Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

  • Birthday: 2/26/1906
  • Deathday: 10/2/1987
  • Place of birth: West Bromwich, England, UK
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Edith Madeleine Carroll, The Queen of British Cinema

Biography

Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.

Filmography

The 39 Steps
Release date: 6/6/1935

The 39 Steps

Role(s): Pamela

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Secret Agent
Release date: 5/31/1936

Secret Agent

Role(s): Elsa Carrington

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The Prisoner of Zenda
Release date: 9/3/1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

Role(s): Princess Flavia

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Lloyd's of London
Release date: 11/25/1936

Lloyd's of London

Role(s): Elizabeth Stacy

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North West Mounted Police
Release date: 10/22/1940

North West Mounted Police

Role(s): April Logan

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