The Actress
“There's hope and heart-ache in the adventures of a stage-struck daughter!”
The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
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Cast
11 people
Spencer Tracy
Clinton Jones
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Jean Simmons
Ruth Gordon Jones
Known for
Spartacus
North and South
Teresa Wright
Annie Jones
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
The Best Years of Our Lives
Anthony Perkins
Fred Whitmarsh
Known for
Psycho
The Trial
Ian Wolfe
Mr. Bagley
Known for
THX 1138
Witness for the Prosecution
Kay Williams
Hazel Dawn
Mary Wickes
Emma Glavey
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Sister Act
Norma Jean Nilsson
Anna
Also in
The Green-Eyed Blonde
Dawn Bender
Katherine
Known for
Teenagers from Outer Space
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Erville Alderson
Mike McGrath (uncredited)
Known for
The Scarlet Empress
The Bishop's Wife
Jackie Coogan
Inopportune (uncredited)
Known for
The Kid
The Addams Family
George Cukor Director · Ruth Gordon Writer Harold Rosson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $914K · Budget $1.4M · United States release September 25, 1953
Box office
Budget
$1,424,000
Worldwide gross
$914,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 25, 1953
Theatrical
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