Ona Munson

Birth Name:

Owena Wolcott

Birth Place:

Portland, Oregon, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Head of the Family" in 1928
Played the lead in the original Broadway production of "No, No, Nanette․"
Started out as a stage actress, making her Broadway debut as a chorus girl in "George White's Scandals" at the age of 16
Her marriages to Edward Buzzell, Stewart McDonald, and Eugene Berman, were largely believed to be "lavender" marriages - marriages used as a cover for stars who were homosexual
Best known for her role as Belle Watling in "Gone with the Wind" and as Mother Gin Sling in "The Shanghai Gesture․"
Towards the end of her career, she began appearing on television series like "Martin Kane" and "Broadway Television Theatre․"
Was also a well-regarded singer known for her 1927 rendition of "You're the Cream in My Coffee" from the musical "Hold Everything․"

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