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Rosalind Russell Biography

Birth Name:
Catherine Rosalind Russell
Birth Place:
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Primarily known for playing fast-talking, wisecracking career women in 1930s and '40s comedies
  • Her father named her after a ship called the S
  • S
  • Rosalind
  • Cary Grant was best man at her wedding to Frederick Brisson
  • The title of her 1977 autobiography, Life Is a Banquet, is taken from a line in the film Auntie Mame ("Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death
  • ")

Awards

  • 1962Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1960BAFTA Film Awards-Best Foreign Actress: nominated
  • 1959Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1959Golden Globe-Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1958Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1948Golden Globe-Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1947Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1947Golden Globe-Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1946Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1942Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated

Relationships

  • George Russell -- Brother
  • James Russell -- Brother
  • John Russell -- Brother
  • James Edward Russell -- Father
  • Clara Agnes McKnight Russell -- Mother
  • Clara Russell -- Sister
  • Josephine Russell -- Sister
  • Mary Jane Russell -- Sister
  • Carl Lance Brisson -- Son