Lizabeth Scott Biography

Fast Facts

• Often raised funds for museums and art galleries and was a supporter of hemophilia research
• Attended Marywood College and the Alvienne School of Drama
• Got her start as an actress in a traveling stage production of "Hellzapoppin․"
• Played Sabrina in the original Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" in 1942
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "You Came Along" in 1945 after signing with Paramount Pictures
• Quote: "When you say ambition to me, that's when you get me started! ․․․ I don't want to be classed as a 'personality,' something to stare at․ I want to have my talents respected, not only by the public but by myself․"
• Quote: "I loved making films․ There was something about that lens that I adored, and it adored me back․"
• Best known as a film noir actress who appeared in "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," "Dead Reckoning" and "I Walk Alone․"
• Performed on radio shows like "The Lux Radio Theater" and did commercial voice-overs for products like juice and cat food
• After her film career slowed down in the 1950s, she became a singer and recorded for RCA Records