Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Faye Margaret Emerson was an American film and stage actress, and television interviewer who gained fame as a film actress in the 1940s, before transitioning to television in the 1950s, hosting her own talk show. Born in Louisiana, Emerson spent the majority of her early life in San Diego, California. She became interested in theater while attending San Diego State College, and subsequently pursued an acting career, appearing in stock theater in California. She subsequently signed a contract Warner Bros., and began appearing in their films in 1941. She starred in several films noir, including Lady Gangster, and Howard Hawks's war film Air Force. In 1944, she played one of her more memorable roles as Zachary Scott's former lover in The Mask of Dimitrios. From 1944 to 1950, she was married to Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In 1949, Emerson began hosting The Faye Emerson Show, a late-night talk show series. She went on to become a prolific television interviewer, which earned her the nickname "The First Lady of Television". Throughout the 1950s, she also appeared in numerous Broadway stage productions. Emerson formally retired from show business in 1963, and retired to Europe. She resided there until 1983, when she died of stomach cancer in Deià, Spain, aged 65. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Emerson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Her star is located at 6529 Hollywood Blvd.
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Filmography (Movies)
Main Street to Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/1953
Guilty Bystander
Character:Georgia
Release Date:20/04/1950
Nobody Lives Forever
Character:Toni Blackburn
Release Date:01/11/1946
Her Kind of Man
Character:Ruby Marino
Release Date:11/05/1946
Danger Signal
Character:Hilda Fenchurch
Release Date:21/11/1945
Hotel Berlin
Character:Tillie Weiler
Release Date:02/03/1945
Hollywood Canteen
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/1944
The Very Thought of You
Character:Cora 'Cuddles' Colton
Release Date:20/10/1944
Crime by Night
Character:Ann Marlow
Release Date:09/09/1944
The Mask of Dimitrios
Character:Irana Preveza
Release Date:23/06/1944
Between Two Worlds
Character:Maxine Russell
Release Date:20/05/1944
Uncertain Glory
Character:Louise
Release Date:07/04/1944
In Our Time
Character:Friend of Count Stephan in Nightclub (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1944
Destination Tokyo
Character:Mrs. Cassidy
Release Date:31/12/1943
The Desert Song
Character:Hajy
Release Date:17/12/1943
Food and Magic
Character:
Release Date:18/11/1943
Find the Blackmailer
Character:Mona Vance
Release Date:06/11/1943
Women at War
Character:Anastasia 'Stormy' Hart
Release Date:02/10/1943
Air Force
Character:Susan McMartin
Release Date:20/03/1943
The Hard Way
Character:Ice Cream Parlor Waitress
Release Date:13/01/1943
Secret Enemies
Character:Paula Fengler
Release Date:17/09/1942
Juke Girl
Character:Violet 'Murph' Murphy
Release Date:30/05/1942
Murder in the Big House
Character:Gladys Wayne
Release Date:11/04/1942
Lady Gangster
Character:Dorothy Burton
Release Date:01/04/1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Peg
Release Date:31/01/1942
At the Stroke of Twelve
Character:Miss LaMond
Release Date:15/11/1941
Blues in the Night
Character:Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Character:Rose Chadwick
Release Date:20/09/1941
Manpower
Character:Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1941
Bad Men of Missouri
Character:Martha Adams
Release Date:26/07/1941
The Nurse's Secret
Character:Miss Hill
Release Date:24/05/1941
Television Appearances
The Match Game
Character:Self - Team Captain
The David Susskind Show
Character:Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
I've Got a Secret
Character:Self
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Faye Emerson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Your Show of Shows
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
What's My Line?
Character:Self
Studio One
Character:Melissa
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:The Glamour Girl
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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