Anita Page
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Anita Page (August 4, 1910 – September 6, 2008), born Anita Evelyn Pomares, was an American film actress who reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era. She became a highly popular young star, reportedly receiving the most fan mail of anyone on the MGM lot. Page was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the most beautiful face in Hollywood" in the 1920s. She retired from acting in 1936 at the age of 23.
In a 2004 interview with author Scott Feinberg, Page claimed that her refusal to meet demands for sexual favors by MGM head of production Irving Thalberg, supported by studio chief Louis B. Mayer, is what truly ended her career. She said that Mayer colluded with the other studio bosses to ban her and other uncooperative actresses from finding work.
Page returned to acting sixty years later in 1996, and appeared in four films in the 2000s. She died in September 2008 at the age of 98.
Acting
Movie
The Broadway Melody
as Queenie Mahoney
1929
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Our Dancing Daughters
as Ann 'Annikins'
1928
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
1929
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Our Blushing Brides
as Connie Blair
1930
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Our Modern Maidens
as Kentucky
1929
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Under Eighteen
as Sophie
1932
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The Easiest Way
as Peg Murdock
1931
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Jungle Bride
as Doris Evans
1933
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Free and Easy
as Elvira
1930
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Skyscraper Souls
as Jenny LeGrande
1932
Movie
Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood
as Sister Seraphina
2000
Movie
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star
2002
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Sidewalks of New York
as Margie
1931
Movie
While the City Sleeps
as Myrtle Sullivan
1928
Movie
Night Court
as Mary Thomas
1932
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War Nurse
as Joy Meadows
1930
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The Christmas Party
as Herself
1931
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The Flying Fleet
as Anita Hastings
1929
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Speedway
as Patricia 'Pat' Bonner
1929
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Gentleman's Fate
as Ruth Corrigan
1931
Movie
Reducing
as Vivian Truffle
1931
Movie
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Vivian Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
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Are You Listening?
as Sally O'Neil
1932
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A Kiss for Cinderella
1925