Lizabeth Scott

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AKA: Emma Matzo
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/29/1922
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

biography

An alluring blonde with a husky, come-hither voice, Lizabeth Scott was a leading lady of film noir during the genre’s peak years in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but scandal drove her from the public eye after only a few years on screen. Promoted by Paramount as a femme fatale in the Lauren Bacall or Veronica Lake mold, her career never matched theirs in regard to role or project, but she proved herself to be a capable scene-stealer and eye-pleasing presence in thrillers like “The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers” (1947), “The Racket” (1951) and “Dark City” (1950). Tabloid allegations left her Continued

Credits

Princess Betty Cippola
1972
Coral Chandler
1947
Irene
Actor
Helen Curtis
Glenda Markle

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began career acting in summer stock
 
Worked as a fashion model in NYC
1942 
First break, understudied Tallulah Bankhead as Sabina in the Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth"
 
Spotted by producer Hal Wallis and brought to Hollywood
1945 
Screen debut in "You Came Along"
Continued

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