Ethel Barrymore

AKA Ethel Mae Blythe

Born: 15-Aug-1879
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 18-Jun-1959
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA


Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actress

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: None But the Lonely Heart

Father: Maurice Barrymore (stage actor b. 21-Sep-1847 as Herbert Blythe, d. 26-Mar-1905)
Mother: Georgianna Drew Barrymore (actress, b. 11-Jul-1856, m. 31-Dec-1876, d. 2-Jul-1893)
Brother: Lionel Barrymore (actor)
Brother: John Barrymore (actor)
Husband: Russell Griswold Colt (stockbroker, b. 1882, m. 1909, div. 1923, d. 1959, three children)
Son: Samuel Colt (actor, b. 28-Nov-1909, d. 1-Aug-1986)
Son: John Drew Colt (actor, b. 9-Sep-1913, d. Jun-1975)
Daughter: Ethel Barrymore Colt (actress, b. 30-Apr-1912, d. May-1977)


High School: Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia, PA


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Oscar for Best Supporting Actress 1945 for None But the Lonely Heart
Hollywood Walk of Fame 7001 Hollywood Blvd.
Endorsement of Liggett Group Chesterfield cigarettes (1944)
Risk Factors: Smoking


FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTRESS

Johnny Trouble (24-Sep-1957)
Young at Heart (Dec-1954)
Main Street to Broadway (13-Oct-1953) · Herself
The Story of Three Loves (5-Mar-1953)
Just for You (Sep-1952)
Deadline USA (14-Mar-1952) · Mrs. Garrison
It's a Big Country (20-Nov-1951) · Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
The Secret of Convict Lake (3-Aug-1951) · Granny
Kind Lady (20-Jun-1951) · Mary Herries
Pinky (29-Sep-1949) · Miss Em
The Red Danube (22-Sep-1949) · The Mother Superior
That Midnight Kiss (22-Sep-1949) · Abigail Trent Budell
The Great Sinner (29-Jun-1949) · Grandmother
Portrait of Jennie (25-Dec-1948) · Miss Spinney
Moonrise (1-Oct-1948) · Grandma
The Paradine Case (31-Dec-1947) · Lady Sophie Horfield
Night Song (10-Nov-1947) · Miss Willey
Moss Rose (30-May-1947)
The Farmer's Daughter (25-Mar-1947) · Mrs. Morley
The Spiral Staircase (6-Feb-1946) · Mrs. Warren
None But the Lonely Heart (22-Sep-1944) · Ma Mott
Rasputin and the Empress (23-Dec-1932) · Czarina Alexandra