Faye Emerson
Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.
Acting
Movie
Destination Tokyo
as Mrs. Cassidy
1943
Movie
Air Force
as Susan McMartin
1943
Movie
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Irana Preveza
1944
Movie
Between Two Worlds
as Maxine Russell
1944
Movie
Guilty Bystander
as Georgia
1950
Movie
Blues in the Night
as Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
1944
TV
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
TV
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Movie
Uncertain Glory
as Louise
1944
Movie
Nobody Lives Forever
as Toni Blackburn
1946
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
Lady Gangster
as Dorothy Burton
1942
Movie
The Hard Way
as Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
1943
Movie
Manpower
as Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
1941
TV
The Jack Benny Program
as Faye Emerson
1950
Movie
Danger Signal
as Hilda Fenchurch
1945
Movie
Hotel Berlin
as Tillie Weiler
1945
TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
TV
Studio One
as Melissa
1948
Movie
Find the Blackmailer
as Mona Vance
1943
Movie
The Desert Song
as Hajy
1943
Movie
The Very Thought of You
as Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
1944
TV
The Match Game
as Self - Team Captain
1962