Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress, talk-show host, and bon vivant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tallulah Bankhead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered fi...
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
as Self (archive footage)
This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
The Daydreamer
1966
as The Sea Witch (voice)
A young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, ...
Fanatic
1965
as Mrs. Trefoile
A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in t...
The Boy Who Owned a Melephant
1959
as Narrator
A mother finds a unique method of fulfilling her son's desire to own a pet elephant.
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspira...
A Royal Scandal
1945
as Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.
Lifeboat
1944
as Connie Porter
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-bo...
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Tallulah Bankhead
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933
as Self (uncredited)
A promotional film featuring movie stars at play. Includes Buster Keaton in a Napoleonic admiral suit in his "land yacht", a custom-built bus he occas...
Faithless
1932
as Carol Morgan
Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.
Devil and the Deep
1932
as Diana Sturm
Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to. His obsessive behavi...
Make Me a Star
1932
as Tallulah Bankhead (uncredited)
A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.
Thunder Below
1932
as Susan
Story of an unhappy wife of oil rigger who labors in a Central American oil field. The bored Susan falls in love with Walt's good friend Ken but keeps...
The Cheat
1931
as Elsa Carlyle
Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff ...
My Sin
1931
as Carlotta / Ann Trevor
A prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets her off fronts her money to start a new life in NY where...
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Nancy Courtney
Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity ever since her father's death. Although she loves wri...
Her Cardboard Lover
1929
A girl undresses while talking on the telephone.
His House in Order
1928
as Nina Graham
A rich man's worship of his first wife ends when he learns their son is a bastard.
The Trap
1919
as Helen Carson
A schoolteacher in the Yukon promises her hand in marriage to a rich prospector, but instead she marries his no-good brother. After her husband disapp...
Thirty a Week
1918
as Barbara Wright (uncredited)
Although she is engaged to the wealthy Freddy Ruyter, Barbara Wright prefers her father's handsome Irish chauffeur, Dan Murray, and marries him. The n...
When Men Betray
1918
as Alice Edwards
Who Loved Him Best?
1918
as Nell
Motion picture actress Doria Dane (Edna Goodrich) gives up her career to play muse to sculptor George Steele (Herbert Evans). With Doria's help, Steel...