Genevieve Tobin

Birthday: 1899-11-27
Deathday: 1995-07-21
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress.

The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York.

Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s.

She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart.

She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell.

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Credits

Year Title Character
1940-09-14 No Time for Comedy Amanda 'Mandy' Swift
1939-02-25 Yes, My Darling Daughter Connie Nevins
1938-12-29 Zaza Florianne
1938-12-09 Dramatic School Gina Bertier
1938-03-17 Kate Plus Ten Kate Westhanger
1937-11-29 The Duke Comes Back Pauline Corbin
1937-06-24 The Great Gambini Nancy Randall
1936-10-15 The Man in the Mirror Helen
1936-03-29 Snowed Under Alice Merritt
1936-02-08 The Petrified Forest Mrs. Edith Chisholm
1935-12-07 Broadway Hostess Iris Marvin
1935-10-05 The Case of the Lucky Legs Della Street
1935-10-04 Here's to Romance Kathleen Gerard
1935-09-21 The Goose and the Gander Betty Summers
1935-02-16 The Woman in Red Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas
1934-11-09 By Your Leave Ellen Smith
1934-07-13 Kiss and Make-Up Eve Caron
1934-03-16 Success at Any Price Agnes Carter
1934-03-02 Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934-01-31 Dark Hazard Marge Mayhew Turner
1934-01-31 The 9th Guest Jean Trent
1934-01-13 Easy to Love Carol
1933-09-23 I Loved a Woman Martha Lane Hayden
1933-09-21 Golden Harvest Cynthia Flint
1933-09-09 Goodbye Again Julie Clochessy Wilson
1933-07-10 The Wrecker Mary Regan
1933-04-08 Infernal Machine Elinor Green
1933-04-01 Pleasure Cruise Shirley Poole
1933-01-15 Perfect Understanding Kitty Drayton
1932-06-25 Hollywood Speaks Gertie Smith
1932-03-27 The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood Genevieve Tobin
1932-03-23 One Hour with You Mitzi Olivier
1931-08-22 The Gay Diplomat Countess Dorchy
1931-05-26 Up for Murder Myra Deane
1931-05-14 Seed Mildred
1930-12-01 Free Love Hope Ferrier
1930-10-06 A Lady Surrenders Mary
1930-08-30 The Voice of Hollywood
1919-11-02 The Country Cousin Eleanor Howitt