Frances Farmer
ActingBorn: 1913-09-19Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Biography
Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913 – August 1, 1970) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized and fictional accounts of her life, and especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital. Farmer was the subject of three films, three books, and numerous songs and magazine articles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frances Farmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Studio One
Come and Get It
Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
Ride a Crooked Mile
Trina
The Toast of New York
Josie Mansfield
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Isabel
Badlands of Dakota
Calamity Jane
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
Linda Chalmers
Rhythm on the Range
Doris Halliday