
The Party Crashers
Mrs. Bickford
1958
star6.0
Movie
World Premiere
Kitty Carr
1941
star8.0
Movie
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
star10.0
TV Show
Frances Farmer Presents
Host
1958 • 1 episode