1900: 55 Women Born in the Year 1900, living to 1990s.

1. Evelyn Laye

Actress | The Luck of the Navy

London-born Evelyn Laye, daughter of actor parents, was already treading the boards at the age of two. Her father managed the Palace Theatre in Brighton and this was where Evelyn first made a name for herself. A seasoned stage performer by the age of fifteen, she graduated to the London West End ...

2. Lillian Rich

Actress | The Golden Web

English silent screen siren Lillian Rich was 19 when she arrived in New York, courtesy of her Canadian husband Lionel Edward Nicholson. The couple had met while "Leo" was on active duty as a fighter pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. He came from a well-to-do middle-class ...

3. Aurora Redondo

Actress | Ninette y un señor de Murcia

Aurora Redondo was born on January 1, 1900 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Ninette y un señor de Murcia (1966), Anillos de oro (1983) and El último café (1970). She was married to Valeriano León García. She died on July 10, 1996 in ...

4. Paola Borboni

Actress | Roman Holiday

Paola Borboni was born on January 1, 1900 in Golese di Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for Roman Holiday (1953), The Bullocks (1953) and I Have Lost My Husband (1937). She was married to Bruno Vilar. She died on April 9, 1995 in Bodio Lomnago, Lombardy, Italy.

5. Karen Winther

Actress | Københavns Sherlock Holmes

Karen Winther was born on January 1, 1900. She was an actress, known for Københavns Sherlock Holmes (1925), Kärlekens ögon (1922) and Brændt a' (1919). She was married to Benjamin Christensen. She died on January 7, 1989.

6. Odette Roger

Actress | Ce soir les jupons volent...

Odette Roger was born on January 1, 1900 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was an actress, known for Ce soir les jupons volent... (1956), Harvest (1937) and Feux de joie (1939). She died on August 24, 1985 in La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

7. Ada Svedin

Actress | Das Mädel von Pontecuculi

Ada Svedin was born on January 2, 1900 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Mädel von Pontecuculi (1924), Miss Venus (1921) and Das Kussverbot (1920). She died on July 10, 1975 in Berlin, Germany.

8. Sybil Seely

Actress | One Week

Sybil Seely was born on January 2, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for One Week (1920), Love, Honor and Behave! (1920) and Down on the Farm (1920). She was married to Jules Furthman. She died on June 26, 1984 in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.

9. Ida Peitsalo

Actress | Hilma

Ida Peitsalo was born on January 3, 1900 in St. Petersburg, Russia. She is known for Hilma (1967). She was previously married to Ilmari Peitsalo.

10. Nellie Burt

Actress | Ben Casey

Nellie Burt was born on January 4, 1900 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for Ben Casey (1961), Bound and Gagged (1919) and The Outer Limits (1963). She was married to William Henry McMullen and Paul Edward Martin . She died on November 3, 1986 in East Rockaway, New York, USA.

11. Yvonne Rozille

Actress | L'école des vierges

Yvonne Rozille was born on January 5, 1900 in Commentry, Allier, France. She was an actress, known for L'école des vierges (1935), Clair de lune (1932) and Mensonges (1946). She died on December 1, 1985 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

12. Phyllis McDonagh

Producer | Two Minutes Silence

Phyllis McDonagh was the youngest of the illustrious McDonagh sisters, one Australia's foremost silent film production companies. The trio comprised of actress Marie Lorraine (real name Isabel McDonagh), writer-director Paulette McDonagh, and Phyllis, who took on numerous behind-the-scenes roles ...

13. Antonia Dietrich

Actress | Der galante König - August der Starke

Antonia Dietrich was born on January 8, 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Der galante König - August der Starke (1920), Das goldene Vließ (1920) and So sind die Männer (1923). She was married to Eugen Linz. She died on August 21, 1975 in Dresden, German ...

14. Dorothy Adams

Actress | The Best Years of Our Lives

Dorothy Adams was born on January 8, 1900 in Hannah, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Killing (1956) and The Ten Commandments (1956). She was married to Byron Foulger. She died on March 16, 1988 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

15. Lotte Lang

Actress | Tauwetter

Lotte Lang was born on January 11, 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Tauwetter (1977), A Night in Venice (1953) and Abenteuer im Schloss (1952). She died on February 13, 1985 in Vienna, Austria.

16. Charlotte Küter

Actress | Columbus 64

Charlotte Küter was born on January 17, 1900 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Columbus 64 (1966), The Axe of Wandsbek (1950) and Anna Susanna (1953). She was married to Paul Lewitt. She died on June 2, 1983 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic.

17. Dorothy Darke

Actress | Sara Crewe

Dorothy Darke was born on January 30, 1900 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Sara Crewe (1951), A Place of Execution (1953) and Loyal Heart (1946). She died on October 5, 1990 in Fulham, London, England, UK.

18. Ethel Lang

Ethel Lang was born on May 27, 1900 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She was married to William Lang. She died on January 15, 2015 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

19. Frederica Sagor Maas

Writer | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Frederica Sagor Maas was born in America, the youngest daughter of Russian immigrants. Feeling no great desire to complete her course in journalism at Columbia University, New York, she found film an exciting new artistic medium, and was hired by Universal Studios as a story editor, and later MGM ...

20. Amelia Parker

Actress | Liar's Moon

Amelia Parker was born on December 1, 1900 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Liar's Moon (1981), Brewster McCloud (1970) and The Little Match Girl (1987). She died on May 6, 2003 in San Marcos, Texas, USA.

21. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Soundtrack | The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born on August 4, 1900 in St. Paul's Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was married to King George VI. She died on March 30, 2002 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.

22. Gina Cigna

Soundtrack | Opera Fanatic

Gina Cigna was born on March 6, 1900 in Paris, France. She was married to Maurice Sens. She died on June 26, 2001 in Milan, Italy.

23. Myrtle Woods

Actress | A Woman's Tale

Myrtle Woods was born on March 14, 1900 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for A Woman's Tale (1991), Homicide (1964) and The Great MacArthy (1975). She was married to Woods. She died on May 12, 2001 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

24. Sirpa Tolonen

Actress | Vaimoke

Sirpa Tolonen was born on November 27, 1900 in Mikkeli, Finland. She was an actress, known for Vaimoke (1936) and Minä ja ministeri (1934). She died on February 26, 2001 in Helsinki, Finland.

25. Nathalie Sarraute

Writer | Pour un oui ou pour un non

Nathalie Sarraute was born on July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]. She was a writer, known for Pour un oui ou pour un non (1990), C'est beau (1980) and Per un sí o per un no (1988). She was married to Raymond ...

26. Stella Francis

Stella Francis was born on March 9, 1900 in London, England, UK. She was an actress. She was married to George Zucco. She died on May 11, 1999 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

27. Dorothy Blackburn

Actress | The Doctors

Dorothy Blackburn was born on November 25, 1900 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Doctors (1963), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and The Boston Strangler (1968). She was married to Edward May Jr.. She died on September 29, 1999 in New York, New York, USA.

28. Lucille Lortel

Actress | Grounds for Murder

Lucille Lortel was born on December 16, 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Grounds for Murder (1930), Everything Happens to Me (1930) and Sessue Hayakawa in 'the Man Who Laughed Last' (1929). She was married to Louis Schweitzer. She died on April 4, 1999 in New York...

29. Ruth Clifford

Actress | The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

American actress, originally of leading roles, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era. A native of Rhode Island, she attended St. Mary's Seminary in Narragansett, Rhode Island, then, following her mother's death in 1911, came to Los Angeles as a teenager to live with her ...

30. Violet Carlson

Actress | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Violet Carlson was born on September 13, 1900 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966), Batman (1966) and That Girl (1966). She died on December 3, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

31. Irma Patkós

Actress | Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok

Irma Patkós was born on March 8, 1900 in Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992), Gyerekbetegségek (1965) and Holt vidék (1972). She was married to Jenotilde Sziklai. She died on October 24, 1996.

32. Meridel Le Sueur

Meridel Le Sueur was born on February 21, 1900 in Murray, Iowa, USA. She was married to Harry Rice. She died on November 14, 1996 in Hudson, Wisconsin, USA.

33. Stefania Kornacka

Actress | Czlowiek z marmuru

Stefania Kornacka was born on December 22, 1900 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Man of Marble (1977). She died on September 16, 1996 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.

34. Juliette Pétrie

Actress | Le soleil se lève en retard

Juliette Pétrie was born on February 18, 1900. She was an actress, known for Le soleil se lève en retard (1977), Provinces (1968) and Moi et l'autre (1966). She died on March 13, 1995 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

35. Iris Rowe

Actress | Roses in the Dust

Iris Rowe was born on October 10, 1900 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Roses in the Dust (1921), Dusky Melodies (1930) and On the Reserve (1920). She died on January 6, 1996 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK.

36. Elisabeth Pinajeff

Actress | Die Sünderin

Elisabeth Pinajeff was born on April 17, 1900 in Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Sünderin (1928), Schatten der Unterwelt (1931) and Der Mitternachtswalzer (1929). She died on December 31, 1995 in Villemoisson-sur-Orge, Essonne, France.

37. Zofia Zajaczkowska

Actress | Pan Tadeusz

Zofia Zajaczkowska was born on March 27, 1900 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Pan Tadeusz (1928) and Tredowata (1926). She died on August 18, 1995 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

38. Cecil Roy

Actress | Tales of Tomorrow

Cecil Roy was born on October 2, 1900 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Tales of Tomorrow (1951), Bored of Education (1946) and Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959). She died on January 26, 1995 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

39. Mildred McAfee

Mildred McAfee was born on May 12, 1900 in Parkville, Missouri, USA. She was married to Douglas Horton. She died on September 2, 1994 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA.

40. Yekaterina Mazurova

Actress | Dyadya Vanya

Yekaterina Mazurova was born on November 18, 1900 in Ivanovo-Voznesensk, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ivanovo, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Uncle Vanya (1970), Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) and When the Trees Were Tall (1962). She died on October 8, 1995.

41. Gertrud Luckner

Self | They Risked Their Lives: Rescuers of the Holocaust

Gertrud Luckner was born on September 26, 1900 in Liverpool, England, UK. She died on August 31, 1995 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

42. Loudi Nijhoff

Actress | De vier dochters Bennet

Loudi Nijhoff was born on October 29, 1900 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1961), Majoor Barbara (1964) and Jane Eyre (1958). She died on August 1, 1995 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

43. Estelle Brody

Actress | Hindle Wakes

Estelle Brody was born on August 15, 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Fanny Hawthorne (1927), Anne of Green Gables (1952) and Kitty (1929). She died on June 3, 1995 in La Vallette, Malta.

44. Hélène Darly

Actress | La maison du mystère

Hélène Darly was born on May 4, 1900 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for La maison du mystère (1923), Le chiffonnier de Paris (1924) and Le berceau de dieu (1926). She died on May 17, 1994 in Conches-sur-Gondoire, Seine-et-Marne, France.

45. Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Actress | Cabaret

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel was born on April 5, 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Cabaret (1972), Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff (1931) and The Odessa File (1974). She was married to Berthold Viertel. She died on December 24, 1994 in Vienna, Austria.

46. Madeleine Renaud

Actress | Remorques

Madeleine Renaud was born on February 21, 1900 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was an actress, known for Remorques (1941), The Longest Day (1962) and Hélène (1936). She was married to Jean-Louis Barrault and Charles Granval. She died on September 23, 1994 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, ...

47. Polina Nyatko

Actress | V odin prekrasnyy den

Polina Nyatko was born on October 21, 1900 in village Karabachin, Radomyshl uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Brusyliv District, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for V odin prekrasnyy den (1956), Deprived of the Day (1927) and The Wrestler and the Clown (1957). She ...

48. Lys Gauty

Soundtrack | La goualeuse

Lys Gauty was born on February 14, 1900 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for La goualeuse (1938), Jour de noces (1930) and Thérèse (2012). She was married to Gaston Groener. She died on January 2, 1994 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

49. Yelena Gogoleva

Actress | Gobzek

Yelena Gogoleva was a legendary Russian actress of the troupe at Maly Academic Theatre in Moscow.

She was born Elena Nikolaevna Gogoleva on April 20, 1900, in the Russian Empire. Her father, Nikolai Gogolev, was an officer for the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, and was decorated veteran of the ...

50. Joan Cross

Actress | The Beggar's Opera

Joan Cross was born on September 7, 1900 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), The Case of 'The Smiling Widow' (1957) and Falstaff (1972). She died on December 12, 1993 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK.

51. Mercia Swinburne

Actress | The Compulsory Wife

Mercia Swinburne was born on February 2, 1900 in Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Compulsory Wife (1937), Alibi (1931) and Saraband (1948). She was married to George Relph. She died on December 6, 1993 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.

52. Eugenie Leontovich

Actress | The Rains of Ranchipur

Eugenie Leontovich was born on March 21, 1900 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress and writer, known for The Rains of Ranchipur (1955), The World in His Arms (1952) and Anything Can Happen (1952). She was married to Gregory Ratoff and Paul A. Sokolov. She died on April 2, 1993...

53. Simone Jarnac

Actress | Casque d'or

Simone Jarnac was born on June 24, 1900 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was an actress, known for Casque d'Or (1952), Rendezvous in July (1949) and Le bébé de l'escadron (1935). She died on October 6, 1993 in Châteauneuf-Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

54. Hermína Týrlová

Director | Snehulák

Hermína Týrlová was born on December 11, 1900 in Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was a director and writer, known for Snehulák (1966), Uzel na kapesníku (1958) and Hvezda Betlémská (1970). She died on May 3, 1993 in Zlín, Czech Republic.

55. Violet Palmer

Actress | Tangled Trails

Violet was born Wilma Pearl Palmer in Flint, Michigan on October 16, 1892, the third child of John Merrill Palmer and Esther Lavina Madill, both natives of Canada. In 1898, her family moved to Spokane, Washington, where her father ran a piano store. Her mother was a music teacher and occasional ...

56. Helga Görlin

Soundtrack | John Ericsson - segraren vid Hampton Roads

Helga Görlin was born on September 26, 1900 in Ed, Värmlands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Great John Ericsson (1937), Karl Fredrik Reigns (1934) and The Varmlanders (1932). She died on January 31, 1993 in Farsta, Stockholms län, Sweden.

57. Helen Hayes

Actress | Airport

Known as "The First lady of the American Theater", Helen Hayes had a legendary career on stage and in films and television that spanned over eighty years. Hayes was born in Washington, D.C., to Catherine Estelle "Essie" Hayes, an actress who worked in touring companies, and Francis van Arnum Brown,...

58. Anna-Stina Wåglund

Actress | Raggen - det är jag det

Anna-Stina Wåglund was born on November 21, 1900 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Raggen - det är jag det (1936), Kvinnor i fångenskap (1943) and Onda ögon (1947). She died on January 16, 1993 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

59. Maria Malicka

Actress | Niebezpieczny raj

Maria Malicka was born on May 9, 1900 in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Niebezpieczny raj (1931), Szlakiem hanby (1929) and Wiatr od morza (1930). She was married to Zbigniew Sawan. She died on September 30, 1992 in Kraków, ...

60. Gitta Alpar

Actress | I Give My Heart

Gitta Alpar was born on February 5, 1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935), Gitta entdeckt ihr Herz (1932) and She, or Nobody (1932). She was married to Niels Wessel Bagge and Gustav Fröhlich. She died on February 17, 1991 ...

61. Janina Sokolowska

Actress | Maly marynarz

Janina Sokolowska was born on June 7, 1900 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Maly marynarz (1936), Zolnierz królowej Madagaskaru (1940) and Ksiazatko (1937). She died on May 5, 1992 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

62. Magda Jankovich

Actress | Tavaszi vihar

Magda Jankovich was born on October 10, 1900 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Tavaszi vihar (1918) and Az egér (1921). She was married to László Békeffi. She died on September 23, 1992 in Switzerland.

63. Mamie Ruth Moberly

Self | Baseball

Mamie Ruth Moberly was born on August 2, 1900 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was married to Wilbur Moberly. She died on July 1, 1992 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA.

64. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Self | Portraits of Power

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was born on August 18, 1900 in Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India. She died on December 1, 1990 in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh, India.

65. Natalie Schafer

Actress | Gilligan's Island

Natalie Schafer got her start doing Broadway plays then making the move to the big screen. Even before Gilligan's Island (1964), she was typecast in roles as society women, or elegant, fashionable ladies. It was her role as "Eunice 'Lovey' Wentworth Howell" wife of multi-millionaire Thurston Howell...

66. Paddy Pallin

Self | A Singular Woman

Paddy Pallin was born on November 28, 1900 in Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK. She was married to May Bell Morris. She died on January 3, 1991 in Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

67. Gisa Geert

Actress | A sud niente di nuovo

Gisa Geert was born on June 7, 1900 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for A sud niente di nuovo (1957), Menage all'italiana (1965) and Cintura di castità (1950). She died on April 2, 1991 in Madrid, Spain.

68. Leonore Gershwin

Great Performances

Leonore Gershwin was born on October 3, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for Great Performances (1971). She was married to Ira Gershwin. She died on August 20, 1991 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

69. Jean Arthur

Actress | You Can't Take It with You

This marvelous screen comedienne's best asset was only muffled during her seven years' stint in silent films. That asset? It was, of course, her squeaky, frog-like voice, which silent-era cinema audiences had simply no way of perceiving, much less appreciating. Jean Arthur, born Gladys Georgianna ...

70. Ruby Dandridge

Actress | Beulah

Ruby Dandridge was born on March 3, 1900 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Beulah (1950), Cabin in the Sky (1943) and Gallant Lady (1942). She was married to Cyril Dandridge. She died on October 17, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

71. Mecha Ortiz

Actress | Safo, historia de una pasión

Mecha Ortiz is a legendary Argentinean actress whose real name was María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro de Ortiz. She was considered the Greta Garbo of the Argentine films and theatre world; born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 24, 1900. Her parents were Vicente Varela Nimo and ...

72. Lili Valenty

Actress | One Step Beyond

The multi-faceted Polish-born performer Lili Valenty appeared in a dozen or so Broadway plays in the 30s, 40s and 50s, then went on to enliven a number of routine on-camera projects in her twilight years. Born at the turn of the century, she received her start on the German stage where she became a...

73. Veriko Anjaparidze

Actress | Giorgi Saakadze

Queen of Soviet theater. Although Veriko (she was always called by her first name) acted in dozens of films, she did not get the same success as Nato Vachnadze. But she was first on the stage, from her twenties till her death. Her part from Monanieba (1987) by Abuladze became a cult favorite. 'Is ...

74. Elena Tyapkina

Actress | Voyna i mir

Elena Tyapkina was born on May 10, 1900 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for War and Peace (1965), Anna Karenina (1967) and War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1965). She died on November 9, 1984 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].

75. Inés Murray

Actress | La virgencita de Pompeya

Inés Murray was born on March 12, 1900 in Italy. She was an actress, known for La virgencita de Pompeya (1935), Galleguita (1940) and Mercado de abasto (1955). She died on October 24, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

76. Margaret Livingston

Actress | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Margaret Livingston was born on November 25, 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Sunrise (1927), God's Gift to Women (1931) and The Last Warning (1928). She was married to Paul Whiteman. She died on December 13, 1984 in Warrington, Pennsylvania, USA.

77. Eva Fiebig

Actress | Hänsel und Gretel

Eva Fiebig was born on May 21, 1900 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Hänsel und Gretel (1971), A Love Story (1954) and Komm zurück... (1953). She died on October 21, 1984 in Hamburg, West Germany.

78. Hortense Luz

Actress | Lisboa em Camisa

Hortense Luz was born on February 8, 1900 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Lisboa em Camisa (1960), Os Vizinhos do Rés-do-Chão (1947) and Cruzeiro de Férias (1965). She died in 1984.

79. Zinaida Brumberg

Director | Noch pered Rozhdestvom

Zinaida Brumberg was born on August 2, 1900 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was a director and writer, known for Noch pered Rozhdestvom (1951), Ivashko and Baba-Yaga (1938) and Little Red Riding Hood (1937). She died on February 9, 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].

80. Elli Ylimaa

Actress | Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta

Elli Ylimaa was born on June 11, 1900 in Turku, Finland. She was an actress, known for The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1938), Maailman kaunein tyttö (1953) and Vaarallista vapautta (1962). She was married to Toivo Oskar Ylimaa. She died on May 11, 1982 in Helsinki, Finland.

81. Catherine Hessling

Actress | Nana

Catherine Hessling was born on June 22, 1900 in Moronvilliers, Marne, France. She was an actress, known for Nana (1926), Little Red Riding Hood (1930) and Whirlpool of Fate (1925). She was married to Jean Renoir. She died on September 28, 1979 in La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France.

82. Iracema de Alencar

Actress | O Pica-pau Amarelo

Iracema de Alencar was born on April 19, 1900 in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was an actress, known for O Pica-pau Amarelo (1973), Garota Enxuta (1959) and Iracema (1917). She died on March 7, 1978 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

83. Edna Best

Actress | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Genteel, ladylike British actress who was a much respected theatrical star in the 1920s and '30s, both in her own country and in the United States. Born in March 1900 in Hove, Sussex, she took to the stage at the age of seventeen as Ela Delahay in 'Charley's Aunt'. She played Peter Pan three years ...

84. Agnes Moorehead

Actress | The Magnificent Ambersons

Agnes was born of Anglo-Irish ancestry near Boston, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister (her mother was a mezzo-soprano) who encouraged her to perform in church pageants. Aged three, she sang 'The Lord is my Shepherd' on a public stage and seven years later joined the St. Louis Municipal Opera ...

85. Jean Inness

Actress | The Twilight Zone

Jean Inness was born on December 18, 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957) and Not a Ladies' Man (1942). She was married to Victor Jory. She died on December 27, 1978 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

86. Katina Paxinou

Actress | For Whom the Bell Tolls

Katina Paxinou was born in 1900, in Piraeus, Greece. She first appeared on stage in 1928, in an Athens production of Henry Bataille's "La femme nue". In the early 1930's she was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of Greece (previously named Royal Theatre) and performed several ...

87. Yuriko Hanabusa

Actress | Wakaki hi no yorokobi

Yuriko Hanabusa was born on March 7, 1900 in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. She was an actress, known for Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943), Wakai hito (1937) and Haru yo izuko (1940). She died on February 7, 1970.

88. Margaret Mitchell

Writer | Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell was an American historical novelist and a journalist. She published only one completed novel in her lifetime, "Gone with the Wind" (1936), which covered a woman's struggle for survival through the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for ...

89. Helen Morgan

Actress | Show Boat

Before the tragic legacies of songbird icons Édith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Judy Garland took hold, there was the one...the original...lady who sang the blues and started the whole "bawl" rolling. Like her successors, Helen Morgan lived the sad songs she sang...and more.

She started her life ...

90. Kyôko Chigusa

Actress | Kiro ni techite

Born in Nagoya in 1900. While studying the Toma style of Japanese dancing and nagauta music, she became a geisha who worked under the name of Kodama. In 1923, she joined the Nikkatsu Mukojima Studios, where she was selected to star as the heroine in Niku no Eiko, the film version of a popular novel...