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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 12, 1908
Died
April 5, 1975
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, New York, USA
Inez Courtney
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inez Courtney (March 12, 1908 – April 5, 1975) was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films. Born in New York City, New York, she came from a large Irish-American family. Her father died when she was fifteen so she decided to go onto the stage. A year later she was doing a specialty dance which earned her the nicknames of St Vitis, Mosquito and Lightning. Courtney's first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical The Wild Rose in 1926. She became well-known among New York theatrical audiences for her work in Good News (1927), a musical comedy about college life. Her other credits include Spring Is Here in 1929 and America's Sweetheart in 1931. In the early 1930s, Miss Courtney left Broadway and went to Hollywood. Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940. She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance. The red-headed comedian made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in Loose Ankles (1930). The film co-starred Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young. Her many movie credits include The Raven (1935), Suzy (1936), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), and Turnabout (1940), her last film. Courtney was married to an Italian nobleman, whereby she acquired the title Marchesa, but did not use it. She died at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey in 1975 of undisclosed causes at the age of 67.
Known For
5.8
Miss Edwards
Turnabout
1940
4.6
Emily French
The Farmer's Daughter
1940
8.1
Ilona
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
5.0
Nellie Conrad
Missing Evidence
1939
5.8
Betty Lou Wood
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
5.2
Gwen Morrison
Beauty for the Asking
1939
4.2
Libby Long
Five of a Kind
1938
4.7
Kitty
Crime Ring
1938
4.6
Emma
Having Wonderful Time
1938
6.7
Tourist on Ocean Liner (uncredited)
The Hurricane
1937
Credits
Turnabout
as Miss Edwards
1940
5.8
The Farmer's Daughter
as Emily French
1940
4.6
The Shop Around the Corner
as Ilona
1940
8.1
Missing Evidence
as Nellie Conrad
1939
5.0
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Betty Lou Wood
1939
5.8
Beauty for the Asking
as Gwen Morrison
1939
5.2
Five of a Kind
as Libby Long
1938
4.2
Crime Ring
as Kitty
1938
4.7
Having Wonderful Time
as Emma
1938
4.6
The Hurricane
as Tourist on Ocean Liner (uncredited)
1937
6.7
Partners in Crime
as Lillian Tate
1937
0.0
The 13th Man
as Julie Walters
1937
6.0
Armored Car
as Blind Date
1937
4.2
The Hit Parade
as Tillie
1937
5.0
Clarence
as Della
1937
0.0
Time Out for Romance
as Mabel
1937
5.6
Wedding Present
as Mary Lawson
1936
6.5
Two in a Crowd
as Mrs. Flynn (uncredited)
1936
0.0
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Linda Sands
1936
5.8
Suzy
as Maisie
1936
5.6
Let's Sing Again
as Marge Wilkins
1936
3.2
Brilliant Marriage
as Sally Patrick
1936
4.5
The Reckless Way
as Laura Jones
1936
4.0
Another Face
as Mamie (uncredited)
1935
4.2
🎬
Millions in the Air
as Miss Waterbury
1935
0.0
Ship Cafe
as Molly
1935
0.0
The Girl Friend
as Hilda
1935
0.0
The Affair of Susan
as Mrs. Barnes
1935
0.0
The Raven
as Mary Burns
1935
6.6
Break of Hearts
as Miss Wilson
1935
4.9
Dizzy Dames
as Arlette
1935
6.0
Air Hawks
as Second Nurse (uncredited)
1935
6.1
Carnival
as Girl
1935
0.0
🎬
Sweepstake Annie
as Marge Moore
1935
4.0
Broadway Bill
as Nurse Mae (uncredited)
1934
6.0
Jealousy
as Penny
1934
4.7
The Captain Hates the Sea
as Flo
1934
5.8
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
6.0
I Love That Man
as Public Stenographer (scenes deleted)
1933
0.0
Hold Your Man
as Maizie
1933
6.1
Cheating Blondes
as Polly
1933
4.7
Big City Blues
as Faun
1932
5.3
The Hot Heiress
as Margie
1931
5.3
Sunny
as 'Weenie'
1930
6.5
Bright Lights
as Peggy North
1930
4.0
🎬
Not Damaged
1930
0.0
The Song of the Flame
as Grusha
1930
5.0
Spring Is Here
as Mary Jane Braley
1930
3.5
Loose Ankles
as Betty
1930
3.8