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• From Mae to Madonna : Women Entertainers in Twentieth-Century America by June Sochen

Born Before 20th Century:

• Isabella Andreini, 1562-1604 (Italy)
• Izumo no Okuni, ca. 1571-? (Japan)
• Sarah Baker, 1736-1816 (Great Britain)
• Helena Modjeska, 1840-1909 (Poland, U.S.A.)
  Helena Modrzejewska--Biography in Polish
  Modjeska House Historic Park
• Sarah Bernhardt, 1844-1923 (France)
  My Double Life : The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Sarah Bernhardt, Victoria Tietze Larson (Translator)
• Dame Ellen Alice Terry, 1848-1928 (Great Britain) Ellen Alice Terry photograph
• Mary Anderson, 1859-1940 (U.S.A.: CA, KY, NY)
• Annie Oakley, 1860-1926 (U.S.A.)
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  Photos
• Marie Dressler, 1871-1934 (Canada, U.S.A.)
  Marie Dressler's Grave
• Alice Guy Blache, 1875-1968 (U.S.A.)
• Constance Collier, 1878-1955 (Great Britain)
• Isadora Duncan, 1878-1927 (U.S.A.)
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  My Life by Isadora Duncan
  Life into Art : Isadora Duncan and Her World by Doree Duncan (Editor) et al.
• Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959 (U.S.A.)
  The Photos of Ethyl Barrymore
• Lois Weber, 1882-1939 (U.S.A.)
• Marguerite Clark, 1883-1940 (U.S.A.)
• Frances Marion, 1887- 1973 (U.S.A.)
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  Without Lying Down : Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood by Cari Beauchamp
• La Argentina [Antonia Mercé], 1888-1936 (Argentina, Spain)
• Theda Bara, 1890-1955 (U.S.A.: OH, CA)
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  Silent Ladies Theda Bara
• Fanny Brice, 1891-1951 (U.S.A.)
  Filmography
  Funny Woman : The Life and Times of Fanny Brice by Barbara W. Grossman
• Mae Busch, 1891-1946 (Australia, U.S.A.)
• Irene Castle, 1893-1969 (U.S.A.)
  The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
• Mary Pickford, 1893-1979) (U.S.A.)
• La Argentenita [Encarnaçion Lopéz], 1895-1945 (Argentina, Spain)
• Martha Graham, 1894-1991 (U.S.A.)
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  Martha Graham : A Dancer's Life by Russell Freedman
• Hattie McDaniel, 1895-1952 (U.S.A.: KS, CO, CA)
• Florence Mills, 1895-1927 (U.S.A.)
• Betty Compson, 1897-1974 (U.S.A.)
• Jackie "Moms" Mabley, 1897-1975 (U.S.A.: NC, OH, NY)
• Dame Judith Anderson, 1898-1992 (Australia, U.S.A.: NY)
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• Arletty, 1898-1992 (France)
• Vilma Banky, 1898-1991 (Hungary, U.S.A.)
• Eleanor Boardman, 1898-1991 (U.S.A.)
• Molly Picon, 1898-1992 (U.S.A.)
  Film Credits
• Madge Bellamy, 1899-1990 (U.S.A.)
• Ruth Page, 1899-1991 (U.S.A.: IN, IL)
• Josephine Crowell, 18??-1932 (U.S.A.)

Born 20th Century:

• Anouk Aimée (France)
• Jane Alexander (U.S.A.)
• June Allyson (U.S.A.)
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• Carmen Amaya (Spain)
• Pamela Anderson (Canada, U.S.A.)
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• Harriet [Bibi] Andersson (Sweden)
• Julie Andrews (Great Britain, U.S.A.: NY, CA)
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• Vera (Iulianovna) Andzhaparidzi (Georgia, U.S.S.R.)
• Jean Arthur (U.S.A.)
• Mary Astor (U.S.A.)
• Dorothy Arzner (U.S.A.: CA)
• Peggy Ashcroft (Great Britain)
• Lida Baarova (Czech, Austria)
• Maria Ivanovna Babanova (Russia)
• Lauren Bacall (U.S.A.: NY, CA)
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  Lauren Bacall Filmography
• Pearl Bailey (U.S.A.: VA, DC, PA, NY)
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  Film Credits
  Pearl Bailey : With a Song in Her Heart by Keith Brandt, Gershom Griffith (Illustrator)
• Josephine Baker (U.S.A.: MO, France)
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  Josephine Baker (Black Americans of Achievement, Series Ii) by Alan Schroeder, Nathan I. Huggins (Editor)
• Lucille Ball (U.S.A.)
  I Love Lucy
• Tallulah Bankhead (U.S.A.)
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  The Black Widow Tallulah Bankhead
  Creative Quotations from Tallulah Bankhead
  More Quotes
• Brigitte Bardot (France)
  The Brigitte Bardot Foundation
• Roseanne Barr (U.S.A.: UT, CA)
• Angela Bassett (U.S.A.: NY, FL)
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• Joy Behar (U.S.A.)
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  Joy Shtick : Or What Is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come With Attachments? by Joy Behar
• Constance Bennett (U.S.A.)
  Photographs
  Filmography
• Ingrid Bergman (Sweden, U.S.A.)
• Halle Berry (U.S.A.: OH, CA)
• Shirley Temple Black (U.S.A.)
  The Story of Shirley Temple Black : Hollywood's Youngest Star by Carlo Fiori
• Cate Blanchett (Australia)
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• Elayne Boosler (U.S.A.)
  Film credits
• Bente Borsum (Norway)
• Clara Bow (U.S.A.)
• Louise Brooks (U.S.A.)
• Sandra Bullock (U.S.A.)
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• Carol Burnett (U.S.A.)
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  Filmography
  Queens of Comedy : Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers and the New Generation of Funny Women (Studies in Humor and Gender , Vol 2 by Susan Horowitz
• Jane Campion (New Zealand)
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  Jane Campion : Interviews (Interviews With Filmmakers Series) by Jane Campion, Virginia Wright Wexman (Editor)
  The Piano : A Novel by Jane Campion, Kate Pullinger (Contributor)
• Gigi Capobianco (Argentina)
• Diahann Carroll (U.S.A.: NY)
• Pat Carroll (U.S.A.)
• Joan Chen (China, U.S.A.)
  Interview with Joan Chen: HEAVENLY AND EARTHY
  Filmography
• Claudette Colbert (France, U.S.A.)
  Internet Movie Database
  Movie Magazine International: Claudette Colbert
• Patricia Collinge (U.S.A.)
• Janet Collins (U.S.A.: LA, NY, CA, WA)
• Cindy Crawford (U.S.A.)
• Joan Crawford (U.S.A.)
  Another biography
  Elizabeth's Joan Crawford Page
• Dorothy Dandridge (U.S.A.: OH, CA)
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  Dorothy Dandridge : A Biography by Donald Bogle
• Elfi von Dassanowsky (Austria)
  Another biography
• Bette Davis (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Bette Davis Page
• Geena Davis (U.S.A.)
• Ellen DeGeneres (U.S.A.)
  Another profile
  Love, Ellen : A Mother/Daughter Journey by Betty Degeneres
  My Point - And I Do Have One by Ellen Degeneres
• Marlene Dietrich (Germany, U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Marlene Dietrich Page
• Phyllis Diller (U.S.A.)
  Another biography
• Katherine Dunham (U.S.A.: IL, NY)
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  The Kennedy Center Honors Katherine Dunham
  Island Possessed by Katherine Dunham
  A Touch of Innocence : Memoirs of Childhood by Katherine Dunham
• Nanette Fabray (U.S.A.)
• Mia Farrow (U.S.A.)
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  What Falls Away : A Memoir by Mia Farrow
• Jodie Foster (U.S.A.)
• Greta Garbo (Sweden, U.S.A.)
  Encyclopedia.com entry
• Judy Garland (U.S.A.)
• Greer Garson (Great Britain)
  Elizabeth's Greer Garson Page
• Whoopi Goldberg (U.S.A.: NY, CA)
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  Whoopi Goldberg : Her Journey from Poverty to Megastardom by James Robert Parrish
  Book by Whoopi Goldberg
• Gong, Li (China)
• Betty Grable (U.S.A.)
• Uta Hagen (Germany, U.S.A.)
  Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen, Haskel Frankel
  A Challenge for the Actor by Uta Hagen
• Jean Harlow (U.S.A.)
  Another biography
• Teri Hatcher (U.S.A.)
• Olivia de Havilland (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Olivia de Havilland Page
• Audrey Hepburn (Belgium, Great Britain, U.S.A., Switzerland)
  Another biography
  The Official Audrey Hepburn Web Site
  Elizabeth's Audrey Hepburn Page
• Katharine Hepburn (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Katharine Hepburn Page
• Celeste Holm (U.S.A.)
• Lena Horne (U.S.A.: NY, PA)
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  Lena Horne : Entertainer by Leslie Palmer et al.
  Lena Horne by Brett Howard
• Whitney Houston (U.S.A.: NJ)
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  Whitney Houston Online
  Whitney Houston by Ted Cox
  Good Girl, Bad Girl : An Insiders Biography of Whitney Houston by Kevin Ammons, Nancy Bacon (Contributor)
• Glenda Jackson (Great Britain)
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• Janet Jackson (U.S.A.: IN)
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  The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson by David Nathan, Luther Vandross (Foreword)
• Jiang, Shan (China)
• Grace Jones (Jamaica, U.S.A.: NY)
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  Filmography
• Grace Kelly (U.S.A., Monaco)
• Deborah Kerr (U.S.A.)
• Eartha Mae Kitt (U.S.A.: SC, NY)
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• Yamini Krishnamurti (India)
• Lucy Kroll (U.S.A.)
• Hedy Lamarr (Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler) (Austria, U.S.A.)
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• Angela Lansbury (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Angela Lansbury Page
• Queen Latifah (U.S.A.)
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  Ladies First : Revelations from a Strong Woman by Queen Latifah, Karen Hunter, Latifah
• Vivien Leigh (India, Great Britain, U.S.A.)
  Vivien : The Life of Vivien Leigh by Alexander Walker
  Hollywood Remembers - Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (VHS)
• Jennifer Lopez (U.S.A.)
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  Jennifer Lopez by Patricia J. Duncan
  On The 6 -- Jennifer Lopez
• Felicia Lowe (U.S.A.)
• Myrna Loy (U.S.A.)
• Ida Lupino (U.S.A.)
• Madonna (Ciccone) (U.S.A.)
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  Encyclopedia Madonnica by Matthew Rettenmund
  Madonna : The Style Book by Debbi Voller, Chris Charlesworth (Editor)
  Ray Of Light -- Madonna
• Anna Magnani (Italy)
• Rhonda Fleming Mann (U.S.A.)
• Virginia Mayo (U.S.A.)
• Jenny McCarthy (U.S.A.)
• Dorothy McGuire (U.S.A.)
• Dina Merrill (U.S.A.)
• Ann Miller (U.S.A.)
• Hayley Mills (Great Britain)
• Carmen Miranda (Portugal, Brazil, U.S.A.)
  Viva Carmen!
• Marilyn Monroe (U.S.A.)
• Agnes Moorehead (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Agnes Moorehead Page
• Kate Mulgrew (U.S.A.)
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• Patricia Neal (U.S.A.)
• Nichelle Nichols (U.S.A.: IL)
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  Beyond Uhura : Star Trek and Other Memories by Nichelle Nichols
  Saturn's Child by Nichelle Nichols, Margaret Wander Bonanno
• Margaret O'Brien (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Margaret O'Brien Page
• Rosie O'Donnell (U.S.A.)
  Another profile
  Rosie : Rosie O'Donnell Biography by James Robert Parish
  Everything Rosie : The Ultimate Guide for Rosie O'Donnell Fans by Patrick Spreng
• Maureen O'Hara (Ireland, U.S.A.)
• Euzhan Palcy (Martinique)
• Dolly Parton (U.S.A.)
  Dolly Parton by Judith Mahoney Pasternak
• Dorothea Petrie (U.S.A.)
• Ruth Peyser (Australia, U.S.A.)
• Joanna Priestley (U.S.A.)
  Priestley Motion Pictures
• Pearl Primus (Trinidad, U.S.A.: NY)
• Queen Latifah (U.S.A.: NJ)
  Another profile
  Ladies First : Revelations from a Strong Woman by Queen Latifah, Karen Hunter, Latifah
• Martha Raye (U.S.A.)
• Della Reese (U.S.A.: MI, CA)
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  Angels Along the Way : My Life With Help from Above by Della Reese et al.
• Anne Revere (U.S.A.)
• Christina Ricci (U.S.A.)
• Leni Riefenstahl (Germany)
  Article by Robert von Dassanowsky
  Internet resources
• Ginger Rogers (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Ginger Rogers Page
• Diana Ross (U.S.A.: MI, NY)
  Another profile
  DianaRoss & the Supremes Photo Gallery
  Diana Ross : Entertainer by John Wyeth et al.
  The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson by David Nathan, Luther Vandross (Foreword)
• Susan Sarandon (U.S.A.)
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• Jean Seberg (U.S.A.)
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• Jane Seymour (Great Britain)
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  This One 'N That One in Splat! : The Tale of a Colorful Cat (This One and That One) by Jane Seymour, James Keach (Contributor), Geoffrey Planer (Illustrator)
  This One 'N That One in Yum! : A Tale of Two Cookies by Jane Seymour, James Keach (Contributor), Geoffrey Planer (Illustrator)
• Elisabeth Shue (U.S.A.)
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• Jean Simmons (Great Britain, U.S.A.: CA)
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  Film credits
• Anna Deveare Smith (U.S.A.: MD, CA, NY, PA)
• Suzanne Somers (U.S.A.)
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  After the Fall : How I Picked Myself Up, Dusted Myself Off, and Started All over Again by Suzanne Somers
  Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny on Fabulous Food by Suzanne Somers, Leslie Hamel (Illustrator)
• Barbara Stanwyck (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Barbara Stanwyck Page
• Sharon Stone (U.S.A.)
• Meryl Streep (U.S.A.)
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• Maria Tallchief (U.S.A.)
  Excerpt from her autobiography, America's Prima Ballerina
  EQUITY ONLINE: Woman of the Week
• Elizabeth Taylor (U.S.A.)
• Shirley Temple Black (U.S.A.)
  Elizabeth's Shirley Temple Page
  The Story of Shirley Temple Black : Hollywood's Youngest Star by Carlo Fiori
• Twyla Tharp (U.S.A.)
  LA Times Interview
• Lisa Thorson (U.S.A.)
• Gene Tierney (U.S.A.)
• Cicely Tyson (U.S.A.: NY)
• Ethel Waters (U.S.A.: PA, NY)
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  His Eye Is on the Sparrow : An Autobiography by Ethel Waters et al.
• Betty White (U.S.A.)
• Oprah Winfrey (U.S.A.: MS, WI, TN, MD, IL)
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  Oprah's web site:www.oprah.com
  Journey to Beloved by Oprah Winfrey, Ken Regan (Photographer), Jonathan Demme
  The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey : A Portrait in Her Own Words by Oprah Winfrey, Bill Adler (Editor)
  Oprah Winfrey by Lois P. Nicholson
• Shelley Winters (U.S.A.)
  Lifetime Achievement Award
• Natalie Wood (U.S.A.)
• Teresa Wright (U.S.A.)
• Jane Wyman (U.S.A.)
• Mamako Yoneyama (Japan)