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Ann Blyth

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American actress

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Ann Blyth was an American female artist whose professional career spanned from 1944 to 1985. She is recognized as a person in the United States and has five children. Her work is associated with the "oldies" genre, and she has been acknowledged in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Blyth was born on August 16, 1928. Her discography includes five works, which have accumulated 1,191 plays from 405 listeners. She is referenced by 201 other encyclopedia articles.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1928-08-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
405
Total plays
1,191

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Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928) is an American actress and singer, often cast in Hollywood musicals, but also successful in dramatic roles. Her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ann+Blyth">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Anne Marie Blythe , ( 1928-08-16 ) August 16, 1928 (age 97) , Mount Kisco, New York , U.S.
Occupations
Actress, singer
Years active
1933–1985
Known for
Mildred Pierce
Spouse
James McNulty ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; died 2007 ) ​
Family
Dennis Day (brother-in-law)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ann
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Mount Kisco
Occupation
film actor
Instrument
voice
Image
Studio publicity Ann Blyth.jpg
Number of children
5
Residence
Santa Fe
Voice type
soprano
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Ann Blyth
date of birth
1928-08-16
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name in native language
Ann Blyth
start of work period
1944-00-00
birth name
Ann Marie Blyth
relative
Dennis Day
end of work period
1985-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Ann Blyth (born Anne Marie Blythe; August 16, 1928) is an American retired actress and singer. She began her career in radio as a child before transitioning to Broadway, where she appeared in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine (1941–42). Blyth signed with Universal Studios in the 1940s and made her film debut in Chip Off the Old Block (1944), followed by a series of musical comedies. Her breakout role came in Mildred Pierce (1945), where she played the scheming Veda Pierce, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Blyth worked extensively in film throughout the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in notable films such as Brute Force (1947), The Great Caruso (1951), and The King's Thief (1955). After transitioning to theater and television in the late 1950s, she starred in productions such as The King and I and appeared on shows like The Twilight Zone and Murder, She Wrote. Blyth retired from acting in 1985. She is the earliest surviving Academy Award-nominee and one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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