Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith ( born September 8, 1898 in New York; † August 5, 1978 in Burbank, California ) was an American actress.
Life and career
Smith graduated at a young age training at the Ballet School of the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1919 and gave her Broadway debut in the musical comedy Roly- Boly Eyes. In the next fifteen years, Smith has appeared in several musical comedies. One her most notable roles was the lead role as "Tip - Toes " Kaye in Tip- Toes in 1925, where she sang the coming of George and Ira Gershwin Song That Certain Feeling, which became a classic. 1929 Smith starred in The Street Singer on Broadway, during which time she went out with actor Archie Leach, who became a world star later than Cary Grant. 1935 Smith moved to Hollywood and appeared a year later in the film version of Show Boat as Ellie May Chipley on. 1947 took the actress a role in Anatole Litvak's film noir The Long Night ( The Long Night ) on the side of Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes.
Smith taught for many years "drama " at the Hollywood Professional School and was at the Melodyland Theatre in Anaheim in the 60s as a director before. From the mid- 1960s, the actress made several television roles as a " little old lady ", so for example when Mrs. Amanda May Whipple in five episodes of the family series Little House. Guest performances were also in An American Family and the Waltons. Your last role was in 1978 of Elsie in the film comedy A very crooked tour with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase.
Smith worked until her death from cancer in 1978. A month before her 80th birthday, she died.