Frances Farmer

Known for: Acting

Born: 1913-09-19 – 1970-08-01 (aged 56)

From: Seattle, Washington, USA

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.

Filmography (20)

MOVIE★ 8.0
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
as Lotta Morgan (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 10.0
Frances Farmer Presents
1958
as Host
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Party Crashers
1958
as Mrs. Bickford
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Isabel
MOVIE★ 6.1
Among the Living
1941
as Elaine Raden
MOVIE★ 6.0
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Calamity Jane
MOVIE★ 6.0
World Premiere
1941
as Kitty Carr
MOVIE★ 6.7
Flowing Gold
1940
as Linda Chalmers
MOVIE★ 5.5
South of Pago Pago
1940
as Ruby Taylor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ride a Crooked Mile
1938
as Trina
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ebb Tide
1937
as Faith Wishart
MOVIE★ 7.0
Exclusive
1937
as Vina Swain
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Toast of New York
1937
as Josie Mansfield
MOVIE★ 6.8
Come and Get It
1936
as Lotta Morgan / Lotta Bostrom
MOVIE★ 5.5
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Doris Halliday
MOVIE★ 6.5
Border Flight
1936
as Anne Blane
MOVIE★ 5.2
Too Many Parents
1936
as Sally Colman