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