Alexis Smith was born on 8th June 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. She was a Canadian born stage, film and television actress.
Biography and Career:
Alexis Smith was born in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and brought up in Los Angeles. When she was in college she was noticed by a talent scout and she signed a contract with Warner Bros. The movie in which she initially acted was not recognized, it took her several years to boost up her acting career.
Her first movie in which she was noticed was Dive Bomber (1941). She acted in the main role with Errol Flynn. Her role in The Constant Nymph in 1943 was well recognized and she got bigger roles.
During 1940's she acted with the famous male actors including Errol Flynn in Gentleman Jim (1942) and San Antonio
(1945), Humphrey Bogart in The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947), Cary Grant in a sanitized, fictional version of Cole and Linda Porter's life in Night and Day (1946), and Bing Crosby in Here Comes the Groom (1951).
Her other films are Rhapsody In Blue (1945), Of Human Bondage (1946) and The Young Philadelphians (1959).
She was seen on cover of the 3rd May 1971 issue of Time. In this issue she said that she would be acting Hal Prince's Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in 1972.
She did frequent roles in the TV series Dallas as Clayton Farlow's sister Jessica Montford in 1984 and again in 1990. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on the television sitcom Cheers in 1990.
General appearance:
Birth Name: Gladys Smith
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
She was born on 8th June 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. She married Craig Stevens on 18th June 1994 and they lived together till her death. She died on 9th June 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA due to brain cancer.
Why do we like Alexis Smith?
We like Alexis Smith because she was a pretty and hardworking actress.
Why is Alexis Smith Famous?
She is famous because of the various roles she played during her career.
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