Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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Jane Alexander 1939- From: United States: Massachusetts, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, activist Gracie Allen 1902?-1964 From: United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: comedian, vaudeville, radio and TV star, presidential candidate Mary Anderson (stage actress) 1859-1940 From: United Kingdom, United States: California, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: stage actress Mary Anderson (film actress) 1920- From: United States: Alabama Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: film actress Maya Angelou 1928- From: United States: Arkansas, California, Missouri, North Carolina Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: poet, novelist, activist, actress Sylvia Ashton-Warner 1908-1984 From: New Zealand Fields: Education, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Pearl Bailey 1918-1990 From: United States: New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC Fields: Activism and Social Service, Music, Stage and Screen Josephine Baker 1906-1975 From: France, United States: Missouri, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: cabaret singer, dancer, star Lucille Ball 1911-1989 From: United States: California, New York Fields: Business and Finance, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: TV star, comedian, film and TV executive Tallulah Bankhead 1902-1968 From: United States: Alabama, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Tyra Banks 1973- From: United States: California, New York Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Stage and Screen Angela Bassett 1958- From: United States: California, Florida, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Joy Behar 1942- From: United States: New York Fields: Stage and Screen Ingrid Bergman 1915-1982 From: Italy, Sweden, United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Sarah Bernhardt 1844-1923 From: France Fields: Stage and Screen Halle Berrry 1966- From: United States: Ohio Fields: Stage and Screen Bjork Gudmundsdottir 1965- From: Iceland Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Cate Blanchett 1969- From: Australia Fields: Stage and Screen Barbara Bodichon 1827-1891 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Elayne Boosler 1952- From: United States: New York Fields: Stage and Screen Bente Borsum From: Norway Fields: Stage and Screen Clara Bow 1905-1965 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Fanny Brice 1891-1951 From: United States: New York Fields: Stage and Screen Louise Brooks 1906-1985 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Yvonne Bryceland 1925-1992 From: South Africa, United Kingdom Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Sandra Bullock 1964- From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Carol Burnett 1933- From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Mae Busch 1891-1946 From: Australia, United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Akosua Busia 1966- From: Ghana, United States Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Jane Campion 1954- From: New Zealand Fields: Stage and Screen Diahann Carroll 1935- From: United States: California, New York Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Pat Carroll 1927- From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Irene Castle 1983-1969 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Joan Chen 1961- From: China, United States Fields: Stage and Screen Marguerite Clark 1883-1940 From: United States: New York, Ohio Fields: Stage and Screen Claudette Colbert 1903-1996 From: France, United States Fields: Stage and Screen Constance Collier 1878-1955 From: United Kingdom, United States Fields: Stage and Screen Patricia Collinge 1892-1974 From: Ireland Fields: Stage and Screen Janet Collins 1917-2003 From: United States: California, Louisiana, New York, Washington Fields: Stage and Screen Betty Compson 1897-1974 From: United States: Utah Fields: Stage and Screen Joan Ganz Cooney 1929- From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Joan Crawford 1905-1977 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Josephine Crowell 1849-1932 From: Canada Fields: Stage and Screen Dorothy Dandridge 1922-1965 From: United States: California, Ohio Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: movie star and singer Bette Davis 1908-1989 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Geena Davis 1956- From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Felicia Day 1979- From: United States: Alabama, California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, gamer Cote de Pablo 1979- From: Chile, United States: Florida Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Ellen DeGeneres 1958- From: United States: Louisiana Fields: Stage and Screen Marlene Dietrich 1901-1992 From: France, Germany, United States Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, singer, movie star Phyllis Diller 1917-2012 From: United States: Missouri Fields: Stage and Screen Marie Dressler 1869-1934 From: Canada, United States Fields: Stage and Screen Isadora Duncan 1878-1927 From: France, United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: creator of modern dance Katherine Dunham 1909-2006 From: United States: Illinois, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Anthropology, Stage and Screen Whoopi Goldberg 1955- From: United States: New York Fields: Stage and Screen Alice Guy-Blache 1973-1968 From: France, United States: New Jersey, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: possibly the first filmmaker, movie director Sonja Henie 1912-1969 From: Norway Fields: Sports, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: figure skater, Olympic and World champion, film star Audrey Hepburn 1929-1993 From: Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States: California Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, humanitarian, UNICEF Katharine Hepburn 1909-2003 From: United States: Connecticut Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, movie star Lena Horne 1917-2010 From: United States: New York Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: jazz and popular music singer, actress Whitney Houston 1963-2012 From: United States: Massachusetts, New Jersey Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: singer, actress, model Iman (model) 1955- From: Kenya, Somalia, United States: New York Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Business and Finance, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: supermodel, actress, entrepreneur Izumo no Okuni 1571-? From: Japan Fields: Stage and Screen Janet Jackson 1966- From: United States: California, Indiana Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Natalie Kalmus 1882-1965 From: United States: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Virginia Fields: Invention, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: color consultant for Technicolor Fanny Kemble 1809-1893 From: United Kingdom Fields: Human Rights, Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, actor, abolitionist, writer Eartha Mae Kitt 1927-2008 From: United States: Connecticut, South Carolina Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Patti LaBelle 1944- From: United States: Pennsylvania Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Sarah Lane 1976- From: United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: TV and Internet personality Sherry Lansing 1944- From: United States: California, Illinois Fields: Management and Labor Relations, Philanthropy, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, former CEO of Paramount Pictures Lisa Leslie 1972- From: United States: California Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Sports, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: basketball Anita Loos 1888-1981 From: United States: California, New York Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: screenwriter, playwright, author, actress Jackie "Moms" Mabley 1894-1975 From: United States: New York, North Carolina Fields: Stage and Screen Rue McClanahan 1934-2010 From: United States: California, New York, Oklahoma Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, Broadway, TV star, TV, movie star, movies, Golden Girls, Blanche Devereaux Hattie McDaniel 1895-1952 From: United States: California, Kansas Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Monica 1980- From: United States: Georgia Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962 From: United States: California Fields: Beauty and Fashion, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, singer, model, aka Norma Jean Baker Lola Montez 1821-1861 From: France, Germany, Ireland, United States: California, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: dancer, actress, courtesan Olivia Munn 1980- From: Japan, United States: California, Oklahoma Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, model, TV personality Patricia Neal 1926-2010 From: United States Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, Broadway, TV star, TV, movie star, movies, Fountainhead, Oscar, Oscar winner, Hud, stroke Nichelle Nichols 1932- From: United States: California, Illinois, New York Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Annie Oakley 1860-1926 From: United States: Ohio Fields: Exploration and Adventure, Sports, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: sharpshooter, exhibition shooter Ruth Page 1899-1991 From: United States: Illinois, Indiana, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: ballerina, choreographer Euzhan Palcy 1958- From: Martinique Fields: Stage and Screen Dolly Parton 1946- From: United States: Tennessee Fields: Business and Finance, Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: musician, singer, songwriter, actress, business woman Marvin Breckinridge Patterson 1905-2002 From: United States: New York, Washington DC Fields: Journalism and Broadcasting, Philanthropy, Photography, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: photojournalist, filmmaker, philanthropist Dorothea Petrie From: United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: film and TV producer and writer Mary Pickford 1892-1979 From: Canada, United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, co-founder of United Artists Molly Picon 1898-1992 From: United States: New York, Pennsylvania Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Pearl Primus 1919-1994 From: Trinidad and Tobago, United States: New York Fields: Anthropology, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: dancer, choreographer, anthropologist Suzi Quatro 1950- From: United States: Michigan Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: singer, rock, music, bass, bass guitar, Leather Tuscadero Queen Latifah 1970- From: United States: New Jersey Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Harriet Quimby 1875-1912 From: United States: Michigan, New York Fields: Aviation and Space Exploration, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: aviator, aviatrix, pilot, flew over the English Channel Martha Raye 1916-1994 From: United States: California, Montana Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, singer Lynn Redgrave 1943-2010 From: United Kingdom Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, British actress, movie star, movies Della Reese 1931- From: United States: California Fields: Music, Religion, Stage and Screen Anne Revere 1903-1990 From: United States: New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Christina Ricci 1980- From: United States: California Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Leni Riefenstahl 1902-2003 From: Germany Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: dancer, film director, actress Diana Ross 1944- From: United States: Michigan Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Susan Sarandon 1946- From: United States: New Jersey, New York Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Jean Seberg 1938-1979 From: France, United States: Iowa Fields: Stage and Screen Jane Seymour (actress) 1951- From: United Kingdom, United States: California Fields: Philanthropy, Stage and Screen Elisabeth Shue 1963- From: United States: California, Delaware, New Jersey Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Jean Simmons 1929-2010 From: United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Anna Deavere Smith 1950- From: United States: California, Maryland, New York Fields: Education, Stage and Screen Suzanne Somers 1946- From: United States: California Fields: Business and Finance, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, businesswoman, writer Barbara Stanwyck 1907-1990 From: United States: California, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Mary Steenburgen 1953- From: United States: Arkansas, California, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Sharon Stone 1958- From: United States: California, New York, Pennsylvania Fields: Activism and Social Service, Human Rights, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, activist Meryl Streep 1949- From: United States: New Jersey, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress Barbra Streisand 1942- From: United States: California, New York Fields: Music, Philanthropy, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: singer, songwriter, filmmaker, actress Maria Tallchief 1925- From: United States: California, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma Fields: Stage and Screen Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011 From: United Kingdom, United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, TV star, TV, movie star, movies Shirley Temple Black 1928- From: United States: California Fields: Government and Politics, Stage and Screen Ellen Terry 1848-1928 From: United Kingdom Fields: Stage and Screen Twyla Tharp 1941- From: United States: California, Indiana, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Gene Tierney 1920-1991 From: United States: New York, Texas Fields: Stage and Screen Tina Turner 1939- From: France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States: Tennessee Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: singer, actress Cicely Tyson 1933- From: United States: Georgia, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Elfi von Dassanowsky 1924-2007 From: Austria, United States Fields: Activism and Social Service, Music, Stage and Screen Lois Weber 1881-1939 From: United States: California, Pennsylvania Fields: Stage and Screen Mae West 1893-1980 From: United States: California, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: playwright, actress, movie star, sex symbol Betty White 1922- From: United States: California, Illinois Fields: Activism and Social Service, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, comedian Edith Goodall Wilson 1896-1981 From: United States: Kentucky, New York Fields: Music, Stage and Screen Oprah Winfrey 1954- From: United States: Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin Fields: Business and Finance, Journalism and Broadcasting, Philanthropy, Stage and Screen Shelley Winters 1920-2006 From: United States: California, Missouri, New York Fields: Stage and Screen Hillary Wolf 1977- From: United States: Illinois Fields: Sports, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: judo, actress Beatrice Wood 1893-1998 From: United States: California, New York Fields: Art, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, artist, potter, "Mama of Dada" Natalie Wood 1938-1981 From: United States: California Fields: Stage and Screen Teresa Wright 1918-2005 From: United States: New York Fields: Stage and Screen Jane Wyman 1917-2007 From: United States: California, Missouri Fields: Stage and Screen Mamako Yoneyama 1935- From: France, Japan Fields: Stage and Screen Mamako Yoneyama 1935- From: France, Japan Fields: Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: dancer, pantomime artist Susannah York 1939-2011 From: United Kingdom Fields: Literature and Poetry, Stage and Screen Key Words/Phrases: actress, TV star, TV, movie star, movies, children's books |
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